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Can someone link or show me where to get a rundown on how to root Froyo?

I am coming off a bricked phone so I am a little apprehensive about trying to root without a clear guide, especially froyo since it just got rooted from my understanding. I am sorry if this isnt in the right section, I really couldnt tell if this belonged in the General forum as it is a question, or if it belonged in the development as it is regarding Root/Roms. I would appreciate any help, and even any remarks on how I am misposting in this forum .

There is no root for froyo if you installed the official updates. You can try the previous methods but I doubt they work. You may be sol until someone decides to work on finding an exploit but I doubt that happens until there is an official release. The only rooted froyo that is out is for people who were rooted prior to froyo. Sorry.

If you have Froyo OTA (from Sprint) installed, you cannot yet root it (if/when someone releases root instructions). You have to already have your phone rooted with nand access and then install one of the rooted Froyo updates (there are two right now, from Avalaunch and netarchy). As well, there is a AOSP FROYO from cyanogenmod.
The wiki from toastcfh for this forum gives all sorts of instructions and options for rooting. Good luck.

swaze said:
There is no root for froyo if you installed the official updates. You can try the previous methods but I doubt they work. You may be sol until someone decides to work on finding an exploit but I doubt that happens until there is an official release. The only rooted froyo that is out is for people who were rooted prior to froyo. Sorry.
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So please don't murder me for this question, i'm a noob coming from a pre.
I updated(or i should say my phone automatically updated) the 2.1 sprint image from the last update with the SD card Fix. This was before I got to this forum about rooting, etc.
Are my options to only go to the sprint store and get a replacement phone if I want to root now? Or is there a way to backtrack.
I tried to root last night but kept getting daemon errors when trying to connect to the phone. :S

manville140 said:
So please don't murder me for this question, i'm a noob coming from a pre.
I updated(or i should say my phone automatically updated) the 2.1 sprint image from the last update with the SD card Fix. This was before I got to this forum about rooting, etc.
Are my options to only go to the sprint store and get a replacement phone if I want to root now? Or is there a way to backtrack.
I tried to root last night but kept getting daemon errors when trying to connect to the phone. :S
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What software version are you running? From homescreen go to menu>settings>about phone>software information and give me your software #.

1.47.165.1
I thought I could with this, because this is what the simpleroot software is showing in the program.
I did a full erase also last night with the volume down power button trick.

search for simpleroot 1.47 either on google, youtube, or here. there are loads of vids and tutorials
Also, there is a Q & A forum and would suggest you use that next time you have a question. You'll get your ass handed to you for posting in the dev section.

manville140 said:
1.47.165.1
I thought I could with this, because this is what the simpleroot software is showing in the program.
I did a full erase also last night with the volume down power button trick.
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Are you on IM? it will be easier than doing this in the forum? I'm on yahoo will that work for you?

regulator207 said:
search for simpleroot 1.47 either on google, youtube, or here. there are loads of vids and tutorials
Also, there is a Q & A forum and would suggest you use that next time you have a question. You'll get your ass handed to you for posting in the dev section.
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Yea I know. I didnt post this thread. i just posted IN it.
I tried simpleroot and it didnt work. I just wanted to confirm that it COULD work, instead of playing around with it aimlessly for hours. Only to find my phone was locked.

manville140 said:
Yea I know. I didnt post this thread. i just posted IN it.
I tried simpleroot and it didnt work. I just wanted to confirm that it COULD work, instead of playing around with it aimlessly for hours. Only to find my phone was locked.
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Simpleroot is the best option to root v1.47. Unrevoked has known issues, AVOID it. Simpleroot was made from my earlier posting & guide of manually rooting 1.47, so I know it works. WATCH THE VIDEO he made!! It practically cups your nuts the entire way thru the process with both PC & EVO screen videos. Once you do simpleroot, I recommened doing toast's part 2. Right after that do a nandroid backup. Then apply one of the rooted Froyo ROMs posted in the dev forum (there are both odex and deodex versions posted).
However (as already stated numerous times in numerous threads) if you apply the OTA update, your screwed.

[Q] 2.2 OTA as an easy unroot option?

My buddy got a rooted EVO on craigslist, wants to go back to stock, just feels better without root, doesn't have any interest in rooting, roms, etc.
I rooted my own evo so i have some exp with rooting the phone but was thinking i could just flash update.zip and it would update his phone and unroot.
but two update.zip i dl which were supposed to be official 2.2 did not work, one failed verification/signature cant remember excactly but will post if needed. the other one just gave a strange error.
Do i need to wipe the data/factory reset/or anything special?
Am i to hopeful assuming flashing update.zip will unroot? also if he gets OTA update tomorrow should he accept and will that unroot?
thanks in advance, i tried to do a search on unrooting and found a bunch of dead end options, i tried a few with no success. I was hoping the new update would be the easiest route.
here is a few i tried
sorry to new for links....
did not try this one yet, was hoping the OTA would avoid this:
any insight is greatly appreciated, i have tried to convince him to stay rooted but no luck. if anybody had success with one of the OTA 2.2 update.zip floating around and could share a link it would help me out, i used two different ones with no success.

For the love of god, please search and post in the right forum. There are tons of threads on this, including a new one this evening.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=743192
The thread above is even on this PAGE with the subject line of 'How To UN ROOT. TUTORIAL. Your Problems are solved!'.
HOW you missed that is incomprehensible.

