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[Epic 4G Android Development] leatherneck6017:
Reboot phone, ensure USB debugging is enabled, try again. Repeat until it works. If still no luck try z4root from the market, that will at least get you rooted and then you can install ROMmanager from the market as well to get CWM installed.
[Epic 4G Android Development] leatherneck6017:
Try running the uninstaller from the OP and then do the 1-click again after a phone reboot.

The OTA was only pushed to 700.0.4 hardware version owners (dev phones), the rest of us are .5 version. The one you are seeing on this forum is a copy of that, it is not official from Sprint and is considered a test release. It is, however very stable.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Firon:
http://firon.net/xda/one.click.root.exploitv2.5.5.zip

2.5.5 removes some unnecessary files from the recovery package and takes up less space on /system (about 1mb less).
[Epic 4G Android Development] highwind81:
For anyone having trouble with Windows 7 running on Mac's VMWare Fusion detecting your Epic 4G device, following link solved my problem.

http : / / communities.vmware.com/message/1649362

Hope this helps.

(apparently, I can't post links until I post more messages.)
[Epic 4G Android Development] Spurs_Redskins:
I used this newer version and able to boot into recovery afterward, however the screen goes black when I select any options and remains in recovery mode when hitting the home button. I had use a combination of buttons to get out of it.:confused:
[Epic 4G Android Development] Firon:
You used the wrong buttons. Use volume up/down to navigate and Camera as enter.
[Epic 4G Android Development] thejusticemoose:
v2.5.5 on Mac

Hey all, I have used previous versions of this to root my phone with zero problems, however with the newest version (2.5.5) all i get is a "device not found" message telling me to connect my phone even though it is connected w/ usb debugging enabled, etc. I have tried restarting my phone/computer many times but this is still all it does. Any advice? or at least a link to the version just before this release (i know that one works for me). Thanks.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Firon:
can you 'adb shell' on the command prompt?
[Epic 4G Android Development] thejusticemoose:
aaaand we are now over me head. Sorry, I have been becoming less of a noob this past month and have a pretty good handle on most things root but this is somewhat confusing to me, I appreciate the help but could you possibly elaborate a little bit?
[Epic 4G Android Development] Firon:
open command prompt,

cd c:\path\to\one.click.root

adb shell

the path being wherever you extracted ocr, of course.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Zeinzu:
someone wanna tell me why the hell this removed my paid version of asphalt? not cool
[Epic 4G Android Development] spitefulrain:
Does this mess up stuff with lagfixes like the DCRocks all in one does?
[Epic 4G Android Development] nycks1:
Help im using Mac

I'm so new to this I need some help getting my epic back to 2.1 and I'm using a Mac.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Firon:
This has no lagfixes or any nonsense like that.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Top Nurse:
[Error Problem]

I can verify this is happening.

I had an earlier version of this already on my phone. I then installed it over the previous root. Could this be a problem? Do I need to un-root before applying this? I did this primarily for the re-boot director with rom manager.

When I used rom manger to boot into recovery I saw a flash of yellow bot and triangle go by and then I went into the green CWM. The volume up and keys did nothing, the camera button did nothing, and the power button would move the cursor over the lists. I also tried all the capacitive keys and they would only make the screen go dark and back to green texted screen.

After removing the battery and doing a 3 finger salute I was able to get back into CWM and use as normal. Any suggestions would be appreciated. :)

Running froyo 2.2.1 on Quantum 2.0 rom.
[Epic 4G Android Development] cary328is:
Try a different USB port. Seriously. I felt pretty silly after being stuck with your issue and all along it worked on a different USB port LOL
[Epic 4G Android Development] mike19722:
Can't seem to download the zip file...Mirror anyone v2.5.5??..page is blank:confused:
[Epic 4G Android Development] flash_c4:
I have an issue that when it tries to mount I get "mount: Operation not permitted" and then everything fails. I've tried everything I could think of with no luck. Anyone have any ideas?
[Epic 4G Android Development] Stoney60:
I had this with all the links to firon. Drag through the entire link then right click it and open in new tab or window. Save it to where you want to. Extract it. I had to use winrar. Still got an error but it did extract.
[Epic 4G Android Development] tenser234:
Mac Users

You need to add ./ to your PATH or change all calls to adb in run.sh to ./adb

export PATH="$PATH:./" is easiest.
[Epic 4G Android Development] thejusticemoose:
can you elaborate on this? Im kinda new to terminal stuff and have been having trouble getting this to work on my mac
[Epic 4G Android Development] thejusticemoose:
nevermind i got it to work. Did i mention i love you?
[Epic 4G Android Development] mm1453:
This is my first android phone and im trying to do the one click root on windows 7 but im having some troubles getting it done..

