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[Captivate Android Development] impulser91:
If you get an official carrier release, probably. Don't quote me though. But if it does happen, im sure that the I897 will get it also (probably before us) and their root method for 2.2 should transfer right over to the I896 like it does here.

The method that i have posted here is IDENTICAL to the I897 script. The only thing i had to change was the name of the model of device it was looking for before it ran its scripts.

I am actually running the Cognition V2.3B3 froyo rom right now. Its pretty nice. I liked the look of the asop rom out there, but it lost some of the cool features that my Captivate came with. Its all rooted and i have not had to make a single change to either rom to get them to work on my phone.

Best i can tell so far is the only difference between the i897 and i896 is the device name. Evertything that is on xda that i have tried so far seems to work the same on my i896 as it does on the i897's.
[Captivate Android Development] newyorktimes:
Hey I work in Toronto and live in NY so I have the same phone as you! i896. By us I meant Canada haha.

Jokes aside, can I flash the Cognition V2.3B3 ROM onto my rooted i896 (your method) right now without losing anything? Or should I backup contacts etc with kies and use titanium for the apps?

Hopefully Canada releases its firmware updates as quick as we get stateside so we can all get our i896s on the official froyo.

Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] impulser91:
I used rom manager and made a full backup. Then i used titanium to make app and data backup. The used rom manager to flash the Cognition 2.3b3 rom. If you need further instructions check HERE

I was already running the AOSP rom before moving to cognition, not sure if that will make much of a difference though. i Followed the exact same process each time.
[Captivate Android Development] raydroid:
hey impulse, i have a couple questions.. a while back, i tried to root my phone using the oclf, but it didn't work properly.. couldn't find a file when in recovery.. does that mean its partially rooted? should i unroot before trying to root using your method?

Also for rooting without adb, all i need to do is put the update.zip file you have supplied into the correct directory and "reinstall packages" in recovery mode? When I do that, does it mean my phone is rooted?

Thanks alot :)
[Captivate Android Development] impulser91:
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I would recommended doing the unroot first. It won't hurt anything. Once the root method is performed then yes you are rooted and its done
[Captivate Android Development] raydroid:
thanks alot impulse.

I was able to root using your method and your files without a problem. Was also able to run the lag fix to get a nice quadrant score of 2100. :D
[Captivate Android Development] newyorktimes:
Thanks!

Do I need to unroot and remove lagfix before backing up ROM/apps/data and reflashing?
[Captivate Android Development] impulser91:
I always un-lagfix first. But that's my choice. Apperantly you don't have to but I do. And you only do it as the very last thing. Do NOT unroot. You need root to perform the backups and use rom manager
[Captivate Android Development] slayp00n:
So big q, if i need, there is no way to get rid of ATT screen, so warranty is a no go?
[Captivate Android Development] impulser91:
There is a way. Do a search on the forums here on how to change the boot screen. I came across it a few days ago. Seemed simple enough.
[Captivate Android Development] slayp00n:
I am in no need right now, but it is good to know, maybe I will get rid of it just to get rid of it :)
[Captivate Android Development] impulser91:
Im a geek at hear. I love showing people my rogers device, not roaming on rogers, with a at&t boot screen.
[Captivate Android Development] slayp00n:
Well im not roaming in rogers... I have a i9000 boot now...but att still comes up for a tenth of a second...swapping img manually us dangerous

Sent from my using XDA App
[Captivate Android Development] datapunkk:
Superuser doenst load.

hey I followed your method and everything worked fine but I cant access superuser for some reason. Everytime I tap on the app i get a blank screen. I tested root access using a couple of application but the permission window never popped up when i started those apps :S Any suggestion? Thanks
[Captivate Android Development] dellins451:
method worked like a charm, thanks
[Captivate Android Development] gabby131:
awright! that was fun!!! installing lagfix on my Rogers Captivate.......now i have two grubby captivates phone to play with...

