Rooting Samsung Galaxy S is fairly easy, today we will tell you step by step instructions to root the Samsung Galaxy S. We’ve rooted our brand new Samsung Galaxy S India version (GT-I9000) using this method and it works great. Before we start please understand that standard disclaimers apply and we should not be held responsible if anything goes wrong with your Galaxy S. Rest assured it is very easy, the tutorial below can be used even by the beginners.
Rooting Samsung Galaxy S Tutorial
Update: Root for Android 2.2 on Galaxy S is also out, download this Update.zip and follow the steps below.
Congrats you’ve just rooted your Samsung Galaxy S successfully
Credits: Leshak
To Check if your device has root access, install “Terminal Emulator” android app from Market and type su in the command line and press enter, it will ask your permission if you want to allow root access, screenshot below.
You will also have a icon named “Superuser permissions” on your Homescreen to manage root access permissions.
Here is the screenshot of my Galaxy S running LauncherPro using ShootMe (requires root acess) screenshot app.
Let me know if you have any questions or concerns about the above tutorial.
Update: Galaxy S Root FAQs
Many Galaxy S users ask this question “Why root Galaxy S?”
- Read our forum post on Must have Root Apps, if you require any of those apps you will need to root your phone.
Will rooting Galaxy S delete my data, apps etc?
No, it will not, infact your phone will not be affected in any way. Rooting just provides unlimited access to Android system files.
Can i Unroot my Galaxy S?
Yes, Read How to Unroot Galaxy S
Important Update:
Latest update to this rooting tutorial is now available, all the latest official 2.2 Galaxy S firmwares can be rooted using this tutorial to root Android 2.2.
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If i root would the touchwiz functionality be affected? cuz i really like it, it keeps it simple and easy to use…
@Anuj
Touchwiz will be there, root only provides root access for added functionality, all the previous installed packages will remain intact.
also try LauncherPro.
after rooting my phone it will delet touchwiz user interface or not or i have to use some kind off launcher
in my set i have a green line left corner of my screen you can easley see it in notifcation area you can check on your device phone and tell me that you have this problem or not
@Yashwant
Touchwiz interface will be there after rooting.
Yes it is easily visible in the notification area. But it is hardly a problem. Infact it is only visible prominently in the top down menu.
I can’t do it… when i install it, i showed the error… (no such file or directory) installation aborted. can someone help me pls…
@Jay
Are you stuck on step 7 ?
please check that you have put the update.zip file in the root directory of your Galaxy S without extracting.
@Shashank
Yes, i didn’t extract it. i juz copy and paste to my sd card. Do i need to install any driver before rebooting my device?
@Jay
No, you don’t need any driver, all steps are written above.
Please go through them again and this time try with new update.zip file, yes download again.
In step 6, do you get a screen showing apply sdcard:update.zip ?
also make sure you use the galaxy s internal memory and not the external microSD card. Just take out the external memory card before following the above steps.
can u root it, then unroot it after for warranty purposes? thank u.
@m12xxt
Yes, you can, but that requires flashing the original firmware and you must have access to it, as original Galaxy S firmwares for some regions are not available yet.
i cant seem to get the file from PC to my galaxy. Is an SD card mandatory to transfer files to the galaxy?
@bonjovi
Nope there is no need to insert any extra card, internal storage of Galaxy S works fine, just connect using the “mass storage mode” and transfer update.zip
May i know after i root my phone,why i couldn’t use my launcher Pro anymore?
@Kok Huang
you have to select Launcher Pro again, if it doesn’t work try uninstalling and reinstalling it.
Launcher Pro on my rooted Galaxy S is working fine.
Already reinstall dy,when i couldn’t choose the Launcher Pro when i press the home button.If there any ways to choose Launcher pro?
Does it work on updated Galaxy (2.2. Froyo)?
I did everything “by the book”, but still no root access.
Seems that we should wait for a different version to work with the Froyo version
@Kok Huang
Have u tried restarting your Galaxy S?
@Melhijat
It seems you tried with wrong update.zip
Anyways the Post has been updated to work with Froyo now.
Just download this update.zip http://www.multiupload.com/6OU2AGRSOD
and follow the above steps.
