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is it rooted or not

I just rooted a new captivate (about 2 wks old) using one-click root method. All seemed to go smoothly & SU permission is installed. I still can't sideload (sirius/xm app) or uninstall any at&t apps. I downloaded androidmate, astro & even bought Root Explorer......NO LUCK!!! THE PHONE IS THE SAME, I can't install or uninstall anything. I would just like to install sirius/xm app. Are the new phones patched against rooting? any help is appreciated, thanks!

ice10 said:
I just rooted a new captivate (about 2 wks old) using one-click root method. All seemed to go smoothly & SU permission is installed. I still can't sideload (sirius/xm app) or uninstall any at&t apps. I downloaded androidmate, astro & even bought Root Explorer......NO LUCK!!! THE PHONE IS THE SAME, I can't install or uninstall anything. I would just like to install sirius/xm app. Are the new phones patched against rooting? any help is appreciated, thanks!
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need to enable sideloading first

rsx19 said:
need to enable sideloading first
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thanks for the quick response. how is that done? I rooted the phone because 'sideload wonder machine' wouldn't work. I kept getting this error - 'loader.bat' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
is there something I'm missing. I've viewed dozens of vid tutorials & forum entries., they all said the same thing - 'use swm or root your phone and boom - start downloading apps' Obviously something is being left out. I don't know what steps I'm missing.

In the dev section, somewhere in the first couple of pages there should be a thread titled something like how to enable side loading. In the gen section stickies there is a wiki that had it too.
From a phone on an app

here's where i'm at so far:
1.tried sideload wonder machine, which failed. I kept getting this error:
'loader.bat' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. this led me to step 2
2. used galaxy 'one-click root' to successfully root the phone, & i now have superuser permission accessible. still can't sideload apps, leading to step 3.
3. tried sideloading using andriod browser, which also doesn't work. i keep getting this error:
unable to find a version of the runtime to run this application. (running on winxp 32)
it seems as though my only other option is the adb method using command prompt, but i've avoided this method; i'm new to android and don't want to risk bricking my phone just yet.
is there any other 'simple' way to sideload on a rooted phone?????? i only want to install a few apps.
any help is appreciated, thanks!!!

What I did was go on youtube and watched a tutorial on how to enable third party apps, then searched another video for removing ATT bloatware. This helped me greatly as my captivate was my first android device. Now I have set up all kinds of cool stuff like wireless tethering and the lagfix. youtube really helps because you can watch them do it as you do it!

ice10 said:
it seems as though my only other option is the adb method using command prompt, but i've avoided this method; i'm new to android and don't want to risk bricking my phone just yet.
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adb is the only method I've ever used ... never had a problem and find it hard to believe that sideloading a known app would ever brick the phone by doing it this way.

laxwillsch said:
What I did was go on youtube and watched a tutorial on how to enable third party apps, then searched another video for removing ATT bloatware. This helped me greatly as my captivate was my first android device. Now I have set up all kinds of cool stuff like wireless tethering and the lagfix. youtube really helps because you can watch them do it as you do it!
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startngate said:
adb is the only method I've ever used ... never had a problem and find it hard to believe that sideloading a known app would ever brick the phone by doing it this way.
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thanks for the replies. i just meant i didn't want to mess up the commands & brick the phone. the directions for 'set third party app to 1' etc, seemed confusing for a noob.
laxwillsch - thanks for the info. i went back to youtube & realized i misunderstood the directions. i just had to drop the apk files into tools folder in the sdk and install from there. thanks for all your help guys
um...anyone know how to undo all this if i get rid of this phone? lol

Android market update.

Apparently google was pushing new market update to all the android runnig phones, is th market update process working in our froyo port? I'm asking as I still have the old version of market.
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Right here at attachements.
Works on my Kaiser

Just open the .apk with a file manager on your phone and install it.
It will replace the old Market.
Nice looking market BTW

Update doesn't work on mine...
Running Gingerbones 5.1 Odexed... Possibly due to the fact that Market is Odexed in this build.. :-(

why need update? the current market is working well on cyanogens 6.1, or no?

syntax1993 said:
Right here at attachements.
Works on my Kaiser
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Syntax was this update pushed to your phone or didyou downloaded it from forums? Actually I,m interested in finding out if our ports can get those updates overt he air.
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-Arturo- said:
Syntax was this update pushed to your phone or didyou downloaded it from forums? Actually I,m interested in finding out if our ports can get those updates overt he air.
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Oh, god no. My phone and pushing are not a good combination.
Can't connect my phone using ADB.
When I want to start up my pc and my phone is connected, it just freezes at the Splash screne until I pull my phone out. Then it boots normally.
Yeah that's probably because it's odex'd. I don't really remember on wich one I tried. If I'm not mistaken it was on Clemsyn's Final Froyo Build.
Downloaded it somewhere off Megaupload. Got the link from some video on YouTube.

