[How To] First time ╰╮╰╮ROOTING╰╮╰╮ walk-through 4/28/11

[Kscalf0603]

i think the method you just mentioned is the easiest by far.

Is it the one touch

 

[Landshark]

Is it the one touch

No, just follow the steps outlined in the first three posts of this thread. Sheepdog Elite walks you through it step by step and it's the best way to learn how to root your Fascinate.

 

[samcinate10]

i have the ED03 build and im trying to use the manual root process...is there any updated ways to do this or will the old way still work?

 

[Landshark]

i have the ED03 build and im trying to use the manual root process...is there any updated ways to do this or will the old way still work?

Just follow the steps in the first three posts of this thread and Sheepy will lead you to the promised land of Root.

 

[jbaileysr]

I cannot download superuser file..Help

 

[ragnarokx]

Where are you trying to download it from? It's available in the Market for free.

 

[Sheepdog Elite]

I cannot download superuser file..Help

The link is working for me

Where are you trying to download it from? It's available in the Market for free.

He's talking about the CWM flashable root package listed in the walk through.

 

[jbaileysr]

I could not download Super user package found HERE as you are written.

 

[jbaileysr]

Which is the easiest way to root your phone if you already have froyo?

 

[jbaileysr]

Is it possible for someone to take control of your pc and root your phone for you?

 

[Landshark]

Is it possible for someone to take control of your pc and root your phone for you?

check the other thread for an answer to your questions about downloading the superuser file. That is the easiest way to root 2.2. And in the future, please refrain from posting the same question or problem in multiple threads.

 

[imba1970]

Thanks

Thanks for all the good advise

 

[truck10]

Bluegrass Cellular Showcase

Before I root I would like to know to get back to stock. I have Bluegrass Cellular Showcase SCH-i500
Build Number EC04 and Kernel Version 2.6.32.9 Which ODIN to you to go back to stock?

 

[mgsfoxhound2]

Credit for these instructions goes 100% to DroidXCon. I copied and pasted.

If you intend to simply root your phone you'll need to download the Super user package found HERE. Create a folder on your SD card called "Roms" or whatever you prefer, and place this file there.

If you plan on flashing another ROM and kernel you will need to download them and place them on your SD card in a folder called "Roms" or whatever you prefer. A sample Rom and Kernel are linked in post #4, download them ahead of time to avoid repeating step #2.

For more information please see this posts Master Thread

DO NOT USE ROM MANAGER TO DOWNLOAD RECOVERY! CWM FROM ROM MANAGER DOES NOT WORK WITH THE FASCINATE!

(The big red machine says)
Red CWM ALL:is fully functional clockwork recovery that does not require update.zip, it will boot into clockwork directly without going through stock recovery.Installation requries Odin, there are other ways but they require much more work and knowledge of adb. But for this tutorial i will only provide instructions for odin

Installing CWM ALL instructions and downloads

Installing with odin:

1. Download and intsall the Fascinate drivers found

64bit: Drivers HERE
or
32bit: Drivers HERE


(If you're follow this thread skip step one.)
2. Download the ODIN file HERE
3. If your phone is plugged into your computer, unplug it now.
4. If your phone is not powered down, power it down now.
5. Remove battery from phone.
6. Launch ODIN on PC.
7. Plug USB cable into phone.
8. Plug your Fascinate into the PC via USB cable.
9. Press and hold the volume-down key.
10. You should now see a gigantic yellow triangle and your phone will be in download mode. You can now release the volume key.
11. Click on the PDA button in ODIN. Do NOT click the Phone button.
12. Choose the file cwm-recovery-ALL.tar which can be downloaded HERE
13. When all the above conditions have been met hit the Start button
14. Odin will give you a success/failure message when the flash is completed. If you succeed you can proceed. If not, you'll need to reflash via odin and attempt to correct the problem. Problems solving steps you can try:
a1. Make sure you're plugged into USB ports on your computers mother board. (back of the tower, or side of the laptop, not a USB hub.
a2. Samsung drivers are installed. You'll need to run the file you downloaded earlier to install the drivers. No magic "it just works" downloads here.
a3. The battery is out of your phone. If it failed this way try the process with the battery in.
a4. Use the USB cable that came with your phone. If that cable is not available then you should use a 3ft high quality cable.
15. At this point the phones screen will go black, and you can unplug the USB cable from the phone.

Do not boot the phone up at this point. You'll need to flash the root file via CWM. If you boot up at this point the stock kernel will overwrite the file you just installed, and you'll boot into blue recovery. Repeat this section if you run into this problem.


Entering clockwork recovery ALL
With the phone off press and hold Volume up+Volume down+Power button.
Samsung logo will flash twice, after the second one let go of the buttons.
This will lead you into clockwork.

Controlling Clockwork:

Red Clockwork
Volume up and down = Scroll up and down
Menu= Back / Screen sleep
Home= Screen sleep
Back= Select
Power= Select
Search= Back

Kanged from DroidXCon with permission

where u put DO NOT USE ROM MANAGER TO DOWNLOAD RECOVERY! CWM FROM ROM MANAGER DOES NOT WORK WITH THE FASCINATE! i have cwm 3.2.0.0.otb and it has a icon in middle of cwm that is round oreange arrow with a hat isint that rom manager? correct me if im wrong . im curiaus about sentence above. do u mean from in the rom manager app in the phone? or could this be it.

 

[Mo0o0oNi]

wow thx

 

[Sheepdog Elite]

where u put DO NOT USE ROM MANAGER TO DOWNLOAD RECOVERY! CWM FROM ROM MANAGER DOES NOT WORK WITH THE FASCINATE! i have cwm 3.2.0.0.otb and it has a icon in middle of cwm that is round oreange arrow with a hat isint that rom manager? correct me if im wrong . im curiaus about sentence above. do u mean from in the rom manager app in the phone? or could this be it.