Thanks to all BTW..........hoohaah!!
[Captivate Android Development] rickeoni:
Impulser you are the bomb. Worked like a charm.

quadrant before 903 after 2003

Thanks A Lot
[Captivate Android Development] gabby131:
hi!

after i rooted, im having trouble with titanium backup. it does not detect apps that are installed. i did changing the filters to all, un-install/re-install the app, reflash/factory reset the phone, but no luck.

contacted the developer and while waiting, i think i can drop by here and get some tips :)

my device is th Samsung Captivate SGH-I896 (rogers captivate)

thanks,

anyone having same issues as well? if a threa here can help me please redirect me.
[Captivate Android Development] shreddd:
Hey thanks a lot option 2 worked for me... i pretty much encountered every possible error you talked about lolll but finally got through all of it ... thanks a gain and now im going to sleep loll
[Captivate Android Development] Pay919:
Hey, I rooted the phone and got the 'Superuser Permission' app.

I installed 'Titanium Backup' and when I run the program it says:

"Error: Sorry, I could not acquire root privileges. Thisapplication will *not* work! Please verify that your ROM is rooted and includes BusyBox, and try again."

Anyone know how to fix this? Thanks

Edit:

I installed BusyBox and then this new warning message came up

"Warning: BusyBox works but the "su" command does not elevate to root: "whoami" reports "whoami: unknown uid 10107" instead of root/uid 0. I think your "Superuser Whitelist" system app does not work. Please check with your ROM provider."

Any help is appreciated!
[Captivate Android Development] gabby131:
i'd say un-root your device and re-root. then try using TB again but tap the "Problems?" button.

hope this helps
[Captivate Android Development] Pay919:
Thanks, how would I unroot my device though?

Edit: Nevermind, unrooted and rerooted, thanks
[Captivate Android Development] zuNcHAN:
I've rooted (I see the Superuser in my applications) and installed RyanZa's lagfix 2.2+ after installing EXT2. The issue is

OneClickLagFix V2.2+ failed with error: Could not mv playlogos1 to playlogosnow – mv: can’t rename ‘/system/bin/playlogos1’: Read-only file system

An issue for this is that OneClickLagFix V2.2+ and Undoing it are both red

I tried re-rooting and that didn't help with the lagfix. When I click "OneClickLagFix V2.2+" it says "You do not have enough free space in /data to use this fix. Please free up space before using this fix". When I click "Undo OneClickLagFix V2+", it says "You do not appear to have a lagfix installed. (/system/bin/playlogos1 greater than 5KB).
[Captivate Android Development] impulser91:
Did you simply try re-rooting, or did you un-root first. reboot the phone, then run the root.
[Captivate Android Development] zuNcHAN:
I un-rooted then rooted again like in your previous posts. I managed to fix this using root explorer.

I'm new to android so I'm curious, what's the difference between the Superuser Permission compared to just Superuser? Using your update.zip files I get the former and with SuperOneClick I get the latter.
[Captivate Android Development] impulser91:
The superuser permission app just shows you what you have granted root privileges to. The actual su app, which you cant see except in terminal is the actual utility that gives programs the ability to have elevated permissions.
[Captivate Android Development] JGGW:
Well...after 4 years of blackberry use I am convinced Android phones are for me. I was very reluctant to get into the software modding of the phone due to concerns with making it one giant paperweight. This is not the case...reading the long posts a few times and informing myself a little before rooting went a long way in boosting my confidence in rooting. What I didn't know, I asked impulse and he was nice enough to give me a little extra help (thanks dude, greatly appreciated!)

My phone was rooted on the first try and it was dummy-proof. A couple of easy steps and it was all good.

applied the lag fix and went from 902 to 2203 like it was nothing at all. Way less daunting than I thought it would be.

I am now in the process of backing up the rogers rom and the apps that I have before removing all the useless garbage they have put on my phone, once that is done I plan on tossing in a different ROM.

I'm really anxious to see how far I can take this customization.

thanks for such a quick and easy way to do this. It really boosts the confidence levels once you do it for the first time and the phone actually works.
[Captivate Android Development] fiftyclick:
Been looking around, and finding mixed responses -- is the Rogers Captivate, if rooted, able to flash custom roms? Is there only a few that it does support? I am on a Nexus one, so I don't really know the complications with a Samsung phone.
[Captivate Android Development] impulser91:
You can flash just about any standard captivate rom to it. I have flashed the aosp rom and i am currently running cyanogen rom.
[Captivate Android Development] DrunkenWonton:
quick question, how do i use lagfix,

do i just dl it from the market after i root the phone?

thanks
[Captivate Android Development] impulser91:
Thats it. Download and launch it.
[Captivate Android Development] ndmca:
THANKS

Worked on my Rogers Samsung I896 Captivate (Stock)

took a couple of restart of the terminal but otherwise all good!

