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Root Captivate Root
- Thread starter chaoscentral
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okay guys I'm confused. My Captivate is updated to stock 2.2. I tried the update.zip and I get the signature verification failed error. Is there an updated update.zip? I tried the toolbox but could not find the 3.0 download, only the 2.5 download which does the same thing.
Thanks for the help.
Thanks for the help.
reinbeau
Klaatu barada nikto
Thanks for the thread suggestion. I was not able to utilze his procedure but in the thread he sent another person with the same issue to superoneclick which did root the phone. I verified it by loading Titanium Backup which installed correctly.
But then when I installed ROM managoer and tried to load CWO recovery it said it installed correctly but when I booted into recovery it still came up the the Samsung blue texted recovery. I was hoping rooting would bix these types of issues.
jlc24_1982
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I am new to this i want to root my phone I have tried the way chaoscentral shoes but it gets stuck on downloading do not turn off the target and it wont do anything else PLEASE HELP....and i tried it again and it said the the e signiture wouldnt verify
Are you still able to get back to your phone unrooted? As in, unpower it, and boot it back up into Android OS? If so, i would highly recommend using Super One Click. Used it on my phone, never had an issue. E-signature verification issue seems to be a CWM issue: [Q] E:signature verification failed ClockWorkMod - xda-developers
Whats the reason for doing the rooting in the first place?
Whats the reason for doing the rooting in the first place?
Moosequest2
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i used superoneclick root and it worked just fine
beatdroppah
Well-Known Member
it is compatible, bc tons of other people have done it. but i had the exact same problem when i first got my Cappy, and was trying to root. go here--> [RECOVERY] 3e Recovery Modded w/ No Verification - xda-developers and download the file, and follow the directions listed. it is to install a modded 3e recovery that skips the verification check.
The instructions tell me to:
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/stl9 /system
That gives me a response of
mount: Operation not permitted
Does mounting the system directory read-write require root access? I would expect that it does.
reinbeau
Klaatu barada nikto
Yes, it does.
That's what I thought.
The whole point of this is that I want have a Captivate running the Froyo upgrade from Samsung. It is not rooted.
To root the phone I have to have an update that will pass verification. Bypassing verification is possible, but apparently only if you have already rooted the phone. Or maybe there's some trick to bypass such restrictions.
So can anybody recommend a method that will root a Samsung Captivate phone running upgraded Froyo?
The whole point of this is that I want have a Captivate running the Froyo upgrade from Samsung. It is not rooted.
To root the phone I have to have an update that will pass verification. Bypassing verification is possible, but apparently only if you have already rooted the phone. Or maybe there's some trick to bypass such restrictions.
So can anybody recommend a method that will root a Samsung Captivate phone running upgraded Froyo?
yellowfuse
Lurker
what about a new captivate built 07.12.2011?
2.2???
2.2???
yellowfuse
Lurker
keeps saying signature failed or something
aborted
also why does it reset my phone everytime i go into out of recovery?
is that normal??
i am used to the moto droid 1 for verizon. i still have it and its rooted and on ss/cm latest 2.3.4 and i would give it to you if you can help me get this crazy captivate rooted and on latest cm7 2.3 or whatever is avail. no joke. working moto droid 1 w/blemishes of course, it's 1.5yrs old. but still...
aborted
also why does it reset my phone everytime i go into out of recovery?
is that normal??
i am used to the moto droid 1 for verizon. i still have it and its rooted and on ss/cm latest 2.3.4 and i would give it to you if you can help me get this crazy captivate rooted and on latest cm7 2.3 or whatever is avail. no joke. working moto droid 1 w/blemishes of course, it's 1.5yrs old. but still...
yellowfuse
Lurker
we need a step by step guide of how to root the 2.2. And i do mean step by step...where files are located is always good to know. Copy to internal memory is vague- many do not know where to find internal memory. Hope someone does a write up.
word!
make sure your sd card is mounted so you copy files to it. hope that helpsok so im stuck where thispoor lad is how do just drag it over to the removable disk g thingy if it nevert popped up i installed all the drivers?
I know this post is dated but it concerned me and I thought it would help for anyone who decided to root with the Froyo updated (Stock 2.2) on their Captivate.
I myself had this error:
-- Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E: signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
So delved into page 7 of this thread. Specifically this link that was quoted above for [RECOVERY] 3e Recovery Modded w/ No Verification - xda-developers. Then went to the link that the guy took it from, user untermensch and followed his instructions. Here ->recovery 3e modified to work like recovery 2e - Updated 01/23/2011
I looked into the archived folder and simply opened the install Batch file and it opens up a terminal. I have screen shots down below.
It's simple, follow the instructions. Make sure your phone is on USB Debugging and such and while your phone is connected to your computer, follow the on screen commands on the terminal and it will install the 3e Recovery Mod on your phone.
NOTE: The update untermensch has attached on his post is not for the Samsung Captivates/SGH-I-987. So use the ones available here in the Captivate Forums, like Captivate Root.
Screen Shots:
Just opened it
It ran.
Like it says, it automatically reboots. Then after that just follow the instructions like normal provided by others, again, I used Captivate Root.
Cheers!