[Captivate Android Development] NicNash08:
Sadly it is not working for me. I get the same error

"Can't open /sdcard/update.zip (No such file or directory) Installation aborted"

I am assuming this is caused by this (sigh, spam prevention prevents me from posting link, put in http)

imgur.com/WbTua

it appears the program does not have permission to copy the file. I dont know if its because of windows, or because of the phone.

I will continue seeing if i can get around it, and update this post if i find a solution.

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I got past the

"Can't open /sdcard/update.zip (No such file or directory) Installation aborted" error.

using theandroidsite.com/2010/07/18/how-to-root-your-samsung-vibrant-or-captivate/ (copy paste into your url box) and modifying it some. I believe this is actually a thread on these forums. I believe it -may- have worked if i simply copied the update.zip (or root.zip?) file myself (I believe that was the main issue with the one click program, for some reason, permission was denied for transferring the file), and then ran the program, but i am not sure, so i stayed with that procedure. I also realize now that I didn't install the dot net framework version 4 as suggested, which may be the problem?

It was not very far off from what was listed there, but I hit some dead-ends that a novice may not know how to get around.

First, I was rooting a captivate build number "eclair.ucjh7", model samsung-sgh-i897, firmware version 2.1-update1 with a windows 7 64bit computer

1) I had installed the drivers for my pc from the link from intstructions on first page of this thread so I skipped step 1. (see first page of this thread for link to those drivers)

2) as it said, i downloaded That attached.zip file, renamed it update.zip and put it on the phone. Clarification for beginners: by "put it on internal sd card", they mean, do not put it in a folder, put it in first directory. example: if you attached your phone, and on windows, it says "Removable Disk(G)", it should be stored in G:\. If you click on "Removable Disk(G)", you should see update.zip in there along with the other folders.

Another potential problem is if you cant see extensions, and thus name the file update.zip.zip without knowing it. If you do not see a .zip on initial download, rename it to "update", not "update.zip". If this is the case, then you will likely get the "Can't open..." error as the file is named incorrectly.

3) Do enable android debugging as suggested, dont download android sdk. Just trust me on this one (I can explain more if you want). Instead, create a folder on your c: drive named android (name isnt important). Then from the "One-click-root" zip file from the first page of this thread (yes, the one with the exe) copy the adb.exe, AdbWinapi.dll, AdbWinUsbApi.dll into that folder (c:/android).

Then do as they say with start>run>cmd, and run same command but in the newly created c:/android folder.

For command line help: type "cd c:/android". you will know you are in correct place if ypu type "dir" and your 3 files are there. then type "adb reboot recovery"

I believe there are multiple ways to do this step, but i listed what i did just because i know it worked.

4) Same as listed. If you get same error then i believe you either copied into wrong directory, didnt copy it at all (permission denied?), it has wrong name, or you have some other problem.

No error was stated, my phone started up and i saw "super user" app, and titanium backup app worked.

Strangely, I had an issue with internal sd card showing up (programs said sd card was busy, phone info said unavailable, and 'my files' app said there was no sd card?, yet it had my icons and i could call) A reboot of phone fixed that.

Also, I must have USB debugging checked now, in order for my pc to see the device.