- many thanks!!
[Captivate Android Development] Canada_Will:
I'm hoping to get my Captivate this week so I wanted to verify the steps to root the phone and apply the lag fix. Taken from previous posts (thanks Impulser!), does this sound correct:

1. If you do NOT have the adb drivers installed. You can plug the usb cable in, click mass storage, then slide down the notification area and click the "USB - click here to mount" It will pop up a warning, click mount.

2. Then go to your computer, open My computer, go into the root of the internal 16GB storage, and paste the update.zip root file in there. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE RENAMED IT TO update.ZIP. Remember, windows hides extensions by default, so you probably only have to have it named update.

3. Enter recovery mode:

While holding the volume up and volume down buttons press and hold the power button until you see the white text that says SGH-I896, then release the power button only.

4. When in recovery mode use the volume down key to highlight reinstall packages, then press the power button. It should say completed and reboot the phone.

5. Then install the OCLF from market. Install the EXT2 tools first. Then run the lag fix installer.

Does that sound correct? Or is there another file required?
[Captivate Android Development] JuniorW:
i just wish there was a truely easy, 1 or 2 click way to root, unlock, flash, all those things. i want to use a rom but i dont want to brick my phone and be without one. theres gotta be some kind of fool-proof way
[Captivate Android Development] rye&ginger:
I am very new to Android, but isnt this it?

ok I cant post links yet, but lookup 'z4root'
[Captivate Android Development] Jxu:
Hey I was abt to get my devices SN by going C:\AndroidSdk\tools, but now it keeps saying its not a recognized as an internal or external command operable program or batch file. Any idea?
[Captivate Android Development] abhistuff:
Please help

Hello everyone

I just got my captivate from rogers and it hangs and lags. So i did some research and I really want to do the root and the lagfix.

But I'm having so much trouble. I can't follow all those terminal instructions they are too complicated.

I tried what you wrote in the thread (I had unsuccessfully tried to root my phone earlier), so I did the unroot file stuff.

But my phone never completes the installation, it just says "Installation aborted, error in /sdcard/update.zip (status 7)". That also happened to me with both the UNROOT and the ROOT file that you gave links to.

I did exactly what you said about renaming and pasting in sdcard. I'm completely stuck; someone please help a fellow canadian out.
[Captivate Android Development] Sarcoid:
I found that using z4root from the Market was very easy to root the phone. Then RyanZA OCLF (lagfix) from the Market was also very easy to do. Both are pretty much running the apps and it'll reboot your phone to apply the changes. I would try that out first then when you figure out the other methods you can fiddle with the more advanced stuff.
[Captivate Android Development] abhistuff:
Omg omg thanks so much man that root app worked for me and now I have a lag fixed captivate yay.

Xda is awesome.
[Captivate Android Development] Canada_Will:
So are the above instructions that I posted obsolete at this point? And Z4Root is the one to go with?

Impulser91 I want to hear your thoughts on this.
[Captivate Android Development] raymar23:
Yes the old method is obsolete. Just download Z4Root and hit root. Then if you want a custom rom, download rom manager and use it to load cwr (clockwork recovery) after that is a lot if reading to make sure everything in rom will work. But if all you want is root. Its now a 1 click process.
[Captivate Android Development] ntower:
following ur instructions

I was able to get "su" on the box, as all other methods failed.

backup titanium free ( using the "busybox" in the background) reports following

su command does not elevate the root

whoami reports unknown uid 10108

instead of root/uid 0

superuser whiteliste app doe not work - please check with your ROM provider ...
[Captivate Android Development] sshvetsov:
z4root is the easiest way

As few people already mentioned RyanZA's z4root app from the market is the easiest and safest one-click method to root/unroot/re-root your Rogers Captivate. No need to mess around with drivers, usb cables or adb. Just install the app, click "root" button and you're set. Tired of root, click "unroot" button. Have a less than successful root attempt that doesn't promote apps to superuser, click "re-root".

