Root Samsung Galaxy Ace (s5830)

[JozuaJudah]

Hi

The samsung I am using is running out of space so I download SD Maid. Bit it requires it to be rooted. When I get to recover menu I only have the following options:

reboot system now
apply sdcard:update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition.

Now I want root the phone so I can use SD made and clear of the stuff that not required for more space to that at least I can receive my text messages. I have gone to a few sites google recommend but to no avail, can't root the phone. Why? Because its looking for that update.zip file (options listed above). Is there some way I can get the software not to look for that file so I can load the universal_gb_root_v25.zip. Just as side note I have mac book pro not a windows machine. Also each time I download the zip file I receive it unzipped from in my downloads folder... Help please. Thanks.

 

[sellers86]

Hi

The samsung I am using is running out of space so I download SD Maid. Bit it requires it to be rooted. When I get to recover menu I only have the following options:

reboot system now
apply sdcard:update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition.

Now I want root the phone so I can use SD made and clear of the stuff that not required for more space to that at least I can receive my text messages. I have gone to a few sites google recommend but to no avail, can't root the phone. Why? Because its looking for that update.zip file (options listed above). Is there some way I can get the software not to look for that file so I can load the universal_gb_root_v25.zip. Just as side note I have mac book pro not a windows machine. Also each time I download the zip file I receive it unzipped from in my downloads folder... Help please. Thanks.

Wrong forum. And also, the recovery (or software as you said) is not "looking" for the update.zip. its just an option. That would be how you upgrade your phone. Other than that, idk. Please consult your devices forum.

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[glarepate]

You may want to look here:

http://androidforums.com/ace-all-things-root/452326-samsung-galaxy-ace-all-things-root-guide.html

It won't solve the issue of you Mac unzipping the rooting package though. That's a setting on your Mac that you'll have to find and at least temporarily disable.



By the way, update.zip is how system updates are packaged and sent out to the phone. If you rename the rooting package to update.zip before using recovery to flash it to your phone it very well might not work as expected unless it has the exact same set of features that the recovery program is expecting the system update to have. Not recommended. :-$

 

[JozuaJudah]

Thanks for the help I will repost the question in the right forum. Is there a guide here one can read as how best to use this forum as it will give a me an idea of the do's and dont's and which forums you post what in. I did do topic search and found a related topics in this forum so I posted here. Apologie sfor that. Thanks for link glarepate. I will give it a read.I must also say that if this was straight forward as it is made out top be it quite logical that I wont be posting for help on this forum.

Just some feedback from my side. According to this article http://androidforums.com/ace-all-things-root/560469-how-root-your-galaxy-ace.html when I have booted my the Samsumg Galaxy Ace I should have option called "apply update from sdcard". I wish I had that option to be honost. I only have the options I listed in the previous thread:

reboot system now
apply sdcard:update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition.

NO option that says "apply update from sdcard". So what do I do to get my phone to have root access? Since I don't have the option to apply update from SDCard....
:-\

 

[DroidXcon]

Hi

The samsung I am using is running out of space so I download SD Maid. Bit it requires it to be rooted. When I get to recover menu I only have the following options:

reboot system now
apply sdcard:update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition.

Now I want root the phone so I can use SD made and clear of the stuff that not required for more space to that at least I can receive my text messages. I have gone to a few sites google recommend but to no avail, can't root the phone. Why? Because its looking for that update.zip file (options listed above). Is there some way I can get the software not to look for that file so I can load the universal_gb_root_v25.zip. Just as side note I have mac book pro not a windows machine. Also each time I download the zip file I receive it unzipped from in my downloads folder... Help please. Thanks.

Hi jozua,

So I don't have your phone , so I don't know exactly the propper steps to take but I have had many samsung phones. Usually when there is a foreign zip file that needs to be flashed in recovery it needs to be flashed in as custom recovery, not the stock recovery. I am going to sleep now but I could probably do some research for you tomorro. But a good place to start would be where you got that file. Could you provide me with a link. And ill investigate it later on today. (I sleep during the day)


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[upconvert]

I did a quick search of android central, and it doesn't appear that there is a specific forum for your device. That's too bad. You can post in the "other android devices" forum, but it may be harder to find help there. Of course, maybe it won't. I've never tried.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/other-android-devices/

You might want to just search the site for users who have the ace and sound like they know what they are doing. Send a private message to them asking where to ask questions about the ace. I'm not familiar with it, and idk if it maybe goes by another name. Good luck!

 

[JozuaJudah]

Hi

Sorry for the late reply but I was on holiday and started work again today. If I read your reply correctly you want to know where I got the update.zip file as per your last reply?

 

[JozuaJudah]

I had problems to flash my phone wife's phone but I came right in the end. I just wanted to be able to move all her apps to her SD card to free up internal memory. I donwlaod the SDK for android for mac and followed instructions from this website.

How to move almost all Android apps to SD card (no root required)

Thanks to all who helped. Eventually I got it sorted.

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