I've managed to odex the updated market, and use Terminal Emulator to transfer it to my /system partition overwriting my original market, and it seems to work. Granted I had a gapps FC at boot, but restarted without a hitch.
So far no other FCs, and Market is fully working. Though not sure how many apps I still have available. :-/

Krazy-Killa said:
I've managed to odex the updated market, and use Terminal Emulator to transfer it to my /system partition overwriting my original market, and it seems to work. Granted I had a gapps FC at boot, but restarted without a hitch.
So far no other FCs, and Market is fully working. Though not sure how many apps I still have available. :-/
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I did similar, got the file, sent it to the kaiser, odexed it, sent it back to pc.
Edited my androidinstall.tar, replace old market with new one.
Its working so well, that it detected a gmail update and installed it perfectly (no manual input).
the old market gave me errors doing that, had to manual update.

Nice
Great work

could one of you post the odexed new market?
many thanks!
daedric said:
I did similar, got the file, sent it to the kaiser, odexed it, sent it back to pc.
Edited my androidinstall.tar, replace old market with new one.
Its working so well, that it detected a gmail update and installed it perfectly (no manual input).
the old market gave me errors doing that, had to manual update.
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Odexed new Market
Here you are...

thanks,
I put them in system/app and now market is gone, any ideas? (it is not on the list of applications)
I did this through making an androidupdate.tar file
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Here you are...
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casacristo said:
thanks,
I put them in system/app and now market is gone, any ideas? (it is not on the list of applications)
I did this through making an androidupdate.tar file
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I do not know... I have put them directly into androidinstall.tar and it works like charm for me...
but... I must say I like the old one more anyway

syntax1993 said:
Can't connect my phone using ADB.
When I want to start up my pc and my phone is connected, it just freezes at the Splash screne until I pull my phone out. Then it boots normally.
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same here on polaris with scoot's Kernel With Separate Cache Partition.
also no dialog to choose between charge only/hard drive/etc when connecting to booted pc via usb.
adb does work though, just make sure the drivers are installed on your pc, connect and wait for >120s before calling "adb wait-for-device". once your prompt reappears you are connected and ready for e.g. "adb shell".
use "adb kill-server" and "adb wait-for-device" when you get disconnected (not exactly stable) - i use WiFi Keyboard and WiFi File Explorer from market instead.

[Q] Installing Non-Market .apk files?

I have an AT&T SGT. I've been using the beta version of VPlayer from the market. VPlayer is a great app but when I purchased it for $.99 through paypal for the unlocker, the download failed. I emailed Vplayer and they sent me an .apk file for the unlocker but I can't install it.
I've "googled" and got this.
"Download apps for Samsung Galaxy Tab from outside the Android Market
Android apps come in the form of APK files. You can use Google to find free APK files for your Galaxy Tab, then install them using the steps below.
Note: This method should probably only be used by techies or people who really know what they are doing. Installing APK files from some sites can compromise the security of your device.
1. Open Settings.
2. Select Applications.
3. Check Unknown sources to enable app installs from outside of the Android Market.
4. Open Android Market and download and install Astro File Manager.
5. If you used your computer to download the APK file, mount the Galaxy Tab to your computer and copy the APK file to the device. If you used the Browser on the Galaxy Tab, the file should be saved to the device.
6. Open Astro File Manager.
7. Navigate to the APK file location. Tap it and select Open App Manager.
8. Tap Install.
9. Tap Install again"
But my problem is that I cannot comply with step 3. It doesn't give me that option.
I've copied the apk file to my sdcard and installed Easy Installer App from the market to help install it. The Easy Installer App sees the apk file but when I click to install it, it shows:
" FOR SECURITY, YOUR PHONE IS SET TO BLOCK INSTALLATION OF APPLICATIONS NOT OBTAINED FROM ANDROID MARKET."
It give me the option to click the setting button but I can't find the menu to allow installation of non-market apk files.
Thanks for the help.

