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Root unable to root SGH-I727 with easy root. Any advice?

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rockironwebb

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I tried to root using easy root, followed steps, ran root.bat as administrator, appeared to run, said I have root, but I do not. any tips, or advice on a better way?
 
How do you know you do not have root? You may not have the SU app installed but you could be rooted. Try downloading the free version of Titanium Backup from the market. When you open it, it should ask you to allow SU permissions. If you are able to grant it, then you are rooted.
 
I have SU and TB installed, there are no apps listed in SU and when I try and open TB is says root access failed. I also have root checker and it says I am not rooted. I do have cpu tuner for rooted phones up and running so now I am confused.
 
OK, just checking. It wasn't clear in the OP and sometimes the root tools don't install SU:D. Let me hunt around.
 
What phone are you using? I am looking in S2 Skyrocket. This isn't the HD version, correct.
 
OK, I'm flipping through the different rooting threads and was wondering which method you used.
 
I'm looking into whether SuperOneClick root will work for your phone. In the meantime, I wanted to check that you had enabled USB debugging when you attempted to root.
 
rockironwebb said:
this is where I went this morning
[How To] Root AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket i727 [White] | Popular Social Trends with TraeMcNeely.com
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Yeah, that looks like an easy setup but even to person who wrote that said they had to try multiple times to get it to work. I try to stick to rooting guides that are on these forums (or XDA) as there tends to be very good discussions about, and workarounds for, the issue that can arise during the rooting process. Again, I have had success with the SuperOneClick method I listed above. It really is as simple as connecting your phone and clicking the "Root" button.
 
the donload link for super one click attempts to re-direct to "multiload download site" and fails. I am looking for somewhere else to find good download
 
Dammit, I didn't realize the DL link was at multiupload:mad:. I've been trying to get a boot animation from there for the past couple of days. I think it is down. I'll hunt around for a mirror.
 
do I need to do anything on my phone with the previous root attempt (unroot) I am curious, since I do appear to have some sort of root access since I have cpu tuner running.
 
rockironwebb said:
do I need to do anything on my phone with the previous root attempt (unroot) I am curious, since I do appear to have some sort of root access since I have cpu tuner running.
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I don't think so. I believe that it will just install the SU binaries and the SU application on your phone.
 
2.1.1 may work, when I read the thread I think the downside of it not working is possibly only getting temp root or not rooting at all. Really didn't mention anything about bricking devices.

I linked to a Google search for 2.3.3 downloads. I am at work and a lot of these sites are blocked for me here, so I can't test them. Just be careful you don't venture into any sketchy areas of the interwebs:mad: and make sure your AV is up to date. I don't like downloading files from sites that aren't linked in these forums or XDA (CNET is different, they have been around forever).

https://www.google.com/search?sourc...=1291l1291l0l1583l1l1l0l0l0l0l240l240l2-1l1l0

Let me know if 2.1.1 worked though.
 
I found 2.3.3, (finally) 8 pages deep in google. AV scanned and sitting on my desktop. My wife has me busy for a while and the I'll give it a go, I'll report back soon.
 
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