How to Root

**Dirrk** · 09-09-2010, 04:35 PM

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Credits:

Sebastian Krahmer at for developing the code necessary to exploit the root. Please see fit to donate via Paypal to .
The community for hosting the Samsung drivers
Android Central Member Dirrk for rooting this phone using Sebastians global android exploit and for making an autoroot version.

1. Download and Install Samsung Drivers
64bit:

or
32bit:

2. Go to Settings > Applications > Developement > Enable Debugging then plug in your phone

3. Download the attached files
FascinateRoot_v2.zip
Extract the all of the files (click on show files when done)
Run START_ROOT from the extracted folder do not touch your phone from here on out.

If you have any troubles running this 1 click root method then please follow these guidelines.
1. Check to make sure you installed the Samsung Drivers
2. Make sure your phone is connected using the original cable that came with the phone
3. Verify that debugging is enabled.
4. Try to run it again
5. If you are receiving errors then your phones drivers were not installed
6. If you are having a different please post here so we can help you.

Finally if you need more immediate help then check on irc.freenode.net #samsung-fascinate

How To Remove Root

adb shell
su (its going to ask you for permission on your phone so hit allow)
mount -t rfs -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl9 /system
rm /system/app/Superuser.apk
rm /system/xbin/busybox
rm /system/xbin/su
rm /system/bin/su
rm /system/bin/busybox
mount -t rfs -o remount,ro /dev/block/stl9 /system
exit

Latest Update
09/25/2010 @6:20 EST Updated Files and FYI this still works with the latest update so make it easy and update first
Confirmed Wireless Tethering

**Panthersfan86** · 09-09-2010, 06:39 PM

this is awesome.....but could someone please put this in english for those of us not so familiar with rooting and what not, and also could we maybe have a one click button like for the x lol. i realize this phone is new, but its as good or better than the x(minus Bing of course) so it would be much appreciated.

**hanano17** · 09-09-2010, 07:16 PM

I agree, i've never rooted before...but I fully intend to get rid of Bing and get Google search/voice commands back in there. Help us noobs out!

**Dirrk** · 09-09-2010, 08:39 PM

Originally Posted by hanano17

I agree, i've never rooted before...but I fully intend to get rid of Bing and get Google search/voice commands back in there. Help us noobs out!

I just updated the tutorial for you guys, if you need further explanation just let me know and I will make it clear. I did a very quick one earlier because I was at school and in between classes

**namebrandon** · 09-09-2010, 09:01 PM

Nice job Dirrk!

**jessie02** · 09-09-2010, 09:22 PM

I am completely new to the Fascinate, android phones in general..... Just switched over from Blackberry. Where can I find your tutorial? Sorry for the dumb question......

**Archerdude** · 09-09-2010, 09:30 PM

This is so funny to me. We cant be stoped Verizon, We cant be stoped Microsoft. All you had to do is give us the choice and it all would have been different. LOLOLOLOL

**Aziuno** · 09-09-2010, 10:08 PM

So this is my first rooting, i get all the way to the part with

cd /system/xbin
cat /sdcard/su > .
cat /sdcard/busybox > .
chmod 4755 su
chmod 4755 busybox

when i do cat, it says . is a directory
and according to your same post on a different forum someone suggests cp, i try that and it says CP: not found

Im sure its a user error, any advice?

*edit* cat /sdcard/su > su
seemed to work, same with busybox

*2nd edit* well i seemed to have messed up the superuser.apk part now, when i go to apps in my phone, it has the superuser icon, i click it, and it goes to a black screen... im trying to uninstall it now with the uninstall command and it is giving me 'Failure' message, i try the reinstall command and i get 'INSTALL_FAILED_INSUFFICENT_STORAGE'

and To Phyziks, all i did was make sure it was on data usb settings not media, i installed the drivers for my phone and turned on debugging mode. are you getting anything to list when you do 'adb devices' ?

**phyziks** · 09-09-2010, 10:11 PM

Are there any settings that I need to preset on the phone itself before I start trying this? I keep getting "error: device not found" or "failed to copy 'su' to '/sdcard/su': Permission denied." I'm mounting the device and I also had USB debugging turned on.

**namebrandon** · 09-09-2010, 10:40 PM

Originally Posted by Aziuno

So this is my first rooting, i get all the way to the part with

cd /system/xbin
cat /sdcard/su > .
cat /sdcard/busybox > .
chmod 4755 su
chmod 4755 busybox

when i do cat, it says . is a directory
and according to your same post on a different forum someone suggests cp, i try that and it says CP: not found

Im sure its a user error, any advice?

