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Root help rooting keep getting device not found
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nitsuj17
Android Expert
I don't know what else to do. I followed every step to root my phone and every time it tells me "device not found". I'm on day 3 and I giving up hope.
do you have the samsung drivers properly installed?
davidnmegan6907
Android Expert
I don't know what else to do. I followed every step to root my phone and every time it tells me "device not found". I'm on day 3 and I giving up hope.
Sounds like a problem with the drivers. Did you completely install them?
Yes I did install them correctly. Is there a wrong way? I clicked on the link and downloaded it to my laptop, than I double clicked it and clicked on setup and it went through the process of installing it. It than confirmed that I have successfully installed the drivers.
davidnmegan6907
Android Expert
Did you choose the correct 1. 32bit or 64bit
nitsuj17
Android Expert
did you enable usb debugging? applications-->development
Yes
Are you using the original cable that came with the device..I know it sounds crazy but I have seen posts where that can make a difference.
I am having a similar problem, I have rooted before but this time its giving me problems. It gets all the way through to where it says its done exploiting and is pushing the permanent files and then is says device not found. I have re-installed drivers and double checked everything. I'm running out of ideas here. I tried the adb method too and that failed also.
techno_techie
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Dunno if this could help - that whole "1-click" thing did not work for me, so I downloaded z4root, but here's the process:
1. Make sure you have the drivers.
2. Backup with Titanium Backup or some backup program
3. Download Astro File Manager from the market so that you can download apps not acquired from the market - go to options/preferences, scroll to browsing (I think it's that), click enable browser downloads.
4. Then, you are going to download the z4root app by searching the XDA forums for the thread where it's posted (you can do this from the phone, of course) for z4root - used to be in the market, not anymore, so you have to go on the hunt. After download, run the app (you can choose permanent root or temporary).
5. After install, run the app, then you should be rooted.
I'm not an expert, but I had the device error and got frustrated reading thread after thread of "did you install the drivers?" because that was NOT my problem. 3 hours later, I found the better solution, courtesy of android forums or android central...I think it was android forums. Good luck...
1. Make sure you have the drivers.
2. Backup with Titanium Backup or some backup program
3. Download Astro File Manager from the market so that you can download apps not acquired from the market - go to options/preferences, scroll to browsing (I think it's that), click enable browser downloads.
4. Then, you are going to download the z4root app by searching the XDA forums for the thread where it's posted (you can do this from the phone, of course) for z4root - used to be in the market, not anymore, so you have to go on the hunt. After download, run the app (you can choose permanent root or temporary).
5. After install, run the app, then you should be rooted.
I'm not an expert, but I had the device error and got frustrated reading thread after thread of "did you install the drivers?" because that was NOT my problem. 3 hours later, I found the better solution, courtesy of android forums or android central...I think it was android forums. Good luck...
When I was rooting I was having odd issues with device not being found as well. Even more odd since it was working fine when I was just dumping things on the SD card through USB earlier.
Anyway, I found a thread somewhere saying to try a different USB port on my PC to plug into. Not sure why, but worked like a charm.
Anyway, I found a thread somewhere saying to try a different USB port on my PC to plug into. Not sure why, but worked like a charm.
imneveral0ne
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Was just gonna say that. I had to do that with mine for it to work when i rooted. and my friend had to do that with his for his samsung epic. weird, but an easy enough fix!
nitsuj17
Android Expert
for those that the 1 click isnt working for...if you have the android sdk installed and adb access...(this is ripped from the cm wiki of course)
-download the root package Multiupload.com - upload your files to multiple file hosting sites!
-make a folder called "root" on your c: drive and unpack the zip to c:\root on your comp
-in cmd/powershell cd c:\root
-you are now in the proper directory
-adb push su /sdcard/su
adb push rage.bin /data/local/tmp/rage.bin
adb push busybox /sdcard/busybox
adb shell
cd /data/local/tmp
chmod 0755 rage.bin
./rage.bin
-let it run
-when it prompts you with a new line:
adb shell
mount -t rfs -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl9 /system
cd /system/xbin
cat /sdcard/su > su
cat /sdcard/busybox > busybox
chmod 4755 su
chmod 4755 busybox
exit
adb install Superuser.apk
-download the root package Multiupload.com - upload your files to multiple file hosting sites!
-make a folder called "root" on your c: drive and unpack the zip to c:\root on your comp
-in cmd/powershell cd c:\root
-you are now in the proper directory
-adb push su /sdcard/su
adb push rage.bin /data/local/tmp/rage.bin
adb push busybox /sdcard/busybox
adb shell
cd /data/local/tmp
chmod 0755 rage.bin
./rage.bin
-let it run
-when it prompts you with a new line:
adb shell
mount -t rfs -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl9 /system
cd /system/xbin
cat /sdcard/su > su
cat /sdcard/busybox > busybox
chmod 4755 su
chmod 4755 busybox
exit
adb install Superuser.apk
I'm currently having the exact same issue and I've tried everything you have except the abd method. What did you do that casued you to need to re-root?
I was running the DL09 leak and decided to Odin back to stock just in case the OTA update on the 10th was something good. After going back to stock, I needed to root again to get all my settings back thru Titanium Backup and that's where I ran into problems. I finally just searched for the Z4 root app and that worked great.
davidnmegan6907
Android Expert
You went back to stock to get an ota that you were already running?
And if I'm wrong there still is no reason to go back to stock to get an ota. Ota's are risky you are taking a chance of getting one full of bugs. When you are in the root crowd you can get whatever an ota is within just a lil while of it coming out or sometimes before it even comes. The devs we are so blessed to have do more to get rid of bugs than the crap ota's that you will get. Stepping down now
I've been looking everywhere for DH12, but what ever I find wont flash through odin, got a link?
I'm not very android literate so I just have to do more studying.
So how do I go about getting DH12 and putting it on my phone? In plain English.
Sorry to all if I sound smart but I'm not trying to be. I just need to study android terminology a little more and what all these roms and kernels etc stand for.
I want to thank you for your help. I followed the steps here and rooted successfully. However it didn't prompt me to install superuser.apk but I believe it has installed as I see it in my app drawer. Am I correct? I didn't prompt for a new line. My phone just rebooted and now my phone is crazy fast.
Can you guide me as to what I should do next to make it even better. By the way, I checked everything in my settings and about phone and nothing has changed, kernel, version etc are the same as before I rooted. Is it suppose to be like that? Again thank you!
nitsuj17
Android Expert
hey, if su is there, than thats all good
root in and of itself, will not change anything other than give you permissions to access certain files/folders you otherwise wouldnt be able to and give you the ability to install things that would be blocked as well.
with just root you can use wireless tether for free, install adblock, titanium backup, and other apps that are very useful.
if you are considering roms/kernels/themes then you would need to install Clockworkmod installation how to for windows / *nix - xda-developers
nitsuj17
Android Expert
*can* you remove those apps now?....yes....but its not entirely safe without having clockwork recovery installed and having made a clean backup of your system
i mean again you could, but if you delete/freeze the wrong thing without a nandroid backup, you could bootloop or have serious problems and have to odin back to stock.
so clockwork is a must have before bloat removal