yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] joedeveloper:
Yeah pay no attention to quadrant scores. The SGS 4G comes with the PowerVR SGX540 GPU which is the best mobile android GPU out there.

Read the article below to understand some more about the Quadrant test. Just to summarize it... the quadrant test is fine but not realistic. You don't see the breakdown of the test in the free version either. So don't just go by the score.

The breakdown in the article shows that the quadrant test was trying to do more IO work then you would ever do yourself on a normal basis, and very little CPU work. As it says you'd basically have to run a SQL server on your phone to emulate 60% IO usage. Anyhow.

http://smartphonebenchmarks.com/for...d-power-gsx540-vs-adreno-205-which-is-faster/
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] JWhipple:
You know, the "downside" of only having a limited amount of memory to me is no big thing - I only use so many apps at one given time anyhow... I've dumped my low usage ones to the SD card .

Besides, once custom ROMs are made available I doubt I will keep a load long enough to max out the memory anyhow LOL
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] joedeveloper:
Additionally check out this vid, especially the benchmark part.

The G2 has the 1Ghz 2nd Gen Snapdragon the SGS 4g has the 1ghz Hummingbird. The G2 has the Adreno 205 GPU.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IjUHpxbzXM#t=8m52s

notice how the G2 is not as smooth on the benchmark test as the SGS 4G.

Gaming is way better on the SGS 4G with it's setup.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] thephoneguyusa:
The G2 only has a 800 processor not the snapdragon.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] JWhipple:
It's a 2nd generation 800mhz processor, which is actually faster than the 1st generation 1ghz snapdragon.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] joedeveloper:
JWhipple is correct. And if you want to get really technical its the MSM7230 which is a 2nd generation snapdragon processor made by Qualcomm.

However, don't be fooled by the 800mhz. It's a fast optimized processor. Overclocked to 1.2 gHz if I'm not mistaken.

Anyhow, it doesn't do gaming as well, however it scores a bit higher on productivity.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] HeavyComponent:
Question guys...

Is this perm root? Or I have to re root every time I reboot or whatever?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jerrybritt:
It appears to be perm. I have re-booted 7 times and continue to have root. The only thing I have not done is remove the battery. Continues to be rooted at this time.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mavictb:
thanks again man... this method worked like a charm for me. rooted and ready lol
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] joedeveloper:
Annoying tmobile shutdown screen

This is basically the same process as for the vibrant. basically just renaming/moving the folder with the PNG's in it. Haven't modified my startup yet, but I plan to.

adb devices

adb shell

su

mount -o rw,remount [devicenamehere] /system

busybox mv /system/media/video/shutdown /system/media/video/shutdownbackup
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] joedeveloper:
Closest thing to a ROM for this is Bionix. Haven't decided if I wanna try it yet though.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] HeavyComponent:
Sucks how SuperOneClick doesn't work on Mac.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] JWhipple:
How would you install it? Does ClockWorkMod work on this model yet?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] TheShadowMan:
No CWM yet. Believe me, I've been trying. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] locust43:
Speed's are AWESOME in Birmingham, AL
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jerrybritt:
As I mentioned earlier, in Phoenix the speeds are also very impressive. My biggest concern, probably unfounded but caused by coming from MyTouch 4G, is the available storage and RAM. I have moved everything I can to SD and still have only 93MB available. RAM available is only 70MB - 80MB. One of you Senior members just tell me to cool it and this will be fine and I will feel much better. Those numbers are very low compared from where I came - thanks for listening.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] HeavyComponent:
We just need some roms that won't have any of the t-mobile crap and we will be good to go.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jerrybritt:
I agree and I hope it happens soon before the 14 day period is over. Bloatware gone, everything will be fine.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jzero88:
Actually that is some sound info son.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] JWhipple:
Can we stop this pointless bickering please?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] joedeveloper:
Probably a dumb question lol. How did you create the image?

