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

[pikanate]

i downloaded whatever package from megaupload. i googled rooting android and it brought me here and i clicked on a thread that went along with a youtube video. lol sorry i dont know much about this stuff.

Was the page that you got the link to the download come from here?

http://forum.androidcentral.com/verizon-fascinate-rooting-roms-hacks/59348-odin-froyo-leaked-packaged-custom-roms-w-root-clockwork-updated-3-25-a.html

 

[anon(94115)]

You gotta help the guru's help you, meaning you have to give some more information. What was the last method you tried or even maybe the name of the file you downloaded would be a start

 

[DroidXcon]

yes please link us to the thread and what procedure you are attempting

 

[chawman09]

http://forum.androidcentral.com/ver...0058-how-first-time-rooting-walk-through.html
this was the last thread i used.

 

[chawman09]

its from username sheep dog

 

[pikanate]

its from username sheep dog

Try using the all in one package in Droidxcons page.

It is the link i just gave you. Doing this method will give you root and froyo.

 

[chawman09]

i used the one click method and downloaded the 32bit driver and followed everything it said and it seemed to work. but it never downloaded busy box or the cmd or chmd

 

[chawman09]

do i need to delete or uninstall any previous files i have

 

[pikanate]

do i need to delete or uninstall any previous files i have

Yes this will wipe your data.

Make sure you download 2.9 first. Don't get excited seeing that 2.9.2 says no data wipe, this is only true if you are already on froyo.

 

[DroidXcon]

do i need to delete or uninstall any previous files i have

if you have the command prompt box still open are you able to copy and paste the whole thing here,,

sounds like maybe you mounted mass storage or you didnt unlock the phone after the reboot.

 

[chawman09]

so if download that link that will give me root first then what ever else i need to do

 

[pikanate]

so if download that link that will give me root first then what ever else i need to do

Yeah that will give you a root. Just make sure you follow every direction in the link and don't skip any steps.

Also make sure you read up on things before flashingthem on your phone after you are rooted.

Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk

 

[ivo]

didn't bother to see there were 14 pages of replies. *oops*

 

[Landshark]

didn't bother to see there were 14 pages of replies. *oops*

huh? If there's something you need help with, we're willing to try. Just ask.

 

[ivo]

well, I had issues once I ran the one click... For every step after the first 'click any key'(pushed files to the phone), one click wouldn't see my phone connected. I would have to disconnect, disable usb debugging, re-enable it, re-connect to usb cable and pc, and then one click would see my device connected. Until the next step.
HOWEVER- I hadn't seen the instructions to disable auto sync. Perhaps that was the problem?

At any rate, I finally succeeded in rooting, d/l'ed titanium pro, did a full backup, and have a copy of the backup on my pc.

I still have auto sync disabled, and I'm asking right now. Do I need to keep it disabled while trying to rom/root? Does it need to be disabled indefinitely? Kind of a silly question, but, you know- I'm fairly noobish. Thanks in advance.

 

[FearTheGhost13]

I don't believe you need to keep it disabled when flashing a ROM, though if doing it through Odin I'd just say for safety's sake, keep it disabled. If doing it through clockwork mod then I see it causing no problem at all if it is enabled or not. This is due to the fact that you aren't connecting your phone to the computer when using cwm. Hope this helps!

 

[Landshark]

well, I had issues once I ran the one click... For every step after the first 'click any key'(pushed files to the phone), one click wouldn't see my phone connected. I would have to disconnect, disable usb debugging, re-enable it, re-connect to usb cable and pc, and then one click would see my device connected. Until the next step.
HOWEVER- I hadn't seen the instructions to disable auto sync. Perhaps that was the problem?

At any rate, I finally succeeded in rooting, d/l'ed titanium pro, did a full backup, and have a copy of the backup on my pc.

I still have auto sync disabled, and I'm asking right now. Do I need to keep it disabled while trying to rom/root? Does it need to be disabled indefinitely? Kind of a silly question, but, you know- I'm fairly noobish. Thanks in advance.

Well welcome to rooting and flashing if no one has welcomed you yet. No you do not need to keep auto sync disabled indefinitely. You can go ahead and check it so it is enabled.

 

[ivo]

Thanks for the fast replies. Moving forward to CWM via Odin *crosses fingers* ahh, I've been reading what I can for the last few weeks... should be okay. Thanks again!

 

[FearTheGhost13]

I apologize! Yes welcome to the wonderful world of Rooting and Flashing! It will get addicting! I'd like to leave you with one piece of advice! Everything you need to know is right here within these forums, be sure to do some research within these forums to brush up on exactly how to do things, you can't go wrong this way! And as always if you just quite don't understand something be sure to ask, tons of people are glad to help answer!

 

[ivo]

OMG am I really getting froyo after waiting so God-awful long? 2 min left to complete my d/l of EB01...