I installed the samsung mobile device drivers then turned on debugging and plugged the phone in and itll come up with an error saying it has mulfunctioned. I attempted to root anyway but the program cannot locate the phone.

Ive tried several times uninstalling and reinstalling teh drivers on different usb ports but i keep getting the same thing.. even after i install the downloaded samsung drivers and then connect the phone windows still tries to install its own drivers for the phone and fails. could that have something to do with it?

if someone could give some tips here on getting this done id appreciate it. thanks
[Epic 4G Android Development] sndtubes:
I wiped with odin and reflashed the new clockwork 2.5.5. However it still says 2.5.1 on the clockwork I have installed. How do I tell what I have?
[Epic 4G Android Development] Firon:
Install the drivers. Unplug the phone, plug it back in. Wait a few minutes. Unplug the phone. Reboot your PC. Try the one click root again. :P
[Epic 4G Android Development] ambani:
Unable to get clockwork mod installed

I am on Epic 4G on 2.1 stock.

I was trying to first time root my Epic and install the clockwork mod using the 2.5.5 version in the OPs first post. The process ran and in the end I got superuser app installed. Then I DLed Rom Manager to do a ROM backup. The ROM Manager required me to install the clockwork mod 2.5.1, which I did. After that when I try to do the backup or otherwise reboot in recovery I get the stock recovery and it gives me an error.

"E:fail to verify whole-file signature

E:signature verification failed

Installation aborted."

Then I researched a bit in this thread and found out that some other people were also facing such a problem.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9305855&postcount=693

So I tried the solution above. Voila, clockwork mod was isntalled. But... but... superuser was now gone and ROM Manager started reporting that the phone needs to be rooted.

So, now I have once again run 1 click root and recovery 2.5.5 and am again at a stage when the phone seems to be rooted with SU also installed, HOWEVER there is no clockwork mod.

Any pointers :confused:
[Epic 4G Android Development] mm1453:
should i have debugging on the entire time or just when im ready to root?

also it tells me i need to reformat my sd card when i try to install the drivers... truth?
[Epic 4G Android Development] Tomassbender:
First post on these forums, though I have been reading when needed since September when I picked up my Epic.

Anyway, I loaded the 2.2 leak onto my stock 2.1 epic without any major failings (GPS worked, gallery worked, all phone functionality retained plus new 2.2 benefits). About 4 days later, in what I believe to be an unrelated incident, my mic and speaker functionality ceased to function - i.e. I cannot make phone calls, use voice commands, etc. Essentially my "phone" is useless as a phone.

I am trying to backup my data before I take this to the sprint store (I am sure they will just flash/restore stock settings), and therefore wanted to try Titanium Backup which requires root. So I found myself here.

I used the latest 2.5.5 from OP. I was stuck at "please restart adb and try again" the first 4 or 5 times. I eventually got it working (confirmed with Titanium Backup), so thanks.

Whether it was coincidence or not, I had PDANet on my computer and root worked immediately after exiting PDANet.

So if you have PDANet running on your comp, you may want to turn that off before trying anything that requires adb.

Thanks again!
[Epic 4G Android Development] pachina:
help

I have the drivers and have usb debugging on

but it gets to reboot and says operation not permitted
[Epic 4G Android Development] pachina:
how do i get this to work with Froyo
[Epic 4G Android Development] Tomassbender:
I was able to root stock 2.1 and root the leaked 2.2 on the same day using the same steps.