Update:

Nevermind LOL
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] joedeveloper:
I came from a G1 where I only had 9mb of space for the last year haha. So I'm probably not the best person to talk to... I'm used to living with little. Glad I now have the SGS 4G
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] ike000000:
Help

Whenever i try to use superoneclick it freezes when it says waiting for phone. i tried it on another computer and had the same problem. I've had an iphone for the past 3 years so im new to this android stuff. if anyone knows a way to work around this please help me!!!

Thank you in advance
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] JWhipple:
Install the Samsung drivers plus make sure debug mode is enabled.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] HeavyComponent:
You mind providing a link? Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] JWhipple:
I hate when people tell others to use the search button - BUT - this is one of those times that it would have been helpful :-)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=728929
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jurey24:
mine said that too last night when i tried it. i just unplugged the phone and plugged it back in. worked just fine. when it was done rebooted double checked root checker and it worked. hope this helps
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Lavundra21:
how do you enter recovery mode? everytime i hit reinstall packages i got :failed to verify whole-life signature

E:signature verifaction failed

installation aborted
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] troby1986:
ROM Manager nor ClockWorkMod Recovery have been updated to work with the Vibrant 4G
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] HeavyComponent:
Ok, I finally got rooted!:D

Thanks for the heads up.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Lavundra21:
gotcha.. thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] troby1986:
The best thing you can due as of now, is root, download Root Explorer, and delete the bloatware.

Also, anyone near a computer can dump their system and data folders, deodex the apks, then upload that .
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] joedeveloper:
You can also do the below (I did) to remove the annoying shutdown animation. Startup animation can be replaced with the Galaxy S i9000 boot animation as well. I haven't done that yet though.

Same as the vibrant was.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Lint6:
did the soft keys always go on when I touched the screen? I never noticed..
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] JWhipple:
Yup they have always been that way.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] loco_ped:
Just rooted mine with SuperOneClick v1.7 using psneuter. I had an issue with the Rage option. It wouldn't go past "running rage..." and just hang. Psneuter went right through.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mbernusg:
can't wait for mine in the mail.. im coming from a mt4g that flies, but the screen on the vibrant has been like the girl i always wanted to bang
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] h1pst3r:
The screen is bangworthy. I am coming from a HD2 running Cyano Mod 7, but I had had it with that phone. Lame battery life and always hoping the next build would be "it". I thank all the devs who got Android running on it, but it was enough.

I just rooted using superOneclick and it worked like a charm, I used rage. It took awhile to find the samsung drivers but if you're having trouble, here's the simplest link:

dub dub dub t-mobile phones DOT org SLASH samsung-vibrant-galaxy-s-t959 SLASH t-mobile-samsung-vibrant-usb-driver DOT aych tee em ell

(sorry can't posted a url yet ; )

It simply works (at least on XP).

@JWhipple, can you tell me how to delete all the T-mo apps that I don;t need/want? I went into seetings>apps, but the uninstall is still grayed out.

Oneclick did confirm SU and the I installed the superuser app as well.

Thanks, JWhip,

h1pst3r
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Lint6:
Best way to remove bloatware would be titanium backup
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Nivek91:
Will removing the bloatware add more memory to my phone? I'm down to 150mb of rom and barely downloaded any apps.

Sent from my SGH-T959V
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Yotta Bite:
Wifi Tether