@deacfire, can you please update the OP to reflect that information? This way people who come across this thread save themselves trouble and do it "the easy way".
[Captivate Android Development] hostilebynature:
that app is no longer available :(
[Captivate Android Development] sshvetsov:
Check the link I posted above, you can download z4root from the first post of that thread.
[Captivate Android Development] Raul77:
guys why do you install the lagfix? i been using my phone for over 2 months now (rogers stock rom) and havnt noticed any lag, i was told by some Rogers has fixed the lag, is it true?
[Captivate Android Development] impulser91:
Rogers has not fixed anything. The lake fix is still necessary. Run the legs fix, you will find out that what the difference is
[Captivate Android Development] Raul77:
WOW what a difference !!! u know i had the iPhone 3G before this and comparing to the sammy looked MUCH faster but now its SUPER FAST !!! thanks for your reply.
[Captivate Android Development] Tree__77:
ran RyanZA's z4root, then One Click Lag Fix v2.2

piece of cake. Now getting Quadrant scores of 2208. Awesome. Definitely recommend running the above 2 apps.
[Captivate Android Development] neotekz:
nice, couldnt get superoneclick to work but your method did it beautifully. thanks
[Captivate Android Development] impulser91:
Just to update. the z4root application does seem to work. However, it has been removed yet again from the marketplace.

You can find it by doing a google search. I ended up using adb install to get it onto my captivate to try it.

Really its your choice if you want to try and use it or try the .zip method. Both might require a bit of work, but seem to have equal results.
[Captivate Android Development] neotekz:
i just upgrade to the official rogers froyo 2.2 firmware and tried this method and couldn't get cat /proc/mounts command line to work in terminal emulator. but fortunately superoneclick worked this time for me.
[Captivate Android Development] LimaI896:
I'm on the official 2.2 and used SuperOneClick and lagfix all worked with out a problem!
[Captivate Android Development] DrunkenWonton:
ATT to Rogers

I rooted my phone to ATT 2.2 before, and now im looking to move back to the Rogers 2.2, the kies does not detect my phone when plugged in.

I even tried to Odin it back to a stock ATT 2.2, and still nothing.

help please
[Captivate Android Development] cjarchow:
Thanks! SuperOneClick v2.2.1 worked for me.

Thanks for the useful thread deacfire. Just to let folks know, it looks like Super One Click is working fine. I have a Rogers (Canada) Captivate with Froyo and the Super One Click worked great for me.
[Captivate Android Development] ameedi600:
Would the last method work on the at&t captivate. Also can I do all of it on the phone, meaning no PC required. Please help and thank you
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] badanha:
I've flashed my x10a with the global generic 2.1, and everytime I start an App that uses the GPS, my phone reboots itself. I've had this problem with the x10a 026 generic LAM also. Anyone knows why this is happening?
[7 Mozart General] paulrockliffe:
Hello,

Just got one of these from orange in the UK. Connected it to Zune and it's reporting 5.85gb of available space, with 825.21mb used. It was supposed to be 8gb

What's using all that space then?

I had assumed that the OS wouldn't eat into the available space.

Cheers
[7 Mozart General] paulrockliffe:
Update - I reduced the "Reserved Space" to 0% and now the used space is 484mb
[Android Apps and Games] plkumar:
I found this new conference dialer application on the Android Market, this looks good and works fine on my HD2 HyperDroid.

Goto Android Market search for "Conf Dialer" or "nZen Technologies"

though this will help people who need to attend conference calls frequently.

This is my first ever post on XDA, but i'm a frequent visitor. :):)
[Droid 2 General] xberry:
I may have missed this in another thread, so please feel free to redirect me if so...

Without thinking, I updated my Droid with the OTA push and my previously rooted Droid 2 is now not rooted.

I did try to run the oneclick and 1-2-3 root processes. Both end with "your device is now rooted", but of course it's really not. I do have the Superuser APK, but my rooted programs are not communicating with it. And I'm not able to uninstall the Superuser program (thought I'd try to reinstall it). No go.

