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[Vibrant Android Development] thanasisc4:
Oh man thanks so much for this. I recently got my hands on a vibrant that was sitting around in my friend's closet. He since got a new phone and just left it sitting there in the closet.

My current device (G2X) is way better than the vibrant but I was excited regardless because I wanted to play around with something that has a samoled screen and voodoo sound.

To my dismay however the usb port is effed up and I can't connect to usb debugging in order to root, until I found this!! Luckily for me my friend never updated and was still running eclair. :D

Thanks again!
[Vibrant Android Development] schuylkillparanormal:
Will this work if I'm running the froyo 2.2 update?
[Vibrant Android Development] BitingChaos:
I couldn't get anything to work running 2.2 stock (I finally got a hold of "T959UVKB5-REV05-home-low-CL909126.tar.md5").

The OS reports /system is 100% full, and all writes (including "Superuser.apk") fail due to "insufficient space" errors.

2.1 stock leaves a lot of room in /system.
[Vibrant Android Development] schuylkillparanormal:
I just used super on click then flashed custom recover took me 3 minutes.
[Vibrant Android Development] Neo3D:
I tried to flash this in CWM and it didn't work?

---------- Post added at 05:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:15 PM ----------

When I flashed back to stock, ROM Manager would not show up in the market?
[Vibrant Android Development] cameljockey1:
You can use aptoid just google it and install it like that. And this root worked when you rename it dont put the .zip it is already a zip file.
[Vibrant Android Development] jjmai:
Is there any way to root without using USB to copy update.zip?

My Vibrant's USB port is broken, and I cannot get write access to the root of internal storage. ES File Explorer fails to copy to root, and doesn't allow Root Explorer option.
[Vibrant Android Development] aznflawless:
I keep getting E:failed to verify whole-file signature
[Vibrant Android Development] farhan76242:
I am also facing this problem E:failed to verify whole-file signature
[Vibrant Android Development] thetojo:
You guys figure out the E failded
[Vibrant Android Development] justadude:
Before each line listed in the Modaco thread put 'busybox' to start the line, so:

adb shell
su
busybox cp -rp /data/data /dbdata
busybox mv /data/data /data/data.bak
busybox ln -s /dbdata/data /data/data
reboot
[Vibrant Android Development] lmfaznboi:
I got the market not downloading problem, I also did the fix but its still not downloading any apps. can anyone help please
[Vibrant Android Development] deviusdragger:
Rooted phone without any ADB, just used the vol up and vol down method and worked just fine, and now got setcpu running at full speed!!!
[Vibrant Android Development] iceshinobi:
soo all you did is have the update in your sd card and you held down the volume buttons and power and when it went to recovery you just clicked apply and it worked and you have root?
[Vibrant Android Development] disturkis4u:
awesome! this worked for me..will report back on any performance increases. battery life on this thing is pretty wretched :(

edit: it's even faster now opening apps and stuff! :D :D :D
[Vibrant Android Development] qben88:
I can confirm this works. No PC root FTW
[Vibrant Android Development] ibdat1971:
how to do you root without using adb.. can u pleases pm me and let me know the specific instructions and also could you tell me if the vibrant is better than the nexus 1
[Vibrant Android Development] iceshinobi:
Wow I can't wait to try this Thursday
[Vibrant Android Development] deviusdragger:
Make sure you load the update.zip to the internal sd card, not the actual sd card, So when you plug your phone and both drives show up on your computer, drop the file into the 16 gig sized one.

Make sure phone is turned off after that, hold the volume up + the volume down key at the same time.

While holding those 2 keys press the power key and keep holding till the recovery script starts to run.

After that select the update packages option, and phone will automatically reset.

P.s.... If phone doesnt go into recovery screen and keeps resetting onto the vibrant screen, just pull the battery and keep trying. You'll eventually get it :)
[Vibrant Android Development] iceshinobi:
Ok that's good to know cause I thought it was the sd card i was going to put in the 2gb one that comes with it so I'll put in the internal memory one

and then I could put the wifi tethering so how would you make it faster
[Vibrant Android Development] rhcp011235:
Whats the deal with this market issue? Is this only on rooted phones? or non-rooted as well?