Has anyone been able to use wifi tether sucessfully?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Parsia:
For some reason, mine didnt change after removing all the bloat. Im still trying to figure out why.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Nivek91:
Deng it. I hope we find a fix for this
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Lint6:
I use link2sd from the market. Everything is on a second fat32 partition on my sdcard
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] JWhipple:
Unfortunately no, I consider myself Android savvy, but not enough to know how to do that :-( Otherwise I would have done it myself :-)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Jaynrb:
I just got mine today and deleted all the bloatware... just download Titanium Backup and delete the apps you dont want. I will edit this post later to show what apps I deleted.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Yogi3:
I have a question :confused: I downloaded the SuperOneClickv1.7-ShortFuse but I have not rooted the phone for 2 reasons one is in the thread I open and two this will make all ya lol and think I’m stupid but here goes… :o one of the things it says not to do is Make sure you DO NOT mount your SD card …so those that mean I take the SD card out off the phone or leave it in and not mess with it while the One Click does its thing?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mavictb:
no you dont have to remove the SD card from the phone.... what it means is do not mount the storage when you connect the USB cable from your phone to your computer. i.e. the option in the notification bar that says (mount storage) just plug the usb into the phone then into the computer (make sure usb debugging is enabled) and your ready to run Superoneclick using the rageinacage method box checked. if you dont know how to enable usb debugging do a search. hope that helps.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] SaltyCat:
Dose anybody know if gs4g can be unlocked by a method as same as the other Galaxy family reading internal HEX file?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Evander_F:
Its good that the Galaxy S 4G definitely has root...next I want to see if the Galaxy SL can be rooted using SuperOneClick
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] RFC1795:
Thanks OP, this also worked for me on SGS GT-I9000 Froyo 2.2.1
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Lint6:
Will using the factory reset under privacy remove root? I think I'm returning this for a refund..
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] JWhipple:
No but SuperOneClick can remove root.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Lint6:
thanks, I also repartitioned the sdcard for link2sd. Undoing it, its fat32 and logical? Or primary?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] ike000000:
im using vmware fusion with windows xp, because i have a mac, and for some reason it wont recognize my phone. i've downloaded the drivers and when i plug it in the dialogue box pops up asking if to connect to windows or mac and when i click windows the box disappears and thats it.

i had to root it using a windows computer but i wont always have access to that. is anyone else having this problem or have a solution?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] JWhipple:
Wish I could help. As nice as macs are , this is one of the many reasons why I never bought one.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] tq745:
have anyone tried to unroot the device? i just tried to see if i could but it just seems to hang in the middle of the process without ever completing.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AEguyNYC5:
It is not worth the upgrade at all. I have had this 4G for a few days and I recommend waiting for the Samsung S2 or the LP Optimus 2X. I am sending this back in a few days after I am done playing around with it.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] ambeestar:
i was able to, no problem.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] csdalporto:
INCORRECT!!!

I did not have to use rage against the cage, i just did default exploit in superoneclick and everything went perfectly!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] joedeveloper:
I just did this as well. Glad to be rid of the pink boot animations.

http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/...t-software-not-suck/page__p__36615#entry36615
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jerrybritt:
Root Causes Problems Now

Have been rooted since the 23rd. No problems, everything working fine. Yesterday, all of a sudden, things began acting very strange. When checking applications, the size of the application would not show up as usual. Instead, constant computing, even when left for an hour. Items from the market would no longer download - would just freeze on screen. Have done several factory resets, used Titanium to bring everything except systam data back and it is still not working. Any thoughts from anyone?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] sk8er_:
how true is this post about "rageagainstthecage" which, according to phonedog is extracting user info from our android phones ?

www dot phonedog dot com/2011/03/01/new-android-malware-is-stored-in-stolen-apps-steals-user-data-upon-installation/

how reliable is this source info ? i have to put in the dot where it should be a '.' because i am not yet allowed to put a link on my posts... sorry
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Lint6:
That's interesting. I posted the link art the CM forums too. CM advises using rageagainstthecage to root the g2. I think it's safe. CM wouldn't advise using something if it had that ability...i think

So someone at the cm forums said it's not rageagainstthecage itself stealing data, it's apps using the same exploit as ratc to root your phone without you knowing, then stealing the data

http://phandroid.com/2011/03/02/google-pulls-21-malware-apps-posing-as-bogus-versions-of-real-apps/
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] artojeda1988:
yeah but i had a vibrant now a my touch 4g and it wont root but i thing vibrant 4g is better and more roms
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] xtreampctek:
Just wanted to say worked perfectly, Thanks JWhipple.