PLEASE IF SOMEONE CAN MOVE THIS TO THE PROPER FORUM I WOULD APPRECIATE IT, I MESSED UP AND POSTED INCORRECTLY. thank you...
I searched the forums, I tried to post the links of many options available for unrooting the phone, I don't have the privileges to post links.
The one you posted I DID SEE I should have been more direct, I was looking to see if the new OTA update will update the phone to 2.2 and unroot the phone, since its not my phone i don't want to spend to much time on it or simply pass the info on to him.
I was NOT IN ANYWAY looking to be directed to another source for unrooting or lead to a link, what i could not find was if the new ota will be the easiest route. I had him try two run two of what I had believed were the newest ota update.zip with no success.

[Q] Rooting MA7

Hello all. Noob to Samsungs altoogether, been with HTC for years. Anyway, I am wanting to root my GN2, however I have MA7. I have searched, and searched, AND searched for rooting methods for this modem. I haven't found any concise instructions on how to root. I have seen various threads with suggestions on backward flashing and such, but like I said, they were various. Can someone PLEASE point me in the right direction or tell me EXACLTY what I need to do in order to root my GN2? Thanks in advance!

birdpwr said:
Hello all. Noob to Samsungs altoogether, been with HTC for years. Anyway, I am wanting to root my GN2, however I have MA7. I have searched, and searched, AND searched for rooting methods for this modem. I haven't found any concise instructions on how to root. I have seen various threads with suggestions on backward flashing and such, but like I said, they were various. Can someone PLEASE point me in the right direction or tell me EXACLTY what I need to do in order to root my GN2? Thanks in advance!
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If you've flashed to MA7 OTA, then use can use this -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923956
And pick the LJC option. Works like a champ. (Option 42 I believe)
You might want to check his website, as I believe he is up to 3.2.0 now.
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Thanks mw6886!
I guess I forgot to mention that I tried using that toolkit as well as option 42. Whenever I do, the toolkit menu gets stuck on "copied 1 file.....OK" and doesn't do anything else. Once I got as far as it actually putting my phone in DOWNLOAD mode and says wait for ODIN, but ODIN NEVER came up. Any other suggestions? I will check his website for updated version.

The CF (chainfire) root method works as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1956180

Thanks to y'all. I used the mskip toolkit. Apparently something is wrong with my laptop that wouldn't allow it to be done properly. Had to run the toolkit 4 times just to get the phone to root! But I am not rooted on MA7!

can you update a rooted phone without unrooting it?

I have a t-mobile SGS3 that I rooted through directions on this forum. Now I cant get it to update. Do I need to get
my phone unrooted to get updates.. The reason i rooted it was because i was told i could take pictures while i was on the phone(not true)
I found i just needed to down load an app for that. I dont even know what the purpose of rooting your phones does. I was looking for a phone store that could unroot my specific phone but have no luck. So whats the procedure ? THANKS:good:

NASTY-LSX said:
I have a t-mobile SGS3 that I rooted through directions on this forum. Now I cant get it to update. Do I need to get
my phone unrooted to get updates.. The reason i rooted it was because i was told i could take pictures while i was on the phone(not true)
I found i just needed to down load an app for that. I dont even know what the purpose of rooting your phones does. I was looking for a phone store that could unroot my specific phone but have no luck. So whats the procedure ? THANKS:good:
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i say before you do anything to your phone like unroot it or flash the newest update thats rooted , to read around A LOT. AND I MEAN A LOT you dont seem to know what to do at all so i really suggest read a bit before any action. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
just read and follow instructions if you're t-mobile usa you download the file with the name t999 if you're in canada you most likely have t999v. remember to read! gl :good:

Tab S T707A (AT&T) bricked, can't find ODIN firmware.

Rooted it for a buddy using KingRoot, worked totally fine. Verified that it was working and went about our day. I didn't attempt to install recovery or anything like that because I know the bootloader is locked. For some reason, it is now saying that the software is unofficial, and to take it to a Verizon store for some damn reason. 100% sure this is an AT&T tablet, as it says SM-T707A right on the back panel, and it's on his AT&T plan.
I can't find the flashable software on either AT&T or Samsung's site...does anyone know where I can get it, or what I can do to fix this? I can get into download mode no problem. I've owned many Samsung devices in the past and it's never been as issue if you can get into download mode....but I can't find the damned firmware.

May have figured it out - http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/stock-kitkat-image-sm-t707a-revert-t3403934
Gonna odin back to Kit Kat and take the OTA if available back to lollipop.
Still dunno why the hell it says Verizon on the error screen though...

Reporting back in case someone finds this via search. This totally worked. It's back up and running.
Wasn't able to do the OTA, but was able to manually update to Lollipop via the zip files posted in the thread I linked above. Worked a treat.

Try this. You'll have to scroll down but it might help.
http://www.androidayos.com/galaxy-tab-s-stock-firmware/

sparkie6point0 said:
Try this. You'll have to scroll down but it might help.
http://www.androidayos.com/galaxy-tab-s-stock-firmware/
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Thank you for the links, I was able to find the answer, but those links might help someone in the future with this same issue.

Have you looked at updato...

Just found this

No one is reading the thread apparently...
Thanks for the replies though!