The same process should work with both versions.
[Epic 4G Android Development] D.J.CaSpER:
Ok my wife has the epic I rooted her phone and then as I was trying to do the update it starts then it says error fails to update because there is something wrong with the zip. Not in those words. She's on the stock rom never been touched other then me rooting about 20 mins ago. I have a fully rooted and custom evo. So i know what I'm doing and can't get it to update. I followed the step did like 4 times and still could not get it to work.

sent from the moon on my EVO 4g
[Epic 4G Android Development] Tomassbender:
Interestingly, I had to get a new phone from Sprint today (my mic and speaker hardware were fubar), and I ran home to root the thing. I had spent about 6 hours yesterday rooting and flashing my old phone to see if i could fix the problem myself.

Anyway, after successfully rooting my phone several times yesterday, I get home today to root my new Epic from Sprint, and am now getting the "Phone is not connected" error message.

So, what worked yesterday several times over no longer works today on a new phone. I'll play around some more and read another 30 pages on this thread, but just wanted to share this experience. Maybe the specific hardware has some sort of impact?
[Epic 4G Android Development] D.J.CaSpER:
I was haven the same problem with my wife's new epic and I just rooted it. U have to make sure that the debugging is checked or it will say "phone is not connected" took me about 15 mins to figure thaat out And it pissed me off.

sent from the moon on my EVO 4g
[Epic 4G Android Development] || Acer ||:
how do I root using a mac?

can someone please help!

Thanks
[Epic 4G Android Development] Skorpion56:
This is the wrong section for that question. Look in the general "Development" section.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mm1453:
im also having this problem but i have debugging checked and the program still will not detect the phone. samsung drivers are installed but when i plug the phone in windows tries to install its own drivers and fails so idk whats going on with it. ive been trying to root for days and have had 0 luck on getting this done. some help would be awesome. Im running windows 7 just incase that matters
[Epic 4G Android Development] D.J.CaSpER:
I did it on vista x32. Windows 7 is x32, x64 and x86 i believe. Witch windows 7 do u have? Did u put a folder on ur desk top with the extracted install drivers in it?

sent from the moon on my EVO 4g
[Epic 4G Android Development] mm1453:
i have 32x windows7.. why do i have to have the drivers on the desktop?
[Epic 4G Android Development] stricklerjosh:
Ok...just to make sure...I extract the zip to my computer and do the run.bat from my computer right? Not the phone?

I'm trying to read up on this so I can be ready when I get my epic. I have a hero and it was just a one click root.

There are the steps correct?:

1) install the drivers (32 bit for me)

2) download the zip and extract to computer

2.5) USB debugging checked

3) run.bat

Thanks in advance!!!
[Epic 4G Android Development] jpj526:
I have a quick question as well (I'm a noob...lol). I'd like to get familiar with rooting and installing custom ROMs on my Epic because it looks like we're gonna be seeing 2.3 on our phones very soon. :D :D

When I run this installer...it's going to totally reformat my phone and I lose all my contacts, right? Or no?

I really want to start playing around with this type of stuff on my Epic (although it's a little intimidating at first), but my concern is losing all my numbers that I have stored. how do you guys go about saving that info?

Edit: This all seems a little too confusing.
[Epic 4G Android Development] wjohnson1186:
Have fun.

This root and recovery won't reformat your phone. It will allow root to the phone allowing you to do things you normally wouldn't do. It will also allow you to boot the phone into a recovery mode allowing you to backup and restore your information (apps, contacts, messages, preferences). In the recovery is where you can also install roms made by other developers. If you install a new rom, you may have to wipe your data, but if you have a recovery on your phone, you can restore your information.

The only thing that will reset your phone is a Odin recovery. Using Odin you can completely return your phone to how it came out of the box. I use it when I mess up and try installing a rom that isn't compatible with kernel or modem I have installed on my phone.

Also, since you have a Android phone powered by Google, all your contacts are saved to your Gmail account, or should be if you save them to it. Its a preference on your phone you have to select. Open Gmail, and then in the Contacts area, is where you can find your contacts from your phone.

I am just about as noob as you can get around here, you just have to do the research and just start connecting a few dots and you will get it. I have fun messing with my phone. I have tried like 8 or 9 different roms and will continue to, till I find the one that I like. Just have fun and do some research. It doesn't hurt to read.
[Epic 4G Android Development] jpj526:
So the first time I ran it... I got a message sayign something about "adb session needs to be restarted. and something about re-login to adb"

Tried running it again and all I get it:

*server not running*

*daemon not runnning. starting it now*

*daemon started successfully*

???