Found the drivers here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=728929

Had my phone in USB Debug mode, Did not mount SD, Set exploit to rage, Pressed the big root button, and after a full minute it was done, Rebooted and Checked.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] sk8er_:
Thanx a lot for the info, Lint. That makes me feel a lot better.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Lint6:
One of the mods at CM just confirmed the same thing...its people basically building sthe ratc exploit into their app
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Toshinobu:
Same happened to me. I had to close Superoneclick and then reopen it. Once I selected the Psneuter method it worked flawlessly :)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] nwpro3:
Are you saying that It rooted and CWM is working or just the Root? I used SOC 1.7 and root worked well enough to get SU working to install other apps without removing SD, but can't get CWM to backup Rom. I've checked some of the other posts and it looks like that's the latest challenge for the developers. Just wish I knew some programing to add to my tech support backround.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] omar790732:
how do i get super one click root?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] omar790732:
where do i get the super one click root
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Toshinobu:
SuperOneClick v1.7 download link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=803682

Galaxy S drivers download link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=728929
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] xaocon:
I can't get superoneclick to work. Im using linux. Have mono installed and everything seems to work. However when it's rooting it gets the chmod part and hangs. Tried with both exploits. Are others with linux getting it to work? I've updated my android sdk and added everything. Also tried symlinking my adb to the adblinux in superoneclick. no dice. any advice?

Found http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11705393&postcount=2851 and it had the manual steps for the root. Plenty easy then. If you are using linux it's easier than installing mono.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] nat4u:
Retention Dept.

My line is up for an upgrade so i will call tmobile and ask to be connected to their retention dept. When you talk to these people tell them you are going to jump ship to another carrier unless they make you a deal, and 90% of the time they will.:D:D:D
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Nicolfa:
Rooted mine right off.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] kwbdc:
Anyone having issue moving apps to SD? After I restored my apps with Titanium backup the button to move app to SD does nothing....

***Update****

I switched to landscape and the move to SD worked instantly, strange that it doesn't click immediately in portrait.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mbernusg:
They are def moving to the SD card but just not showing how much space is being saved
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] GSUBass05:
The rage method didn't work but psneuter went right through.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] :
yessss.... this worked for me. rooted in a matter of seconds. kudos to OP.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jpcdeux:
NON STOP (NOT RESPONDING)

Any ideas?!?!?! :mad::confused::mad::confused:
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hern1989:
worked for me...thanks.

Sent from my SGH-T959V
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] icy56:
What would happen if I restored my phone to factory settings and wiped the SD card ( delete everything except inception and my music) without unrooting? Would that cause issues? I just want to do this because I just purchased titanium backup pro but the key is not downloading and my only choice is to wipe my phone and try downloading it again.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] wingtytn:
4g is rooted add to the list follow the steps please
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] flyinbird93:
Cancellations is the only department I speak to when I call t-mobile anymore. After being a customer for 7yrs it's time they be kissing my ass to stick with them.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Bl4ckpheniX:
I am guessing that us mac users still do not need the driver to read sd cards?

Other thing I own both a vibrant and soon will also have my sgs 4g if we can flash custom roms with odin or heimdall (spelt wrong im sure) why is everyone so concerned about cwm? Yea its nice for on the go flashing but not really required.

What if anything would need to be changed to use vibrant roms on the 4g. Everything except the files for the modem should be the same. Right?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] slipin3:
oneclick

Hey i have rooted my device with super one click 1.7 last night and it worked better than i thought. it ran some code and then Boom ROOTED. it took less than a min. I'm new to android and came from using window mobile and i love android now not sure if i would but i do. :)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] smyk44:
SuperOneClick

Anyone know where I can download SuperOneClick 1.7 while shortfuse.org is down?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jeffsf:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=803682
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] smyk44:
Yes, that is the how to, I'd like to download it. but Shortfuse.org doesn't come up.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] smyk44:
wow just saw the zip waaaaaay down on the bottom....
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] minh628@yahoo.com:
I figured it out how to root my phone

It took me a while, but I did it and rooted my phone...if your phone stops at waiting for device...