I don't have the link handy but search SuperOneClickv1.5.5-ShortFuse either in here or Google. Once you've downloaded the file and extract it, click the SuperOneClick.exe file and finally click allow non market apps. I highly suggest rooting your phone first to make it work. I'm sure there's an easier way but since no one has replied to you yet, I'm hoping this could get you started.
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The above was written as part of an attempt to waste time using a Galaxy Tab,
Rush exMachina

I've installed superoneclick on my windows 7 laptop. THe program runs but when I click allow non-market apps it freezes when it's "waiting for device".
My galaxy tab is already rooted via z4root. I've also unrooted it and trying to root it through superoneclick but it still has the same freezing problem and I have to force to close.

make sure your usb connection is set to debugging then run it again. see if that works.
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The above was written as part of an attempt to waste time using a Galaxy Tab,
Rush exMachina​

Thanks for the quick reply rush_exmachina. I've tried the debugging mode already. I also tried: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
"If you're having issues with "wait for device" or if RATC is looping, try this
Unplug your USB Cable
Go to Settings > Applications > Development
Uncheck USB Debugging
Plug in your USB Cable
Unplug your USB Cable
Check USB Debugging
Plug in your USB Cable"
Still no success. I've searched the forums a bit, some SGT owners were successfull with superoneclick and some were not.

no prob. I'm fairly new to the android world myself. I've exhausted everything I know on top of my head but I'll search the forums with you and post whatever I could find here.

Sounds like you may not have the correct USB drivers installed. To test this open a command prompt on your windows computer. Navigate to the same directory you have SuperOneclick installed. In that directory you will see an executable named adb.exe In the command prompt, type adb devices. It should return with a serial number. If not, it can not communicate with your tab. In this case you will need to install the correct Samsung drivers for it to work. Also, as already mentioned, make sure USB Debugging is turned on.

First my english no too good, sorry if don't understand me,i well try,i had this same problem really I could not even root using z4 root since it's not on market no more, well I rooted using superonclick,i did successfully, still my problem about installing apps out of the market....well I did click the install non market apps, and have ther same errors like you then I realized I need give superuser permission so my advice is make sure you give SU permission(this is on your tab, I'm assuming us rooted with su installed) I hope you understood (i said for my english) if not I'm sure somebody here can explain better
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Thanks for the reply guys. I will try the command promp method when I get home from work. See if I can get somewhere with that.
As far as permissions I have my SGT rooted via z4root. I went to the superuser app to give permissions...but I don't know enough to do anything with it. I tried adding apps to set permissions but I could not choose anything.
I installed ASTRO app... It looked promising but at the and my SGT still says it's setup to blocking non-market apps. To me that means there should be a setup menu to unblock it.
Thanks again for the help.
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GiggleGut said:
To me that means there should be a setup menu to unblock it.
Thanks again for the help.
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Not on the AT&T version as they specifically block that out. The only method to add it is either via SuperOneClick or modifying the settings file directly. SuperOneClick is the easiest method though as editing the file requires Root Explorer and potential for messing something else up in the file.

FINALLY SUCCESSFULL!! I downloaded and installed my SGT drivers from here.http://samsung-phones-apps.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-usb-driver.html
I also found http://www.androidcentral.com/sideload-android-apps-all-you-want-sideload-wonder-machine
I downloaded from both links and followed the directions and it worked like a champ.
Also make sure your SGT is rooted and USB Debugging is enabled like the guys above are saying.
Thanks Rush_exMachina, cbb77 and denpad2010 for your help.

so is this the only way to accomplish this? i'm trying to install non market apps on my att tab. this way works but it is such a hassle

Setting - Security
1. Open Settings.
2. Select Applications. Select Security instead of Application
3. Check Unknown sources to enable app installs from outside of the Android Market.

[Q] Tried to flash my first rom..

Well I got a stock 1009 built captivate that's running the official froyo. I decided to attempt to flash my first rom.
I used superoneclick to root and installed titanium backup and backed up my apps and data. That worked fine.
Then I used odin3 one click and restored to jh6? I think. And that worked fine.
Then when I went to use the One Click root. Where you have to copy the root file onto your internal sd and rename it update.zip then run the .exe file. I got some error in the green cmb prompt that I couldn't read quick enough and the phone rebooted into recovery and when I went to reinstall packages it told me that update.zip didn't exist? Rebooted normally and it was still there in the internal sd.
Is there something that im doing wrong or another way past this? For the hell of it i left the update.zip, rooted using superoneclick and installed rom manger and all of that worked fine in till it rebooted to recovery again.
basically I cant root with one click, but superoneclick works fine..
Edit: Noticed I put this in the wrong forum. Can a mod please move to q&a?

using regular one click is easy enable debugging and dont mount the sdcard clcik root and cmd window pops up starts daemon copies file and reboots phone select reinstall packages and should be good. If not delete the update.zip and start over remember dont mount the sdcard so it is accessible from the computer.

jc2470 said:
using regular one click is easy enable debugging and dont mount the sdcard clcik root and cmd window pops up starts daemon copies file and reboots phone select reinstall packages and should be good. If not delete the update.zip and start over remember dont mount the sdcard so it is accessible from the computer.
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Alright.. Soo i enable debugging. But dont i have to mount the sd card in order to copt root.zip and rename it?