What does that mean, and why didn't it do what it was supposed to do? What do I do now? :confused:
[Epic 4G Android Development] jpj526:
Nevermind... Did a battery pull on phone (seemed to be locked up), restarted my computer... and ran it again. Seems to have worked, phone is rebooting now. and GODDAAMN thats a big spider running across my computer desk. I'm going to kill this spider, then try to flash a custom ROM on here for the first time evarrr!!11!11!one!11! lol, wish me luck. :D
[Epic 4G Android Development] victric:
Permananently Bricked Phone? Please help!

I had my epic 4g and Odined to Dk28 with gps fix, clockwork, etc.

I played paintball and some of the dust went inside but when i got home i wiped the keyboard and slider. slider seems fine

I had the GPS running for about 2 hours until I got home. There was about 1/3 or 1/2 juice left but then It shut down and restarting, stating it only had no power left.

I took out the battery and it still boot loops (it gets to home screen - loads sd card/usb debugging/wifi and gps are on, but then reboots. im not even able to turn it off.

I tried pressing 1 and power for odin, it worked once or twice, but i wasnt able to flash it and restore it. (Yellow Com) but failed or not work.

after that 1 and power doesnt do anything, and neither does power, vol down, and camera.

please help, as i need to go back to work tomorrow.

thanks in advance.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Ryan D:
I'm having the same problem as some others. Win7 x64, drivers installed. USB debugging on. Odin sees the phone fine, but this gives me a "Phone is not connected" error. Restarted my computer, restarted the phone, popped the battery, still the same issue. Ran with and without administrator privs. Just flashed to 2.2 using the update.zip in the gps fix thread.

I've used one click before without issue. Multiple times on multiple epics. First time I've had a problem.

Edit: USB port try #4 worked. Weird. Thanks guys.
[Epic 4G Android Development] toddballew:
My PC's wont recognize my Epic, it says unknown device. Is there a way to root without using the PC at all?
[Epic 4G Android Development] Firon:
Use a different USB cable and make sure you installed the drivers correctly.
[Epic 4G Android Development] jct522:
Can anyone let me know how i can find what version of root i downloaded. I did it a little over a month ago. And if i already have root, is it necessary to install the updated version of root each time it comes out?
[Epic 4G Android Development] jerrod69:
do i visit the first link on my phone?
[Epic 4G Android Development] latindor17:
Can somebody tell me exactly where to extract my files too??
[Epic 4G Android Development] Project Legacy:
After updating to Froyo, z4root didn't work anymore so I used this method and it worked quickly and perfectly, thanks
[Epic 4G Android Development] elevenpoint7five:
I can't get this to work, it constantly just sits there. As soon as I unplug the phone, it will run through a bunch of stuff saying the phone is disconnected. I tried the Z4root method, and still can't obtain root. I've been rooted, just went back to stock to try to get GPS to work. I don't know what happened. Any ideas?

EDIT: I ended up finding a ROM I could Odin in that was pre-rooted with CWM. Only way I could make it work for some strange reason.
[Epic 4G Android Development] watermoore:
I suspect Samsung may have released a newer hardware version that the available Rooting methods dont provide a fully successful root. I spoke with my friend who works for IBM as a high level programmer. Described my problem to him and he said it sounds like the phone hasn't surrendered all of the root permissions yet since I cant do anything via ADB short of the "devices" command. I can only gain root access via Shell. Using the One Click method and the ODIN DK28/clockwork/root method.

My hardware version is D700.0.5

can someone prove/disprove this theory by confirming they are having similar issues with this Hardware version number or that I am wrong and they have successfully rooted. I know a mod will likely say this doesn't belong in this forum but seeing as the root method may not work on the newer hardware I think it applies.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Ryoma Echizen:
Here's a few questions from a noob to the 1 click rooting method and samsung epic 4g

Does "fail" mean that the phone will be bricked, or just the program failing?

Can 2.2.7 run on Mac (linux based)?

What are playlogo and joeykrim?

Thanks for the help in advance.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Firon:
no. rooting works on all versions of the Epic.
[Epic 4G Android Development] dev001x:
I've simple, one-click rooted my Epic with no issues.