If you want a android tablet come check out this: http://www.mrcellphoneunlocker.com/tablet/
[Vibrant Android Development] cjbrigol:
Dang...when I was reading the specs for this phone I honestly was planning on not rooting it. Tethering is nice, but honestly, where do I get t-mobile 3G that I don't have internet already? =P

But with all you guys talking about the lag with app launching I guess I'm going to have to test the phone out myself and judge tomorrow if I'll be rooting or not. I played with a Vibrant at a t-mobile store today for probably ten minutes and didn't notice any lag like that. But I'll see when I get mine.

At least this method's easy...first time I rooted my G1 I about had a heart attack 10 times because I thought I broke the damn thing lmao
[Vibrant Android Development] junkdruggler:
this isnt allowed here.. nobody wants to see ads in the middle of a forum..
[Vibrant Android Development] junkdruggler:
All those complaining about lag...

Ive been at the tmobile store the past two days playing with the phone...

8.4 linpack

55+ neocore

first things I did...

I tried stressing the phone earlier today to see the lag situation and I did not notice it... even coming back home the touchwiz was nothing like before... The HD2 and Nexus are nowhere near the speed of this phone...

Maybe I will have a different opinion after I have it loaded down with apps... My main app folder is 104 apps (thats without soundboards and lwp and fun stuff...) just apps I must have, so If it gets bogged down Ill know by friday..
[Vibrant Android Development] xspeed9190:
Worked like a charm...did it on my stores demo phone...lol
[Vibrant Android Development] c3po25:
I'm a total noob @ this....the vibrant will be my very first android device. I have always had Blackberries and doing stuff on there has become very easy to me...just reading thru some of the posts here and some other places I'm pretty much lost...lol probably will require some of you's help when it comes to rooting and such. so TIA
[Vibrant Android Development] marsupial99:
My strategy at this point is pretty much to root it to get Wireless Tether to work and leave it alone and see how it performs. If I notice annoying lag, I might try the lag fix, but I would rather wait for an official firmware update that addresses that issue. We'll see how things develop though...

One more thing though, is it verified at this point that Wireless Tether 2.0.1 works with rooted Vibrants without any need of a modified kernel with iptables included? I asked this question a couple of times but nobody has responded so far and there is only one person who mentioned that it works in passing. I'll be probably trying this myself tomorrow, but a confirmation would be nice if others have already done it. Thank you in advance...
[Vibrant Android Development] zedomax:
Vibrant rooted, wifi working fine

Just rooted my Vibrant and android wifi tethering works just fine as its basically a galaxy s, which Android Wifi Tether supports.

Also, for 64-bit Windows users, you need to download Samsung USB drivers (works across all Galaxy S) and run Setup, I've got the driver software mirrored on my blog here:

http://zedomax.com/blog/2010/07/14/...ic-4g-and-fascinate-galaxy-s-driver-download/
[Vibrant Android Development] iceshinobi:
Thank You!!!
[Vibrant Android Development] nsavani:
So I'm going to be getting the vibrant tomorrow and plan on rooting it. I've read that some people are having trouble with the market.. so does rooting cause a market problem? Or is it only happening on some phones? Any one root with no market problems?
[Vibrant Android Development] junkdruggler:
xspeed or zedomax can you upload a system dump? trying to get started a night early...
[Vibrant Android Development] jblade1000:
so I plan on rooting my vibrant tomorrow as well, however I will echo what everyone else is asking, Is the market issue intermitten or actually caused by rooting?

Also, does this method of rooting install the superuser app and busybox, etc (the stuff referenced in the other thread for the i9000)? Basically, how will i know it worked?
[Vibrant Android Development] disturkis4u:
how do you get the system dump?

What is the 'market issue's everyone is referring to? I've had none before or after root

EDIT: i used to have the G1 Android Development as my homepage (for the sake of keeping my mt3g up to date) and now i've changed it to Vibrant AD :eek: :eek: :D :cool:
[Vibrant Android Development] ultra spikey:
The original poster should update the 1st post with this info. Looks a little easier to root this way.
[Vibrant Android Development] duce95:
i can also confirm this method, rooted my stores demo device... then had to remove the superuser.apk via terminal so i wouldnt get caught.

wireless tether was working fine and tested some other root apps too.

just make sure the update.zip is on the internal "sd card". Had to mount to my computer and copy file to that drive,
[Vibrant Android Development] justadude:
Done deal, I actually had a re-write finished last night but wanted to verify the vol up+down method myself and ran out of time, woke up to find Windows had installed updates, rebooted my computer and wiped the draft I had in Notepad...grrr.