There is a problem and you gotta install the ADB (usb_driver), then go back to the SuperOneClick and then the install window to the bottom right will show up and SuperOneClick will start to flash. The whole process took about 2 minutes.

I'll try my best to help out and I'll provide the names to the files that is required to get the phone updated and rooted, if anyone needs help be patient with me, I'm a newbie and I'm a girl so cut me some slack. :o

For some reason my phone still says "Low on space". I definitely need help.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] zuben el genubi:
I'm reading all this with interest. I think I'm going to have to root the phone just to get rid of the bloatware. Stupid Doubletwist seems to keep turning itself on. I uncheck download, and bang! it's checked again.

What is confusing is that most are rooting for speed, memory, custom ROM, etc.

I'm happy with the speed, I mostly use the phone as a PDA. The ROM is just fine.

I just want to get rid of the social apps and stuff like Doubletwist.

Do I need to unlock the phone? Do the SD and SIM card stay in?

Which method is the easiest for what I want?

What info from the phone would someone need to help?

Thanks,

Zuben
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] MarkP80nj:
I rooted for the same reason.

And thanks to this forum, it was super easy.Even though i am a first time smartphone user, and i've only had it for a week or two.

Anyway, i did my research before i bought my first smartphone, and this forum is the best.

You don't need to lock the phone.

I unmounted the SD card, but i didn't remove it.

The easiest method is the one on the first page of this thread.

Get SuperOneClick on your PC.

Install the Samsung drivers on your PC.(find them in this thread)

On your phone go to Settings>SD card & phone storage>Unmount SD Card.

Then go to Settings>Applications>Development and enable USB debugging.

Connect phone to PC.

Run SuperOneClick.

Select RageAgainstTheCage as the exploit, and click root.

Let it do it's thing and go smoke a cigarette (optional)

When it's done there is an option to d a test.I did it, but then i followed the OP's advice and installed RootCheck from the market.

It worked perfect for me.

Removed all the bloatware i wanted to get rid of with Titanium Backup.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] zuben el genubi:
Thanks. Now I'll have to read up on Titanium backup.

I had NET 4 on the laptop, and Superoneclick would not run. I uninstalled 4 and installed NET3, now Superoneclick runs. Only problem is NOD32 sees Rage as a trojan and keeps quarantining it.

Z
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] MarkP80nj:
Yep, Microsoft Security Essentials did the same thing.

Thankfully i had the option to allow it to run.Don't know if NOD32 has this, but there should be some similar option there.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] aghoshhajra:
i've used this method to unlock a Galaxy S 4G and 2 Samsung Vibrants with zero issues. solid method and good guide.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jeffsf:
SuperOneClick dying on Ubuntu -- what are the differences between the three versions of su and which one(s) work with SGS4G?

TIA

P.S.: psneuter is fast and reliable for me
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Sirithe:
Was about to make a post about how I couldn't get this to work, but I disabled my antivirus and tried redownloading SuperOneClick, and it worked like a charm, Kaspersky was blocking the Rage and PSneuter files so it wasn't rooting, re-installed and it blew through. Ran root checker and root was confirmed. Thanks for the thread OP!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] ntxchick:
This did not work for me...I am getting E: signature verification failed message... did anyone else encounter that problem?

I saw this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=909213

which says "I have noticed some of you are having issues after installing a new kernel or rom, when you boot into recovery you now have 3e, which does not allow unsigned zips to be flashed"

Now I didn't install a new kernel or rom, but I AM getting signature verification failure and I AM in 3e.... In that thread they have a fix but it looks like I have to be rooted to apply the fix.

I'm not sure if it's a problem with my recovery which that thread suggests, or an issue with the update.zip from OneClick. What do you guys think? I'd like to get rooted but not sure what I should do next...
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Jlom117:
superoneclick says root was successful but it wont allow me to use titanium backup. help please
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Jlom117:
nevermind, got it