Sorry, I've been pretty busy lately. Rom manager doesn't work with the fascinate. CWM is what you're talking about, made by the same developer, but he has decided the fascinate doesn't need rom manager, and our developers have made CWM work with the fascinate.

 

[tylerdeanarbour]

wow this seems difficult!

 

[dtucci]

Re: [How To] First time ╰╮╰╮ROOTING╰╮╰╮ walk-through 4/28/11

Credit for these instructions goes 100% to DroidXCon. I copied and pasted.

If you intend to simply root your phone you'll need to download the Super user package found HERE. Create a folder on your SD card called "Roms" or whatever you prefer, and place this file there.

If you plan on flashing another ROM and kernel you will need to download them and place them on your SD card in a folder called "Roms" or whatever you prefer. A sample Rom and Kernel are linked in post #4, download them ahead of time to avoid repeating step #2.

For more information please see this posts Master Thread

DO NOT USE ROM MANAGER TO DOWNLOAD RECOVERY! CWM FROM ROM MANAGER DOES NOT WORK WITH THE FASCINATE!

(The big red machine says)
Red CWM ALL:is fully functional clockwork recovery that does not require update.zip, it will boot into clockwork directly without going through stock recovery.Installation requries Odin, there are other ways but they require much more work and knowledge of adb. But for this tutorial i will only provide instructions for odin

Installing CWM ALL instructions and downloads

Installing with odin:

1. Download and intsall the Fascinate drivers found

64bit: Drivers HERE
or
32bit: Drivers HERE


(If you're follow this thread skip step one.)
2. Download the ODIN file HERE
3. If your phone is plugged into your computer, unplug it now.
4. If your phone is not powered down, power it down now.
5. Remove battery from phone.
6. Launch ODIN on PC.
7. Plug USB cable into phone.
8. Plug your Fascinate into the PC via USB cable.
9. Press and hold the volume-down key.
10. You should now see a gigantic yellow triangle and your phone will be in download mode. You can now release the volume key.
11. Click on the PDA button in ODIN. Do NOT click the Phone button.
12. Choose the file cwm-recovery-ALL.tar which can be downloaded HERE
13. When all the above conditions have been met hit the Start button
14. Odin will give you a success/failure message when the flash is completed. If you succeed you can proceed. If not, you'll need to reflash via odin and attempt to correct the problem. Problems solving steps you can try:
a1. Make sure you're plugged into USB ports on your computers mother board. (back of the tower, or side of the laptop, not a USB hub.
a2. Samsung drivers are installed. You'll need to run the file you downloaded earlier to install the drivers. No magic "it just works" downloads here.
a3. The battery is out of your phone. If it failed this way try the process with the battery in.
a4. Use the USB cable that came with your phone. If that cable is not available then you should use a 3ft high quality cable.
15. At this point the phones screen will go black, and you can unplug the USB cable from the phone.

Do not boot the phone up at this point. You'll need to flash the root file via CWM. If you boot up at this point the stock kernel will overwrite the file you just installed, and you'll boot into blue recovery. Repeat this section if you run into this problem.


Entering clockwork recovery ALL
With the phone off press and hold Volume up+Volume down+Power button.
Samsung logo will flash twice, after the second one let go of the buttons.
This will lead you into clockwork.

Controlling Clockwork:

Red Clockwork
Volume up and down = Scroll up and down
Menu= Back / Screen sleep
Home= Screen sleep
Back= Select
Power= Select
Search= Back

Kanged from DroidXCon with permission

Quick question since I am new to this rooting thing - My phone constantly has applications running in the background which I am unable to stop from restarting after aI manually kill them - which is how i learned that rooting will stop this - BUT I see these instructions are from March - What is the best possible way to root a VErizon Fascinate 2.2.1? Is it still these instructions or are they outdated?

Please PLEASE Help!

 

[vincent_smoox]

Re: [How To] First time ╰╮╰╮ROOTING╰╮╰╮ walk-through 4/28/11

really helpful

 

[ExpertZero]

Re: [How To] First time ╰╮╰╮ROOTING╰╮╰╮ walk-through 4/28/11

Quick question since I am new to this rooting thing - My phone constantly has applications running in the background which I am unable to stop from restarting after aI manually kill them - which is how i learned that rooting will stop this - BUT I see these instructions are from March - What is the best possible way to root a VErizon Fascinate 2.2.1? Is it still these instructions or are they outdated?

Please PLEASE Help!

these instructions are still working, as long as you follow them, you should have no problem.


HOWEVER....
for some strange reason i'm not getting my phone to work with me, maybe someone can help?
i'm begining to understand this stuff, but still noob enough to not know what i'm doing wrong.. lol
i was rooted, did the comrom2.0 packaged with pbj -50 kernel and that worked great... pushed the 2.1comrom patch and threw on the steelblue v3.1 (for comrom2.1) theme. each time i get some sort of issue (contacts force close, or camera force close...) so i fix permissions, still same issue. "why not try a diffrent kernel" cause i'm not liking my battery drain and i'm having issues i'm thinking. so i tried EC10 comavolt voodoo kernel with and without edify and comrom 2.0 no kernel... push them just like the walkthru says TO A TEE.. followed every step, end up with "android" loading screen loop. after third time trying i push back to stock, OTA to froyo 2.2 and try again with the walkthru... still boot loop.

sweet mother of god does anyone know what i'm doing wrong ?! lol
if i can push the "packaged" rom/kernel why the crap can't i push the two seprate?!

any ideas would be awesome.