I can't get any version of wireless tether to work on my Vibrant, but I've messed with it a bit, it seems a few others are getting it to work just fine.
[Vibrant Android Development] marsupial99:
Thank you for your work. Regarding the Wireless Tether working or not, perhaps it is a matter of which version you're using. I've read one person reporting that version 2.0.1 works and another person reported that 2.0.2 did not work. Which version did you try? If you didn't try 2.0.1, install it and check. I'm heading to the local Shack to pick my Vibrant as soon as it opens and hopefully I can try this later this afternoon - have to head to work right after.
[Vibrant Android Development] jblade1000:
With regards to mounting to the computer, would it be just as easy to download astro file manager (which i was getting anyways) on the phone and cut and paste/move the update.zip to the internal "sd card" that way? Or can it not see the "internal sdcard"?
[Vibrant Android Development] duce95:
when i tried to use astro or linda i got an "filed not moved" error.
[Vibrant Android Development] provenflipper:
Use the "copy" command in astro instead of move. I got the same error while messing around with the Vibrant yesterday.
[Vibrant Android Development] dattas:
I just got my vibrant from t-mobile and I can confirm this works 100%. Thanks guys!
[Vibrant Android Development] jblade1000:
*edited* figured it out after actually paying attention, I fail lol. Thanks to everyone for this great info
[Vibrant Android Development] ultra spikey:
I want to do this, but first....

Is there ANY reason why we would NOT want to root the Vibrant??? Will it interfere with OTA updates?
[Vibrant Android Development] jblade1000:
i beleive I'm having Market issues now. I installed astro, opera, skyfire, and dolphin hd prior to rooting with no problems. Now I just tried to install ShopSavvy, and i got a download unsuccessful, then i tried to install it again and it stuck at the "starting download".

Can anyone else confirm this before and after scenario?

P.S. now I'm getting server errors whenever i choose an app to download. I can get to the market and search, but it appears i cant install now
[Vibrant Android Development] Mr_Tricorder:
Yes, and it works like a charm!
[Vibrant Android Development] idiosyncrisia:
I can second this.

Thank you so much for the root access!
[Vibrant Android Development] moises1204:
yea i downloaded the file and renamed but it will not istall the phone keeps on saying E:can not open /sdcard/update.zip (no such file or directory) installation aborted.
[Vibrant Android Development] marginoferror:
Did you take care to place the renamed file in the root directory of the phone's internal storage, and NOT the SD card?
[Vibrant Android Development] Maverick777:
Rooted successfully, but now I'm having issues with the market. I get a network error.

It won't let me log in. :confused:
[Vibrant Android Development] moises1204:
is the internal one the one with the movie right?
[Vibrant Android Development] rhcp011235:
Got mine today and test full root.

rhcps-macbookpro41-2:~ rhcp$ adb shell

$ su

#
[Vibrant Android Development] clintz:
Re-read the OP.

Pay attention to step 4
[Vibrant Android Development] jblade1000:
i can launch the market and get to the main screen, but any searches for apps lead to a server/connection error. Is that the same thing you're referring to?
[Vibrant Android Development] ellopr:
Rooted mine and just downloaded ASTRO but using wifi. Will check on EDGE
[Vibrant Android Development] ellopr:
Downloading as I write from EDGE. I Live in Puerto Rico, we don't have 3G still :-(
[Vibrant Android Development] jnutz:
Worked for me. I have root on my Vibrant.
[Vibrant Android Development] Goog1e Phone:
Log onto GTalk on your phone and then go back to market. It will work. This happens sometimes, but it's no big deal. Whenever it happens, just log into Gtalk.
[Vibrant Android Development] jblade1000:
thanks for the advice, I really appreciate it, that did the trick. However, I gotta ask, just to increase my knowledge base, any idea why? I was not logged in to GT before rooting and dowloaded several apps fine. Just wondering.
[Vibrant Android Development] TRF-Inferno:
I installed Shazam, Copilot, and ShootU! prior to rooting, and managed to install ADW Launcher, Ringdroid and Bar Code Scanner afterwards from the Market without issues.
[Vibrant Android Development] MS_Guru:
Picture Time... Yay...

I'm a visual person myself. So I took a few pictures of the process. Problem is, I can't post any external links because I'm a "new user". Anyone want to post them for me, there in my XDA album if there's any doubt. Send me a pm if your interested.

