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Root Simple Root instructions

I am trying to follow these instructions but when the update software asks me to plug in my phone, windows tells me it's unrecognized, even though, earlier in the day, I mounted the phone with no issues trying to follow these steps.

Anyone know wtf windows is being ******ed on this?

And I just mounted it again, just to be sure and it mounted no problems.
 
I have the same issue as Sircheese, my phone is not recognized and the drivers are not installed when plugging it in when it tells me, anyone have any ideas?
 
I had to install a different CL-14 samsung updater and even then I had to go into the properties and look at the driver and tell it to update the driver, while the phone was still hooked up, with the exact same file and then it would recognize it.

complete pain in the ass
 
good job its awsome but one question. this obviously gives you a rooted recovery, but does it also root ur stock rom because no root apps are working so do i have to boot into recovery and select the rom i want my self? thanks in advance
 
One quick question, so if I do the above procedure, will I be able to remove some of the stock sprint apps? Thats all I want to do is remove some of them. Once I root it i can remove them? Do i have to install another app to remove them after its rooted??
Thanks

Edit: Do i have to remove the sd card from the phone to root it? Or can i just connect the phone via USB chord? My laptop is pretty old and doesn't have a port for SD cards.
 
I think I did everything right as per the instructions above. I rebooted the moment doing hangup+camera+volume down and my phone says downloading with a floppy disk image and says "DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!!" How long does it take? Also it looks like there's a bar to monitor the progress but there's been none.

EDIT: does port setting matter? the only one that works is COM3 anyhoo.
 
i also want to know i have the dj06 kernal 2.6.29 on the samsung moment 2.1 update 1, i do know how to work everythingon rooting just want to make sure it is ok to do so or do i need to put in deo3 first ,
 
Every time I get through all the way to where I click "Start Software Download" it just sits at "Ready..." and nothing ever happens. I've been trying to download the software onto my Moment for the last 2+ hours. Any ideas why it isn't working?
 
I can't answer exactly, but I found that after waiting a good long while if the update failed to complete, un plugging and reinserting the usb cable often did the trick without starting the whole process again. Just wait a bit before pulling the plug, pulling it during transfer could be bad.
 
Pasta...the install file is MR2_DE03...but i'm currently running MR4_DJ07....isn't this a step (or six) backwards?....is there a root conversion for the *current* version?
 
Ferret said:
Pasta...the install file is MR2_DE03...but i'm currently running MR4_DJ07....isn't this a step (or six) backwards?....is there a root conversion for the *current* version?
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I wrote those instructions months ago when I had a Moment. Since I don't anymore, I wouldn't be the best person to update it. If anyone would like to update the info, I would be happy to add it to the guide sticky.
 
Okay, I've tried everything listed here, download this, go to this thread, update this, etc., etc., etc. I have downloaded Samsung Updater and gone through the set up wizard (several times) but I cannot get the damn thing to run! Seriously, I have looked at every post and thread and link here and there has GOT to be a simpler way to root my Moment! Please help! :confused:
 
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