*edit* cat /sdcard/su > su
seemed to work, same with busybox

*2nd edit* well i seemed to have messed up the superuser.apk part now, when i go to apps in my phone, it has the superuser icon, i click it, and it goes to a black screen... im trying to uninstall it now with the uninstall command and it is giving me 'Failure' message, i try the reinstall command and i get 'INSTALL_FAILED_INSUFFICENT_STORAGE'

and To Phyziks, all i did was make sure it was on data usb settings not media, i installed the drivers for my phone and turned on debugging mode. are you getting anything to list when you do 'adb devices' ?

Download Uninstaller from the market and remove it that way. I had a similar problem (Superuser would load but do nothing) and it was an older version of Superuser. I used 2.3.6.1 (I posted a link in one of these posts) and that solved that problem.

**iflyhi22002** · 09-10-2010, 12:06 AM

I feel like an *****..I downloaded the drivers and SDK to folders on my desktop, but now I'm not sure how to proceed. Are all of the commands just done on your computer or do you hook your phone up first? Mine is arriving tomorrow and I'd like to get this done asap!!

**Dirrk** · 09-10-2010, 01:42 AM

Originally Posted by namebrandon

Download Uninstaller from the market and remove it that way. I had a similar problem (Superuser would load but do nothing) and it was an older version of Superuser. I used 2.3.6.1 (I posted a link in one of these posts) and that solved that problem.

You could always download Superuser from the market as well. Once you have the su and busybox you have won

**Dirrk** · 09-10-2010, 01:44 AM

Originally Posted by iflyhi22002

I feel like an *****..I downloaded the drivers and SDK to folders on my desktop, but now I'm not sure how to proceed. Are all of the commands just done on your computer or do you hook your phone up first? Mine is arriving tomorrow and I'd like to get this done asap!!

Ok I will go ahead and add that in

You must connect your phone, and have it in debugging mode settings > applications > debugging on

**Dirrk** · 09-10-2010, 01:48 AM

Top this

2162

More info to come

**Ivisi** · 09-10-2010, 06:46 AM

Originally Posted by Dirrk

Top this

2162

More info to come

What a tease.....

It's been 5 hours since your post. COME ON! We neeeeed to know.

**namebrandon** · 09-10-2010, 07:25 AM

Originally Posted by Ivisi

What a tease.....

It's been 5 hours since your post. COME ON! We neeeeed to know.

I imagine lagfix? Come on Dirrk.. share with the other kids..

Edit - OK yea, I see your xda post. Nice, I'll give this a go today. Thanks for being the guinea pig Dirrk!

DoubleEdit - On a side note, what are you using to take screen caps? I tried DroCap2 or something and it sucked horribly.

**namebrandon** · 09-10-2010, 08:12 AM

Thanks Dirrk! 2,191 here! Woo!

**Cory Streater** · 09-10-2010, 09:24 AM

Try shootme in the market for screen captures. And I guess I'll be peaking over at XDA, to see what you guys are talking about to get those kinds of numbers!!

Edit: I sticked this thread as the mother of all how to's. Dirrk, I also edited the title. I hope that's alright.

**namebrandon** · 09-10-2010, 10:39 AM

**Cory Streater** · 09-10-2010, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by Dirrk

I got one of the lag fix from the other galaxy phones to work wonderfully on ours check it out if you want to but make sure you know what you are doing.

I don't want to copy your work from XDA, but it would be great if you started a thread here, with the same information, and I will sticky it. That is if you wouldn't mind.

**Archerdude** · 09-10-2010, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by namebrandon

OMG--- That is awesome!

**ellisz** · 09-10-2010, 11:15 AM

Definately do a write up here

Maybe getting my phone on Monday will be good. Everything is getting figured out LOL

**pheatton** · 09-10-2010, 11:23 AM

WOW that is some great numbers. So I need to do this this weekend.

**namebrandon** · 09-10-2010, 11:29 AM

I know.. I imagine what that score will be with Froyo.

**jessie02** · 09-10-2010, 11:39 AM

As a noobie, this is starting to make a little sense. Only problem.... When im in my command promtp I can run the adb command to find my device which it does. once i get to the "adb push" command, the get the message "adb is not recognized as an internal or external command, etc..." any ideas??