The funny thing is, this isn't even my phone. T-mobiles making me wait a few days to actually "qualify" for an upgrade. So I'm hackin on my buddies until then. ;)
[Vibrant Android Development] heygrl:
3G is coming soon in PR, they're testing 3G as we speak..

To get back on topic, WOW.. could rooting be any easier? LOVING this phone
[Vibrant Android Development] teronzhul:
I rooted this morning without issue. Been downloading stuff from the market all day and haven't had any problems.
[Vibrant Android Development] MINUS Stl:
no PC root done in <5 minutes! :eek: Wowza!!
[Vibrant Android Development] ekeefe41:
You guys are killing me....

I keep telling my self "DO NOT WANT!"

But dam I want this phone.
[Vibrant Android Development] jroid:
lol yea rooting was less than 2 secs. It flashed the zip so fast I thought it didn't finish until it booted up again and I saw super user app ;)
[Vibrant Android Development] TGA_Gunnman:
had a g1 got my vibrant. this morning and I love it!
[Vibrant Android Development] artismyrevolt:
so did samsung just keep the bootloader pretty open for the dev community? it seems like this phone was a piece of cake to root, especially when we're hearing about motorola basically telling modders to stick it... maybe we should send a mass thank you email to samsung?

ps i don't have this phone, but i'm following it's development closely. anybody got an extra 500 bucks or so they want to give me? just kidding...

but seriously.
[Vibrant Android Development] ryan562:
so tempted to root right now. thanks guys for the current developments :):D
[Vibrant Android Development] tq745:
do it! i swear it's the easiest root ever done
[Vibrant Android Development] bryon13:
Rooting sounds easy enough...how hard would it be to undo?

Sent from my Nexus One
[Vibrant Android Development] ScooterG:
So I just rooted my Vibrant...new to Android...what now?
[Vibrant Android Development] here.david:
Way to hold Buttons
[Vibrant Android Development] tq745:
now you install apps that wouldn't have worked on an unrooted vibrant. i suggest you install titanium backup and install the busybox along with it.
[Vibrant Android Development] bessertier:
Market issues

I was having them for around 12 hours today, and my phone wouldn't let me only select 2g (as a previous poster had tried) because my data package was being updated (thats what my phone said)

anyway I am now able to download from the market again, so dont worry, if urs is still having issues. go to bed and wake up ready to play
[Vibrant Android Development] ScooterG:
Thanks for the suggestions...looks useful...anything else anyone would suggest?
[Vibrant Android Development] IronWolve:
That was easy, just had to download the samsung drivers. (its posted in the thread....)
[Vibrant Android Development] The_Chrome_Coyote:
rooted without an issue, but now I cant seem to use google services apps. Market apps just sit on "starting download" without change, GTalk wont log in due to a "server error", speech search wont wont either for the same server error reason.

Maps and Gmail work fine however.

Thoughts?
[Vibrant Android Development] yvyv:
Hello everyone, couple of questions ?

Once I'm a superuser by rooting the device, I'm I ready to flash a rom ?

I keep reading I need JG1 or Odin to flash a rom ?

Thank you in advance.
[Vibrant Android Development] valmerc:
Reseting device to recovery mode does not work

I tried holding volume down + UP + power button while starting phone. I also tried to hold HOME button in addition to that - phone still does not boot into recovery mode.

Can it be that at this model combination does not work?

will update.zip root fix will work on my mobile at all?

I have bought it in Dubai just few days ago, it in fully unlocked.

Here is version info:

PDA:I9000JPJF4

PHONE: I9000JXJF1

CSC: I9000OJPJF4

Android OS 2.1-update1

Kernel version: 2.6.29 mobilus@SE-S606 #2

Build number: ECLAIR

Kind Regards,

Valery
[Vibrant Android Development] valmerc:
OK I found a way to get this device into recovery mode:

Hold down "Volume Up" + HOME key. Then, while holding them, Hold don Power button and wait until you see "Samsung S" screen, release all of them.
[Vibrant Android Development] valmerc:
And I confirm that I just successfully rooted my device.
[Vibrant Android Development] rshemeld:
does your market work?
[Vibrant Android Development] s15274n:
Anyone else waiting to root until CM6 is ported over?

Most of my root apps I had were to make my G1 not feel so crappy... that is not an issue now. Only app I could see myself missing without Root is AdFree.

