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Rooting

Putting the phone into ODIN mode

  1. Power phone down
  2. Plug the USB cable into your computer (do not plug the phone into the USB cable yet).
  3. While pushing and holding both the vol up and vol down buttons, plug the phone into the computer. As soon as you see "SAMSUNG" flash and then dissappear, release the buttons.
  4. Phone should boot into ODIN mode.

Root files

The Actual Rooting

  1. Download all the required files and get a micro usb cable.
  2. Put your phone into Odin mode.
  3. With phone in ODIN mode, run Odin.1.85.exe (it's in the folder where you unzipped ODIN too).
  4. Odin will launch on your computer. It should show, in the first box under ID:COM, a port in yellow. Mine was Port 5. This means you have successfully connected to your phone.
  5. Click the button in ODIN labeled "PDA", and then browse to the .tar file you downloaded above and then select "Open". The file will show up next to the PDA button.
  6. Make sure that "Re-Partition" is NOT checked!;
  7. Click "Start" and wait till your phone reboots. It should reboot into normal mode. If it doesn't, just power down and reboot into normal mode.
  8. Copy the SuperUser.zip file you downloaded above to your phones microSD card.
  9. Reboot the phone into recovery mode: While pushing and holding both the vol up and vol down buttons, push the power button. As soon as you see "SAMSUNG" flash, release the buttons. You shouldn't need to have the phone connected to the computer this time. The phone will boot into CWM recovery.
  10. Using either: the "menu" button to move down and the "home" button to move your selection up; or alternately the volume down button to move down, and the volume up button to move up: highlight "install zip from sdcard". Use the "search" button or power button to select/enter.
  11. Highlight "choose zip from sdcard" and press the "seach" button to select it.
  12. Browse to the directory which you copied SuperSU to and select it.
  13. Scroll down to "Yes - Install SuperSU" and select it.
  14. Once done, reboot your phone into normal operating mode.

Finishing Steps

Rooting in Gingerbread

  • Only Required if you are using Gingerbread
  1. Push your phone dialer as if you were going to make a call.
  2. Dial ##2663##.
  3. You will see the attached thumbnail below on your phone (stolen from j3r3goss).
  4. press the bottom button that says "Touch key FW update". Wait. Once it's finished, your bottom row of buttons will work again!

Last Step

  • Go to Settings/Applications/Development and enable developer settings. (REQUIRED!!!)

Sources

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Introduction

  • Introduction - A quick intro to the rationale and ideals of this guide, and smartphone modding in general.
  • General Setup - Learn how to install and run the tools you need to succeed.
  • Device Guides - Customized, fully decked out guides for rooting each and every device we could find.
  • General OS Customizations - General customizations that work on all devices of a specific OS.

Content Guidelines

  • General Guidelines - The ideals that you should uphold while working with and editing this guide.
  • Device Guide Templates - Templates and general guidelines for creating customized guides for a device.
  • Linux - Run a full desktop OS on your little mobile device; research is being made to make it comfortable to use in the mobile space.

Reference

  • Glossary - Contains all the crazy acronyms and word soup that you'll need to wade through when using this guide.
  • Android Buying Guide for Modders - While modding can fix up an outdated device, it will make your life easier to buy the right device from the start.
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