I’ve tested this Froyo root and its working fine.
@Jay, try to rename the update.zip file, you’ve proberly still have the name: update2.2.zip instead of update.zip.
This problem solved it for me.
Is their a update.zip for the Android 2.2 XXJ3?
@Fish
root for Andriod 2.2 XXJ3 ROM not available yet.
Wat happens if I install the Froyo 2.2 instead of waiting for the Samsung Galaxy’s 2.2? Wat different would it make?
@shashank thnx a lot buddy it works great! Did you notice any difference in connecting to kies after root?
@Adam
When Samsung releases Galaxy S 2.2 update, it will be final build free from bugs. The 2.2 builds available right now are in development phase and have some bugs.
@Anuj
I rarely use Kies, however there won’t be any difference.
———
and guys a new Indian Galaxy S 2.1 firmware I9000DDJG4 is out http://www.techlivez.com/forums/android/download-official-galaxy-s-2-1-firmware-update-i9000ddjg4-115.html?pagenumber=
If I wanted to root my galaxy s… If I needed to reverse it, is there an original firmware avaiable for the i9000 xxjf3…. And if si where would I find it! Thanks in advance!
will i lose my current setting and all of my installed apps if i root my sgs ???
I have a Samsung Galaxy S which I’ve just flashed to Froyo.
Ok I did all the steps above. When I connect my phone via USB, I see 3 folders, .android secure, DCIM and LOST.DIR. This is the correct root folder right? So I tried to paste the update.zip but I get the ‘disc is write protected’ warning.
How do I get around this?
@Stuart Reid
very soon there will be official 2.2 firmware for Galaxy S, upgrading to it will restore your warranty if that what you mean. For firmwares visit samsung-firmwares.com
@wEA
no you will not loose anything, your phone will remain as it is, you will just have root access.
@geekinwhite
yes that is the correct root folder.
btw if you have memory card installed, try the steps after removing it.
I just cant get to the Android System Recovery Mode. It keeps booting to the OS.
If i keep the 3 buttons press i get the Samsung Galaxy S to show then disapear, then show then ….
Any idea?
@dan
release the power button after system starts up, but keep pressing other two keys!
Hi… I’m trying to root my SGS that has Android 2.2 (I9000XXJP3) but i can’t root it. It returns the following error:
Signature verification error
Can you guys help me?
once u done this can it be removeD?
hi, tried and on froyo with the correct .zip file: signature verification failed. Installation aborted
Are you supposed to hold down both the Up & Down volume arrow keys in order to get into recovery mode? Or just the up key?
I love it. works great with me (galaxy s i9000 2.1-update1 ECLAIR I9000XXJF3 )
I doubled the speed with setCPU!!
Thank you!
Can i root my Galaxy S I9000 with firmware I9000ZSJP3 someone please help. Thanks…….
i hav a sgs wid rom DDJG4 … can i root my device ???
i’ve got a galaxy 3. will the same update file work?
Hi OP,Nice post.
Have did everything as instructed in all the steps.
Super user icon has appreared on my phone, with the little ninja.
My only problem is,on Terminal emulator, when I enter the line su I get the following message.:
‘su: not found’
Any suggestions?
Thanks
It doesn’t work on Galaxy S with new Froyo 2.2 JPH.
Update.zip give signature error, installation aborted.
sigh!
can anyone help me?
I have the same problem, update worked, application appeared but no su from a terminal.
There is another way using a ‘lag fix’ application from the market but this didn’t root the phone either.
More googling!
@Irish Kev
Install busybox
I have now installed JPH.
Runs SUPER
Phone now can be used as WIRELESS accespoint. This reply is written on my netbook, connected via WIFI with my Galaxy… data only 3g because of poor signal in my home, but wcdma would be possible outside!
SAMSUNG RULES!
Hi, i can’t get into recovery mode. i hold volume up button, power button and home button and release power but hold the other two and nothing happens just turns on as usual. is there a chance that this method doesn’t work for newer sgs phones??? i really want to root this phone but i just cant get it done.
Thank you for making this info available.
I have an Australian SGS from the carrier Optus.