NascarFastcar said:
Then when I went to use the One Click root. Where you have to copy the root file onto your internal sd and rename it update.zip then run the .exe file. I got some error in the green cmb prompt that I couldn't read quick enough and the phone rebooted into recovery and when I went to reinstall packages it told me that update.zip didn't exist? Rebooted normally and it was still there in the internal sd.
Is there something that im doing wrong or another way past this? For the hell of it i left the update.zip, rooted using superoneclick and installed rom manger and all of that worked fine in till it rebooted to recovery again.
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place in /mnt/sdcard/
this location is the root location of "my files" known as root of SD card
not to be confused with the phone's root directory that you need root explorer for.

It's placed in the right area. When I move the file, rename it, then ummount the phone and run one-click. It reboots into recovery fine and when I reinstall packages it gives me error about a signature?

NascarFastcar said:
It's placed in the right area. When I move the file, rename it, then ummount the phone and run one-click. It reboots into recovery fine and when I reinstall packages it gives me error about a signature?
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try SUPERONECLICK instead. the old one click root doesnt work any more
i wish people would just provide proper information on here instead of making others run around in circles
SUPERONECLICK using the RAGE method works fine....

Pirateghost said:
try SUPERONECLICK instead. the old one click root doesnt work any more
i wish people would just provide proper information on here instead of making others run around in circles
SUPERONECLICK using the RAGE method works fine....
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Thanks for clearing that the method i was trying dosent work anymore. Can you point my in the right direct for this "rage" method?

NascarFastcar said:
Thanks for clearing that the method i was trying dosent work anymore. Can you point my in the right direct for this "rage" method?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
when you run the app, you will notice 2 radio buttons on the right hand side.
click on RAGE
make sure your phone is in USB Debugging mode and that you have all your drivers installed.

Alright thanks alot. Im still doing a little research on the rage method. Basically I just root and have that option ticked? Then I should be good to go?

NascarFastcar said:
Alright thanks alot. Im still doing a little research on the rage method. Basically I just root and have that option ticked? Then I should be good to go?
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yeah. you dont have to know what that method means, just enable it.

Transferring apk's from PC to SD/NC

Hey guys, I downloaded some apk's and transferred them to my sd/NC.
I went into file manager located the apks and click to install and I get the following error "installation of download apks is not supported"

This may have something to do with permissions, but you also may want to give ADB a shot. I know it's a bit of a pain to set up, but someone in the dev. forums posted some simpler drivers. I always install with ADB and it works like a charm.

Check to make sure you have "Unknown Sources" checked under Applications in Settings.

Can also try installing with a different file manager, I use Astro and that works.

Tenburn said:
Check to make sure you have "Unknown Sources" checked under Applications in Settings.
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^^^^^^^^^
What he said.

RoboRay said:
^^^^^^^^^
What he said.
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i had the same issue with mine checked already, uncheck then re-check it fixed me up and for putting the apk's to nook may want to try dropbox makes things a hell of a lot simpler and here is a shameless plug to get me (and you some free space lol) use my referral link for extra 250mb of space http://db.tt/Zw55leX ;P

b00sted said:
i had the same issue with mine checked already, uncheck then re-check it fixed me up and for putting the apk's to nook may want to try dropbox
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Good point, you may need to uncheck and recheck it if it's automatically set to "checked" by default when flashing.
I keep a "new ROM setup" folder on my SD card containing DropBox, RootExplorer,Titanium Backup, adbWireless and Terminal Emulator APKs to make setting up a new system easy.

I download the apk, email it to myself, use the gmail app, open the file, tap install, done. Haven't had any issues with 24+ install. I got tired of ADB to push it.

can a file manager be use to install .apk's that are missing from the market place? currently im missing google maps. ive heard about market manager to trick the market and get the full listings, however should this not work, like some have stated, can i download the .apk from my computer and install it using a file manager?
also for the life of me i do not understand nor can i get adb to work. i know its probably real simple. but im done messing with it, so that option is out.

Same Problem
I've got the same problem. "Install blocked. Installation of download apks not supported."
I've tried all the above suggestions: gmailed it, used various filemanagers, Dropboxed it and no success. I could not figure out how to change permissions....how does one doe that?
I haven't tried ADB - waiting to try everything else before I did that.