^^^^^ Adfree is an app you should get too. Autostart is also nice... lets you decide what starts at boot and you can tell what widgets to remove from the list (there are tons of widgets I do not use, so why pull them up in the list you know).
[Vibrant Android Development] MINUS Stl:
Non-pc rooted last night in <5 minutes. Amazingly easy!

Vol down + Vol up + Power button worked perfectly. :D
[Vibrant Android Development] valmerc:
What to do after rooting device?

Anybody got URL to installation files for Android Terminal or other apps that require su privilege?

Sorry for off-topic,

By the way, you might have known or not: Samsung Galaxy S comes without Android Market app installed. Which makes a choice of applications very narrow. Though, in Samsung user manual it is mentioned that Market is installed. Instead you have only SAMS 3.41 which is Samsung's own market app with only 1000+ apps.
[Vibrant Android Development] valmerc:
Successfully rooted

Where to get market app from?
[Vibrant Android Development] valmerc:
But... Without market it IS POSSIBLE to install .apk files. I just installed Flash 10.1 without need of any App Installer or anything. Make sure that Settings-->Applications --> Unknown Sources is ON.
[Vibrant Android Development] rooteroa:
Weird, I had no issues with the market after rooting. Maybe it's because I use Google talk regularly and for some reason that fixed it for others?
[Vibrant Android Development] gagan512:
'that was easy'

i picked up a phone early am yesterday from the tmobile store and i got a unit that had some firmware issues. my market wouldnt work, even worse - the factory reset menu item was broken too.

i struggled with the folks over at tmobile tech, then samsung, then android hahha they kept transferring me cuz no one knew how to do a hard reset!

then i asked them if they knew anything about the bootloader (as described in this thread) and on going through that, i was able to do a factory reset! the folks over at tmobile actually thanked me for giving then that info and noted it down in their systems. talk about bad support.. cheers to xda. i swapped the faulty unit, started off with a fresh device and did a 2min root! =)
[Vibrant Android Development] ShermCraig:
Folks, just read all 12 pages :0) and still did not see a confirmation as to whether we can successfully un-root the device should the need arise. I know we can delete the file, but does that put it back to factory settings? Thanks in advance!
[Vibrant Android Development] offensive:
From what source did you grab flash 10? I've yet to see a Froyo or flash 10 package available for the galaxy.
[Vibrant Android Development] hah2110:
No ROMs yet right?
[Vibrant Android Development] joseromero:
Apps not downloading/installing from the market problem

Make sure T-Mobile doesn't have the application block feature turned on in your plan. You would have to call them to get this removed. If it is then it will give you the "Download Unsuccessful" when you try to install apps from the market. It will also not allow your phone to do a factory data reset through Settings>Privacy.
[Vibrant Android Development] ShermCraig:
Okay, so I hold down volume and power, and check out the screen I am stuck on!!! PLEASE - any advice is much appreciated! The phone is an hour old!! (In case you can't see it, it's a yellow triangular sign with the android guy, it says "Downloading..." and below it it says "Do not turn off Target!!!"

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_v4FschEiRfk/TECCZhT3oEI/AAAAAAAAw7E/aGjrJhAloCs/s144/errorscreen.jpg

::::UPDATE:::: I had the usb cable connected when I rebooted. I don't know if this was the problem or not, but I went ahead and unplugged the cable. Nothing changed on the screen so I removed the battery, replaced it and booted the phone normally. I then powered down, and retried rooting without the usb cable connected and it worked like a charm. I don't have any clue as to why this happened, if it had anything to do with the usb cable being connected or not, but hopefully my experience will help someone out there.
[Vibrant Android Development] The_Chrome_Coyote:
What about Speech Search and GTalk connection/ server errors?

will a data reset after rooting help this problem?
[Vibrant Android Development] cjbrigol:
Anybody in this thread seen anything about the "losing bars while holding Vibrant?" This is definitely happening to my unit, and although I've only lost data connection twice from this, it still concerns me. Do you guys have this same problem? I'm scared to root in case I need to return or exchange my handset.

Any opinions?
[Vibrant Android Development] I7oobie:
You're holding it wrong...:eek:
[Vibrant Android Development] cjbrigol:
Thanks Steve :)
[Vibrant Android Development] MINUS Stl:
I haven't experience dropped signal. Granted, I'm at work and get pretty weak signal as it is. I've actually experienced better signal compared to my G1. I just had 3g show up in our break room. NEVER had that on the G1.