It is not sim locked.
I cannot get into recovery mode same as Adri above.
The three button combination does nothing no matter what I do.
Im having the same problem with the above users, holding home button (middle button perhaps the only button on the front of the phone) then holding the volume button (Up (+)) and holding power button at same time. Splash screen ( samsung GT-I9000 Samsung Galaxy S) blinks, and i held these same buttons for 5 minutes and it was blinking the whole time until i let go then it switched on as usual. Any suggestions?
I have firmware 2.1-Updated1. Can I root this now and will I need to root it again when the official Froyo 2.2 is released?
all i get when i click the download file button,after following the update.zip link from top of the page, is a pop up for a online poker room
help me please
Dont use the download button, use the rapidshare link….
Now I can get to recovery but that apply option does not show up in my list… any suggestions?
I have followed the steps and when I click apply sdcard:update.zip I get a red message saying “E:Can’t open /sdcard/update.zip (No such file or directory) Installation aborted.
I have the superuser app with the ninja but when I open it it’s just empty. I downloaded Terminal Emulator and typed su but I just get the message “’su: not found’”
What’s went wrong? Please help guys!
Sean
ok iv tried following the links and just keep gettin pop ups its a bag of shit
when i pressed volume up, home and power button it just opens like the way it supposed to open. it dosent go to recovery thingy.. why?? D:
I rooted my phone.
What can I do now?
To those who can’t get into Recovery mode, try Vol- instead of Vol+
when I try to do it my phone says:E:signature verification failed Installation aborted.
i’m running froyo 2.2 what did I do wrong?
I use A2.2 as well. And the installation gets an error and it aborts the installment.
ok
i have done the booting and stuff
and its stuck on downloading do not turn off target
now what???
I’m also getting a verification error when trying to root my Samsung Galaxy S with the official Froyo 2.2 installed.
Verification Error on Froyo 2.2 I9000XXJPM
I get an error: E:signature verification failed Installation aborted.
I have froyo 2.2 jpc
I have a samsung galaxy S 2.1
I cannot connect to kies, I hard reset my phone after rooting and after fix.
I don’t know if my phone is still rooted i still see the ninja and the ase pic. but when i test my phone on quadrant but it is still 800.
I just rooted my i9000 with the android 2.2 firmware installed – very good no probs. Then installed the one click lag fix i download from adroid market and just skipped the rooting (wont work with 2.2 dont think) and installed EXT2 tools and one click fix now very high on quadrant and much less lag. very happy
Jay,
First update your KIES, then update mobile’s firmware.
But, this update removing USB connection options, we can not use SD card as memory stick after this update.
I am unable to enter recovery mode!!
grrrrr!!
I have tried, vol +, home, power
vol +, home, power (releasing power when loads)
vol -, home, power
vol +, vol -, power
plz help.
I have SGS I9000DTJG3 2.1-update1
Don’t bother trying to get Android 2.2 from Samsung right now, they’ve pull the update away from everyone due to the bugs and unspecified issues in the build. I was able to get mine updated but it’s laggy as hell.
Samsung really needs to dump RFS!!!!
How do i backup my official stock firmware, such that i can un-root my phone and go back to the original firmware?
Is that possible?
I can’t get to the recovery mode. Do I just press all 3 buttons tgt?
wen i type su in Terminal Emulator it says su not found any suggestions
Really liked the simplicity of the article. Thanks.
What’s the performance boost you’re seeing on Quadrant Score?
hi everyone. ive been trying to root my galaxy forever and coming up with nothing. i have 2.1 update1, ive downloaded the update.zip, put it in the galaxys root and entered recovery mode……but theres no option to update…..just reboot, wipe data (factory install) and wipe cache. tried watching every youtube video and reading every forum out there, but noone seem to have come across this issue. any advice is appreciated
after rooting my sgs 2.1, i can’t download anymore from the market
Some SGS i9000 handsets were released to the market with recovery mode disabled.
I have one & obviously so do many others posting here.
There is literally nothing you can do except wait & pray the next official firmware re-enables it.
Sux uh?
Thanks guys, spot on! Any other ways to get the most from this phone?