Still @ StockOS, Eclair 2.1.

i want to load a kernel module (tun.ko) @ boot.

i've tried:

(1) place the .ko in /system/lib/modules, and,

(2) create

cat /system/etc/init.d/tun
#!/system/bin/sh
/system/xbin/insmod /system/lib/modules/tun.ko

but, this apparently only works if init.rc,or something in the init chain (init.smdkc110.{sh,rc}, e.g.), is busybox run-parts 'aware', containing an exec of:

/system/xbin/busybox run-parts /system/etc/init.d

stock init.rc-chain apparently doesn't contain that exec, and changes to the any of the files in-chain get overwritten from ramdisk.img on re-boot, iiuc.

two questions:

(1) is there a 'piece of the root puzzle' in the AIO install that has the 'busybox run-parts' exec, and thus the /system/etc/init.d script parsing?

(2) if not, what's the right way to get this module to load at boot?

just fyi,

> adb shell
$ su
# lsmod | grep tun
# ./system/etc/init.d/tun
# lsmod | grep tun
tun 11072 0 - Live 0xbf116000
#

Thanks!
[Epic 4G Android Development] eastwood1:
I tried to do this..after i installed the drivers and tried to install the run.bat i get...

rageagainstthecage.bin is missing ..make sure you extracted the zip archive correctly ..

any ideas what im doing wrong? im using windows xp and have installed the 32 bit drivers...any help will be appreciated.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Firon:
Like it says. Make sure you extracted all the files and that your antivirus isn't blocking it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] eastwood1:
So i need to extract all the files thats in the winrar and extract them to desktop? I tried that and when i click run.bat i get the same message rageinthecage.bin is missing.Make sure you extracted zip archive correctly.

Is there a way that i can confirm the drivers installed correctly ? Maybe in the device manger somewhere?

When i open the winrar one click zip..and go to run.bat that should be the correct way right?Ive also tried to click on the winrar on click zip and extract all the files to desktop and click the run.bat but same message.

Thanks for the help in getting me through this..
[Epic 4G Android Development] tytyty11:
I really wish this whole rooting thing works... Everytime i run it, it ends up telling me the phone is connected which it is... also usb debugging is on... i have the samsung drivers installed.... i have the android sdk installed... it just doesnt work... 32 bit....any help for this problem?
[Epic 4G Android Development] wj0t:
Phone not connected..

It keeps saying Phone is not connected... press any key to continue

I unplug it and everything and it's not working :( help? i have the drivers installed
[Epic 4G Android Development] Sakujou:
I have a question,is this fully rooted? because I can't move bash shell into /system/bin it says it is read only, even when I try to chmod it...i want the bash shell on my phone :( and none of the apps that only appear on rooted phones in market, aren't appearing for me, but I have "SU" powers...kind of?
[Epic 4G Android Development] cruizerfish:
NVM, restored phone to stock DI18 from DK28 and re-rooted without issue.
[Epic 4G Android Development] boostedjti:
After reading through 89 pages on tapatalk I find my answer. Smh

I'm used to my fascinate which uses the back key for enter and never thought to try the camera button... thanks!
[Epic 4G Android Development] elevenpoint7five:
Not sure if this is the right place, but I tried to restore a backup I made this morning and I keep getting an MD5 mismatch and won't let me restore...any ideas?
[Epic 4G Android Development] jpeepers:
Not working for me either? I have tried 2 different machines (both XP) and every time I get "phone not connected". I have installed the 32bit drivers, have USB debugging on and it fails to work?

Any suggestions? This is a new, stock epic that I am trying to root for the first time.

Thanks.

.
[Epic 4G Android Development] elevenpoint7five:
Try to use odin(plenty of guides out there) to just load the rooted DI18 .tar file that can be found in this forum.
[Epic 4G Android Development] dwayne210:
when i run the batch file it keep say my phone is not connected and i already in installed the samsung drivers
[Epic 4G Android Development] elevenpoint7five:
Same issue I ran into everytime. Tried multiple machines. I ended up doing what I said above^^
[Epic 4G Android Development] dwayne210:
i just got mines to connect when you run batch file...all u got 2 do is just restart ur phone and computer n try again it wrk'd 4 me :)