I had Titanium Backup, ad am wondering if I can wipe my phone and restore it, then upgrade, and root after. I'm a newbie with limited knowledge, so wondering if I've backed myself into a corner on this one.

All feedback appreciated!
[Droid 2 General] oldcyberdude:
Yesterday, I did the same thing you tried and I was successful in rerooting my phone after the OTA update. When you used the 1-click process did you choose option 1 or 2. I tried 2 and it didn't work. I had to chose option 1 (reload everything) to be successful. BTW, remember to make a new recovery backup of the system.
[Droid 2 General] derte:
unrooted

Same issue here - how I fixed

I had already made titanium backups of important stuff - you have to go into applications (that use root) and force stop and clear data. Once this is complete open titanium backup for instance, and you should be asked for super user and then be good to go. Same goes for rest of apps that need root
[Droid 2 General] vampireincubi:
OTA update Loop?

i have my d2 rooted after the ota 2.2 update. i just received a notification to accept the most recent OTA update ... whatever it is... and assumed it was one of my apps as i didnt read it thru completely b4 tapping 'ok'. now it is stuck in a download, reboot, update, "update unsuccessfully installed", redownload, reboot...........

is there a way to cancel the update? i dont really care if i have it or not

or some way to stop this process aside from the airplane mode i had to set it to so it would stop this madness
[Droid 2 General] 1454:
So you can do the OTA update without having to unroot and reroot?
[Droid 2 General] xberry:
Great advice from all - thanks! I'm not sure exactly what fixed it, but I ran DOROOT several times, did the unplug/plug when it hung for a minute, force closed/cleared data from previously rooted items, and also put phone into 'charge only' mode when USB Debugger would not run.

Finally - success! My advice to users with this same issue - try and try again.

Thanks all!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RodneyBR:
Not sure why so many apps are consuming so much CPU power. Like face recognition, home, other google stuff.	It's been over a day and still theses apps are processing or whatever they are doing :(

Kinda disappointed with 2.1 atm.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oavon:
I rooted my X10 and deleted all Sony dumb apps, no my X10 with 2.1 is Ok:-)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RodneyBR:
I rooted mine as well, but haven't deleted the Sony crap yet. Could you refer me to a few threads here so I can do so as well.

I'm so close to dumping this X10 :/
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Minoza:
Simply use Titanium Backup to freeze apps. No need to delete anything.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clozecall:
I noticed huge lag as well while playing with the phone for the first 15mins and thought it would get used to the new OS, it didn't. One solution I found, and worked for many people was simply restarting the phone. Now my phone doesn't seem like the same laggy X10 I had. For Titanium Backup info and instructions, here is the developer's official wiki: http://matrixrewriter.com/wiki/tiki-index.php if that doesn't help use the search feature on XDA, or Google it...

Also when

deleting Sony apps be careful

things like Mediascape are used for putting contact pics in your phonebook, etc. It is also the default mediaplayer so don't delete it. Same with Timescape, if you use your phonebook contacts connected from facebook, I noticed some data is taken from Timescape.

Somethings that I can confirm are safe to delete:

1. Moxier Mail

2. Wise Pilot

3. Creatouch

Before doing this, backup everything with Titanium Backup, no harm in backing up :)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Findee:
Well I've been running 2.1 since the day it was released and I've rooted but haven't uninstalled anything and everything is running smoothly for me. As it is for my two mates.

It runs a lot faster then the Galaxy S 2.1.

I haven't come across any lag yet.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oavon:
I followed the advice on this post:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=826491
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akinaStarz:
i just installed the update but my phone kindda lagg..

any solutions on this?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] realunited123:
Just wait for few minutes. New Dalvik VM is on its way so it is a bit slow to start . Give it ~10-15 mins.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asmanthebell:
Patience Required

I have done some research and testing, Found that mainly face recon, media apps, Google Sync, where draining power but leaving on phone overnight, charging it had finished processing all the pictures and synced data on my phone, of course you can remove apps but I wouldn't recommend any SE based ones as they all control certain parts to improve phone quality.