Hey will rooting galaxy s with android froyo help in increasing its speed coz after installing the update i.e. android 2.2 my device has gone very slow and is rooting the device risky like severe damage or something……………………………………….THANKS…
i still get the verification error please help me… i got froyo 2.2
Hey ‘pozzy’ if u hav samsung galaxy s gt i9000 then u can try the following combinations to enter the recovery mode…
first shut down ur device
then hold the volume +.. home button.. and the power button
then after the logo comes ” samsung galaxy s” immediatly hold
volume -.. home button.. and the power button…..
and thr u r in the recovery mode…
No Signature verification failure!
For FROYO
Take out external SD Card!
follow instructions here to root galaxy s i9000, see video :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
after this the device is rooted , reboot your device.
Download RyanZA’s OCLF 2.0 in the app market , open it and
click EXT2 and after that One Click Lag Fix 2.2+
All DONE!!
I also get this
E:signature verification failed Installation aborted.
i cant get into recovery mode. volume up + home button + power button = samsung galaxy s loading screen repeatedly appearing, please help.
The 2.2 version gives a verification error and aborts the installation.
I get the same error most froyo users seem to get. I updated my phone to 2.2 yesterday. Version is I9000XXJPP.
Noticed my phone got sluggish and lagged so i tried to root it so i can use one click lag fix.
Downloaded the right zipfile onto my phone and rebooted it and brought up the console.
Choose the update.zip and got this:
Install from sdcard
Finding update package…
Opening update package…
Verifying the update package…
E:\signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
Have tried several times. Is there a fix for this somehow?
I have bought a T-mobile unlocked phone with 2.1 installed. Is it ok to root it? Should I root it to 2.1 or 2.2? Will it remain unlocked after rooting it? Sorry if the questions are stupid but I am quite new to this. Also, is there a way to backup the original (T-mobile) image and restore it in case of a problem?
Thanks in advance…
Hi.. I try all the ways mention but i still cant get through recovery mode or download mode.. Can someone plz help?? Using intenational version of the galaxy S
Hi,Can,t root with froyo.Downloaded the update zip which is for froyo (791 kb) but always gets the following message in red letters
E:signature verification failed.installation aborted
for information i have I9000XXJPP, and build number FROYO.XWJPA
thanks
using z4root in the market. for the root access
The z4root app worked!!!!!! I got the verification failed. installation aborted error too but this solved it and my samsung galaxy s is now rooted. Wohoo!!
Hi , i couldn’t get into recovery mode by following the steps … can you help ?
i am at the system recovery screen and i do not have the apply sd…… but it does show update media finished, manual mode- then appling muti-csc….. then installing muti-csc how long does this normally take to reboot? it is just sitting there at the installing message? this is on a samsung galaxy s- thanks
ii got mine to work- thank you
You the man , I spent all night trying rooted my Galaxy S …
but this one worked.
Thanks
hey im planning to buy samsung galaxy s i9000,and i want to root my phone..
1) so i want to know that what is the percentage that rooting creats the problm in the phone…..,
2) the phone is available 2.1 (eclair), so i`ll update it in froyo,,so rooting is possible in it…
z4root did the trick for me, since the update.zip way didn’t work!
Just use z4root!
http://www.appbrain.com/app/z4root/com.z4mod.z4root
Hi folks rnning :-
andriod 2.2
baseband xjp
kernel 2.6.32.p
root@sep-53#1
gtI9000-eng2.2master 323 test-keys.332
can any one tell me why now my galaxy s is always 7 mins behind? in time …never sed to be ntill this froyo pdate i did from\here …btw it does work ok the phone and apps all ok jst keeps loosing 7 mis odd any advice would be super
coops
dam auto correction forgive my spelling folks
hi, what is the meaning of rooting. Also do i have to backup my fon b4 i start the upgrading process. will i get the skype after upgrade?
