Problem with z4root.

[Clak]

So I've run the program, and it's been sitting here for the last 5 minutes running, does it usually take this long? Getting kinda worried. It's stuck on "running exploit in order to obtain root access".

 

[Kevin Gossett]

Do you have any apps like Lookout running?

 

[Clak]

Yeah I do have Lookout running actually. Afterward I thought about how I probably should have killed them first.

 

[Kevin Gossett]

So did it work after that then?

 

[Clak]

Didn't seem to, still stuck at the same spot. I installed Barnicle to check and it isn't taking. The program isn't freezing up or anything, it just doesn't seem to get past that point.

edit- Tried again and it seemed to get further, but now my screen is blank and the capacitive buttons won't shut off. Had to pull the battery.

 

[Clak]

Anyone else ever heard of this happening? I might try the root method posted here, but I'm wondering if that will even work since this didn't.

edit- Well Dirrk's method worked, still don't know why z4root wouldn't. Either way it's done at least.

 

[ellisz]

I rooted the 1st time with Dirks one click method. After DI01, I went the long way with ADB. On my replacement SF, I did the z4root app. All worked the same for me.

 

[Clak]

Yeah it's weird that one worked and the other didn't. Now I'm fighting with rom manager trying to get it to work. None of this seems to want to work right for me, none of the easier methods anyway.

 

[ellisz]

Are you having problems with odin and installing the file for clockwork? You have to do that first before you add the clockwork app and try to flash recovery.

 

[Clak]

No I went through the process of installing CWMod with Odin, that thankfully worked. I just can't get Rom Manager to backup or anything else.

Keeps saying this when I run the current rom backup:

E: failed to seek in /cache/update.zip (Invalid argument)
E: signature verification failed
Operation aborted.

Cleared the download cache as someone said that might work, tried making Rom Manager turn back to an older version of CWMod as something else I found said, and it gives me an error about downloading it.

Nothing works.

 

[ellisz]

You could try and flash the cwmrecovery.tar in odin again. Most searches on that error message seem to be related to that. Have you been in cwm recovery at all?

 

[superstar1213]

I completely got rid of z4root.. its not even in the market anymore. That can't be a good sign. Instead try this link -

How to Root, Recover, Update, Go back to Stock.

these are basically the same instructions that Dirrk and Namebrandon gave.. but with the link for the .tar file. Working for me after many puzzled but yet successful attempts with z4.

 

[Clak]

I was about to redo CWMod in Odin, but decided to reflash from within rom Manager first, For whatever reason that seems to have fixed it, I was able to backup in rom manager. Funny thing is that it seemed to take the first time, but flashing it again must have done something.

 

[sakithree]

Clack: were you able to find a solution to your problem with z4root?? i alsohad the problem so i had to root using dirrk's method. I'd like to know how you fixed it if you did.

superstar1213: it was probably pulled from the market because it's an app that helps you root. Didn't that happen with other 1click root apps as well??

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[Clak]

Never did figure out the problem with z4. Either way Dirrk's is really as easy.