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Root Captivate Root

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chaoscentral

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***I HOLD NO RESPONSIBILITY OF WHAT YOU DO TO YOUR DEVICE, WHILE THERE IS LITTLE RISK OF BRICK, I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE OTHERWISE***

YOU WILL NOT LOSE ANY SETTINGS OR DATA DOING THIS*

Download the following zip file and rename it to update.zip

Step 1. Connect your phone to your computer and copy the renamed update.zip to the root of your internal memory

Step 2. Turn the phone off after file transfer is complete

Step 3. Hold both Volume Up and Volume Down while powering on the device to enter the recovery menu(note: let go of the power button after seeing initial boot screen, otherwise it'll continue to power cycle)

Step 4. Select Reinstall Packages from the recovery menu using Volume Up and Down to navigate, and Power to select

Step 5. Phone will automatically reboot, and you will have root privileges, and the Superuser program installed.

Alternatively, if you can not get the timing of using the hardware keys to enter recovery mode, you can use the following command to enter it.

Connected to ADB you can type

Code: 
adb reboot recovery

into the console to reboot the phone into recovery, alternatively you could also download a terminal emulator on the market and just type

Code: 
reboot recovery
EDIT: Made the directions easier to follow :)
 
t-readyroc said:
I'm not gonna be the guinea pig, but I'll sure as hell use it if it does indeed prove to work!
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worst it'll do is say update failed, doesn't remove any system files, just adds su, busybox, and superuser.apk

however with that said, I am NOT responsible for any damage done to your device :D
 
Also a couple replies to your posting @ XDA that say it's not working for them. Gonna be keeping an eye on both threads.
 
t-readyroc said:
Also a couple replies to your posting @ XDA that say it's not working for them. Gonna be keeping an eye on both threads.
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which ones say its not working for them? I see ones saying theres still slight lag or they couldnt get their usb or adb working, but no one saying the root didnt work
 
Please keep updating this thread with any .. er.. updates, as I don't really watch the xda forums. Good stuff! I'll definitely try this on Sunday.
 
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet. Best part of that article:

Given that this phone is coming to all four tier 1 carriers in the U.S. (and a couple regional ones), I expect a sizable development community will support this device.
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mrdc90 said:
dumb question but what does root mean? i kinda understand it by researching online but i need a simple answer.
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Why Root - Android Wiki

^^^info from this link^^^


What Does Root Give Me?

  1. Full control over your system
  2. Ability to alter system files. You can replace many parts of the "Android Core" with this including:
    • Themes
    • Core apps (maps, calendar, clock etc)
    • Recovery image
    • Bootloader
    • Toolbox (linux binary that lets you execute simple linux commands like "ls") can be replaced with Busybox (slightly better option)
    • Boot images
    • Add linux binaries
  3. Run special apps that need more control over the system
    • SuperUser (lets you approve or deny the use of root access to any program)
    • Task Manager For Root (Lets you kill apps that you otherwise could not kill)
    • Tether apps (like the one found at [android-wifi-tether.googlecode.com])
    • <there are more but I cannot think of any right now>
  4. Backup your system
    • You can make a folder on your sdcard and backup all of your .apk files to your sdcard (helps if an author decides to "upgrade" you to a version that requires you to pay to use the version you just had)
  5. Relocate your (browser/maps/market) cache to your /sdcard
  6. Relocate your installed applications to your /sdcard
  7. Reboot your phone from the terminal app easily (su <enter> reboot <enter>)
 
yes, there are always risks involved. This will be my first android phone as well, so im not 100% sure about it. I'm going to root mine, does that mean you should? it's your phone and your choice. I would make sure you read up on it and feel comfortable in doing it. I still have reading up on it alot more myself!

I am came from the land of iPhones since the very first iPhone came out, 95% of the time all my iphones(2g, 3g, 3gs) were jailbroken.
 
lol, still a n00b and this android stuff ;) (dont even have one yet, still got my iPhone 4 in my pocket)

I'm trying to read and learn as much as I can about android!

Give me time, i'll be and android/captivate guru in no time!
 
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