Well am in boys finaly updated to 2.2 froyo and rooted too
see below and the best link i found is :-
virgin galaxy s
andrid version 2.2
baseband i9000xjp2
kernal version
2.6.32.9
root@sep-52#1
build number
gt-19000-eng2.2 master 332 test keys332
ing realy well to also have time synch to atominc clock
so fixed my time loss too
runn
hey all am sorted now running latest root
got it from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9145140
good luck all
My friend has a galaxy s vibrant but for some reason its locked in demo software, leaving it relatively dysfunctional. So this is a 2 part question. With the power button not working how can we restart the phone to root it? And will rooting it allow us to unlock it and give it full functionality?
Stop all these stupid things..
just buy an iphone..
The updated.zip root is totally not working
e: signature verification failed
@steve jobs- lmao, I’d rather deal with a few minor problems the android had on it’s first release and is being fixed, than buy an iBrick from apple
Hi, this step step works with Galaxy S GT-i9000 with android 2.1 ?
I buy one today, further with the version Android 2.1.
Works perfect ?
Thanks Champ
CANT ACCESS SYSTEM FOLDER?!! CAN SOMEONE HELP ME PLEASE?
will this root delete all my installed app on my galaxy phone?
I don’t know what I’m doing wrong but I’m still not able to Root my Galaxy S. I’m getting error message “E:signature verification failed. Installation aborted.” Can anyone help me please? Thanks!
By the way, my location is Philippines. Does it matter if my Galaxy S is the Philippines and this update is for Indian Galaxy S? I mean, does it matter with regards to this procedure?
@Guys who are facing errors, update to this tutorial is now available here http://www.techlivez.com/2010/12/how-to-root-android-2-2-galaxy-s/
@LuckyMe
The procedure will be same if yours is Galaxy S, but if yours is a Galaxy S variation for different carriers then there could be a problem but i’m not sure.
da update.zip finally works… just download directly on your internal memory…
hi, i’m trying to root my galaxy s I19000. i’ve already upgraded it to froyo and i’ve also downloaded the update.zip file that you recommended for froyo. but when i try to select the apply sdcard:update.zip file its gives me an error message saying
—-
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
—-
This update does not work on new bell 2.2 OS on SGS
When executing su on the terminal emulator i get command not found.
Any idea ?
Guys if you are on the latest Android 2.2 Froyo, use this tutorial http://www.techlivez.com/2010/12/how-to-root-android-2-2-galaxy-s/, i’ve updated the post at the bottom.
@Greg
Install ShootMe and see if its works, because it requires root.
for me su command is showing not found but Shootme app is working fine.
Can i update my galxy to android 2.3 when it comes out (samsung has already announced release of 2.3 for galaxy s) after rooting it?
E:signature verification failed ?
Froyo 2.2?
Then forget this method and use z4root, it works, unlike this or the other method for 2.2 mentioned using Optus, (which I didn’t even bother trying after reading the comments, so it might work).
Get z4root from xda developers, it’s been taken down form market, don’t bother searching for it there. Download it on your PC, transfer it to your phone or sd, then install it.
Apparently z4root will not work with 2.2.1 (but it def works with 2.2)
Don’t waste time with this, it will drive you mad, I know I am.
SU Root now, all is well.
Maybe I missed it, but where do I find what to do next when, after following all the directions to and “T”, I get the message “signature verification failed” and the process ends and I have to re-boot?
Sorry forgot t mention I’m using Froyo 2.2.1
I have a memory like a sieve. The version is JPY Is there any bugs with that version?
I cant seem to get to the recovery mode.. Help?!
it dasent work on android system recovery 3e do u konw how ?
Could u please upload the update.zip for Android 2.2 in another server because I’m getting an error saying u reached ur quota.
Thanks
Done exactly as shown but once $ SU I get “su not found ”
Done it for the second time resulted with the same error message . I have Galaxy-s 2.2 bild number FROYO.XWJPA KERNEL 2.6.32.9 ROOT@
I have DL as in the following moved to the root folder , started , picked it as in the example and rebooted
Update: Root for Android 2.2 on Galaxy S is also out, download this Update.zip and followSE-S608 #1 the steps below.
Will appreciate your help
Ygivon
how to root please help me
model GT-I9000
firmware 2.2
based version I9000XXJPP
kernel version 2.6.32.9
root@SE-S608 #1
build number FROYO. XWJPA
please – root4z is working for that version ? is somebody which have experience with that model. ths a lot for any advice
I did as per instructions from this website http://www.techlivez.com/2010/07/how-to-root-samsung-galaxy-s/#respond for galaxy s froyo 2.2 however it says the the process was abouted. the phone didnt reboot because i didnt have the super permission app and even with the terminal elmuator app and as I typed in su, there was no respond. Please advise on what went wrong. thanks.
Kris
hi all
i have an galalxy s mobile.i want to root my mobile.
I’m not able to see any root folder when i connect my mobile to PC. i just copied the update.zip file in the D drive of galaxy. If i tried to go to recovery mode also not possible from my galaxy s. Please some one give some solution.
regards
jai
I did as discribed here but the update.zip’s signature verification failed and the installation aborted. Where could I get a valid copy?
Thxs in advance
I have following phone bought in Maharashtra India.
model GT-I9000
firmware 2.2
based version I9000DDJP2
kernel version 2.6.32.9
root@SE-S605 #1
build number FROYO. DDJP6
I have kep Update.zip to root folder of Galaxy S. I shut off the phone. Then pressing simultaneously Home, Volume+(top volume) and Power button for a few seconds, the phone will boot itself in NORMAL MODE instead of Android System Recovery mode.
What could be the problem ?
I want to root the phone to fix Android 2.2 Sync after Upgrading to Exchange 2010 SP1 issue of the email client “not able to connect to server” error .
I got to step 6 and pressed apply sdcard:update.zip and bellow it said:
– Install from sdcard…
finding update package…
opening update package…
verifying update package…
E:signature verification failed
installation aborted
please help thanks
Load of shit like all these supposed Samsung Galaxy s 2.2 root claims. Yet to see one person with 2.2 actually rooted. Total BS does not work. These guys are no better than the **** heads who upload fake torrents.
easy rooting follow:
http://theandroidfans.blogspot.com/2011/02/rooting-your-samsung-gt-i58005801-with.html
when i want to update trough recovery mode i get the following message:
e: signature verification failed. installation aborted.
I have the galaxy s fascinate and has been rooted and flashed several times because it goes into comatose. It stays on when it is charging or being used but once it is idle the screen dims and drains the battery. I have to restart by taking the battery out. I havent heard anyone with this problem…. Please help
thats a software problem I’ve found to be common with the galaxy, just take it back to your dealer and tell them it crashes and they will send it away to get it fixed, mine did that and now it never crashes
Hi!! I am getting this error in step 6, no one else got it. Am I doing something wrong? Any Idea i could try?
Thanks
–Install from sdcard…
finding update package…
Opening update package…
Installing update…
assert failed: getprop(“ro.product.device”)==”GT-I5800″ || getprop(“ro.build.product”)==”GT-I5800″|| getprop(“ro.product.device”)==”GT-I9000″ || getprop(“ro.build.product”)==”GT-I9000″
E: Error in /sdcard/update.zip
(status 7)
Installation aborted.
verification error
i cant select an option in recovery mode PLEASE HELP!
guys you have given two zip folder which one to copy first in internal memory?..do we have to extract or just copy it?thank you
great help. successfully root my phone
It says it can’t verify the certificate when I try to update. Ideas? ):
Does not work with the new AT&T Android 2.2 update.
Fails signature authentication.
Samsung-SGH-I897
Firmware 2.2
Baseband version I897UCKB1
Kernal version 2.6.32.9
Build FROYO.UCKB1
Hello Shashank& all,
In my Galaxy X, GT-I9000, firmware 2.2, kernel 2.6.32.9, firmware I9000BGJP2 which I just got it’s not working.
I mean, after update, I restart the device, then I download the Terminal Emulator, but this one cannot start, I repeat several times, it’s giving a startup error, and ask me to force close. and meanwhile I have no access root, I can’t see what’s going there…
Any idea, please?
Thanks in advance,
Hi,
I followed your instructions and choose the “apply sdcard:update.zip”. But then the process aborted with a red-letter comment:
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted
What should I do?
Thanks!
Dieter M.
I just tried this and it works
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
It doesn´t work i can copy it everywhre only Error Error Error
Thanks! It worked for me too!
Okay so I’ve been trying to update my samsung galaxy s to the official Optus Froyo 2.2 but I’ve had no luck!
I believe its not working due to the fact that I was impatient and tried to update to 2.2 with the use of a registry hack. I don’t have much knowledge about doing so, but I still tried it and it upgraded me to 2.1-update.
Could this be the case? If so how would I go about fixing it?
I’ve read many threads about using Odin and flashing and what not but like I said I have very little knowledge about these sort of things and I am scared of bricking my phone.
When I try to update via Kies this appears:
“This device’s version cannot be update” and
Current Version: PDA:JM8/PHONE:JV$/ CSC:JM1(XEC)
I’ve been told on another forum that Optus never shipped with or offered an SGS with JM2. So that’s where my concept of the registry hack comes in. I don’t remember which website I used but is there a way of undoing it?
Please help! Thankyouu
Just to make sure: If I am running Samsungs Official 2.2 I can NOT root my phone with this EASY method?
I will have to to use this method http://www.techlivez.com/2010/12/how-to-root-android-2-2-galaxy-s/ and find the right ROM for me?
Because this Superuser Request way looks easy but if you are on 2.2 there is no “USB Settings –> Mass Storage” so I guess it is not possible to do this on 2.2. Am I right?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000, Android 2.2. The installation worked fine for me. Whenever I connect the phone to a USB, I get the “USB Settings –> Mass Storage” option in the slidedown menu. Pressing that option brings me to the connect window.
Dieter
@Dieter Mitternacht: I do not get this at all and I am VERY surprised you get this.
To my knowledge Samsung REMOVED the mass storage device feature for 2.2. Back when I was on 2.0 and 2.1 I could still decide if I wanted to use KIES or Mass Storage Device. From the slide down menu I could even select mass storage device. This does not seem to exist anymore.
Once I plug my phone into a PC all I get is: MTP Application – Connected – Press the home key to quite Samsung Kies.
I am able to open my phone this way and copy something onto it’s root but it does not work like a mass storage device anymore. I did need to install Microsoft Device Manager to get onto it.
So I am VERY surprised how you are able to get to mass storage device if you say you are on 2.2 like I am.
Some guides on the net say: Settings -> About phone -> USB settings -> Mass storage mode
While this was true for 2.1 it got removed in 2.2 or can anyone who has 2.2 still get there and it is just because I am on Vodafone?!
“E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted ”
is what I get when I try to install it. any idea?
Does this method work with a MAC OS X ?
can i root my samsung galaxy s 2.3.3 Gingerbread ? i just need full Android Market access…..
I did everything in the list, but in the Android Recovery screen when I choose the update.zip it gives me an error:
E:signature verification failed
installation aborted
I have question about LauncherPro……why is your applications menu looks like a cube (i saw it on that screen capture) and my is looking like a list (I dont know well english…so sorry about mistakes in writting)????
@malovan
Go to Launcher Pro settings, there you will find this and other 3D effects too.
Go to Menu -> Advanced settings -> use 3D drawer
for more,
Check out Homescreen settings -> transition effects
thanks
!!!
With 2.2.1 it seems that you perhaps cannot access the storage on the phone, once you have taken the SD card out. I read somewhere else this is a Windows issue, as it cannot recognize SD storage with multiple partitions. I read further that this would not be a problem with Linux or Mac computers trying to access the root directory of the phone. With Windows I have tried FTP as well, and it fails. Mark P above seems to suggest that the USB storage access of the system is completely disabled for 2.2.1
I can not get the system restore mode to recognize the update.zip file, as I can only get it on the SD card, not the phone root directory. When I try and access the phone without the SD card Windows says “please insert a disk in drive F:” and shows an unknown file system with 0 bytes.
Where do I find the root folder for the Samsung Galaxy s I dont understand where I am supposed to put the file. xbin? system? data? These are all file folders on my phone when I connect using the mass storage. ? Do you extract anything before putting the update.zip file on the phone? Please help, thank you, James
i need the file update.zip for galaxy s 2 and my version is 2.3 ?