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[Q] Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000 Root in Australia Help

Hello All,
I've just started looking into rooting my lovely new Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000, and i've stumbled upon a slight problem, being that its an Austrlian phone, (also known as continental) i remember having this problem with my HTC Dream a few years back, and i was only able to root it with continental software or it would brick, which it almost did.
I'm just asking whether anyone knows of a rooting guide, prefferably on XDA that works for 'continental' Galaxy S's, or does the whole thing not matter and i'm just being a big girl by not trying any old root.
BTW. i have looked and havent found anything that says the root will only work for continental Galaxy's. This probbaly means that all firmware works with this phone, better safe than sorry.
Thanks,
Ashley.

Hi Ashley,
I'm in Australia too, and I got my SGS from optus, I rooted it with one click lagfix, it's very safe , you can get it from the market
thx

Easy Root for Galaxy S i9000
Where do you get the "OneClick Lagfix Root" from (which "Market") and is it easy to accomplish. Everthing I have read on here scares me ****less! I cant afford to brick my phone, but it is so damn slow and freezes/crashes regularly. It has been updated to Froyo, but no better! I dont see any improvements to the phone at all!! Is there a fix that a non-technical user can actually use? Most of the language used in these forums is just jargon to most people. Why use Android at all if this the problems you get. If Rooting the phone is supposed to be so easy, why isn't there an app or a software download readily available?
Please Help.

use SuperOneClick v1.7 to root and unroot ur device.. its the safe and easy
search in xda

Hey raycee63, Did you just root the device and update? or did you install a custom rom?
I just finished installing a custom rom on my GF's galaxy and its running alot smoother now. There seem to be alot of issues with the stock firmware.
Once you have rooted the device you can install "Rom Manager" by ClockworkMod in the normal app market (free or paid your choice) and then select
Flash ClockworkMod Recovery.
The next step is the tricky part sometimes.
You can find a list of custom roms in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=886000
Download the one of your choice and place onto your internal SD card.
I would suggest All In One Edition by Developer: Spike_M
I have just used that and its running very well.
Remember this will completely wipe your phone so ensure all contacts are backed up to gmail and you can use a number of apps to backup your SMS's, APNs, and Apps.
I use:
SMS Backup & Restore
APN Backup & Restore
AppAsst
Once backed up Open Clockwork recovery mod and hit Reboot into recovery.
Now I think its best to wipe first before installing the rom.
Using the volume keys to move up and down and the back arrow as enter
select Wipe data /factory reset and wipe cache partition
next select install zip from sdcard. Browse to where u copied the file and select it.
it should say completed.
Then go back and hit reboot system now.
The phone will take a long time to startup as it needs to format the cache i believe.
But once it has it should be like a new android.
Then go on the market and reinstall appasst or find the file in the files app and reinstall it then restore all your apps ect.
If the phone hangs and the boot logo and doesnt start after a long long time. (more than 10 mins) may need to wipe the cache and data again.
U can do this by holding the power button to shutdown and when u start back up enter the "recovery mode" (Hold Volume up + Home + Power) and selecting apply update.zip and you should see the same options as before just wipe and try again.
Still Fails? Try a different rom or redownloading it. you can copy it to your phone by selecting mount in the recovery mode and plugging in the usb cable.
I had no end of trouble figuring it out but I hope this makes sense.
As per normal please dont blame me if you do happen to brick your phone. I have tried this myself and it has worked perfectly.
Good Luck

[Q] HELP- 15 dollar donation!

I have a bell galaxy s i9000m and I was using JPO rom for more than a month. I installed lcd density today from the market and after choosing a new screen density restarted my phone. The phone rebooted with the new density but TWlauncher did not start and gave force close erros. I took the battery out and restarted the phone but it kept cycling through the GT 19000m logo and was even unable to get into recovery mode. Then I re flashed to a 2.1rom( JH2) and phone would go past the "S" logo screen with sound and then froze at the black screen.
With any 2.1 firmware flashed I can get into recovery mode but if I try 2.2 (like JPO) it keeps looping the GT19000m logo.
Help that results in a fix will be rewarded
Thanks

Did u flash a lagfix ?
Btw, wrong section and keep ur donation to urself.
Im in the helping mood so come on here

Sorry about the wrong section. Admin can you move it to the right one?
I am on the chat

Flash it with jg8 rom, 512pit, repartition. Then flash with 813pit, and froyo, no repartition.
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does not work with this combo

you could try jm1 512 pit + re partition. after install enter recovery wipe cache partition + dalvic cache reboot see if phone will go. if not back into recovery and format internal memory + do factory reset hopefully it boots.

How about:
1) try to get into CWM recovery
2) instal another launcher (adw/launcher pro) via CWM
3) if it works - install lcd density from market and change your density to default level

[Q] Note doesnt turn on

I flashed the checkrom v6 rom and did everything required.
Then i changed the density to 240 and rebooted.
The galaxy note n7000 logo came up and the screen went blank, presumably it turned off.
The same thing keeps happening every time i try to turn on the phone
Any one have any ideas to what it could be?

try seeing if it's detected with odin. if it is detected search the development forum for the appropriate stock rom and flash it. Then you should be all ok again.

Did you try changing density manually by editing build.prop or using some app ?
When I flashed first ICS repack, I changed density using app from market, and I got bootloop too, so I had to restore stock from Odin, and then do everything from start

Thanks for the advice guys. your advice worked i flashed the rom in recovery mode and it was all fine again.
I used an app from the market to change dpi, so i think it might have been the cause of the problem.

[Q] Help! How do I recover now???

GT-N7000, performed the ICS upgrade via Mobile Odin Pro using LPY and the CF root per Dr Ketan's instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25916135&postcount=1840
Installed the md5 file, but CF kernel, everoot, inject Mobile Odin.
All good, rebooted a couple times and installed apps etc. All perfect, SU up, all 100%
Now I change the DPI using the dpi changer to 280 (what I used in GB) and now I cannot get past the black & white boot screen.
I have pulled the battery etc, but nothing. I used to have CWM with GB but doesn't look like I can get anything now. I can press all 3 keys (vol dn, home, power) to get into "Downloading...do not turn off target" but Kies will not install drivers or connect.
How do I get out of this situation? I'm sorry to sound desperate, but I am! Help!

joe2316 said:
GT-N7000, performed the ICS upgrade via Mobile Odin Pro using LPY and the CF root per Dr Ketan's instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25916135&postcount=1840
Installed the md5 file, but CF kernel, everoot, inject Mobile Odin.
All good, rebooted a couple times and installed apps etc. All perfect, SU up, all 100%
Now I change the DPI using the dpi changer to 280 (what I used in GB) and now I cannot get past the black & white boot screen.
I have pulled the battery etc, but nothing. I used to have CWM with GB but doesn't look like I can get anything now. I can press all 3 keys (vol dn, home, power) to get into "Downloading...do not turn off target" but Kies will not install drivers or connect.
How do I get out of this situation? I'm sorry to sound desperate, but I am! Help!
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Pc odin. Or CWM factory reset.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2

You know what? I gave someone else the CWM recovery advice but couldn't initially get into it - screen kept on blacking out in a loop- so I pooed myself a bit....see what panic does?
Back in to GB now, will try again without the DPI change!

joe2316 said:
You know what? I gave someone else the CWM recovery advice but couldn't initially get into it - screen kept on blacking out in a loop- so I pooed myself a bit....see what panic does?
Back in to GB now, will try again without the DPI change!
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Better clean up that poo, bro. Btw I used rom toolbox and am rocking 280dpi.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2

LOL! Is that the app you used to get 280 DPI in ICS? I presume the DPI app changer I used was the problem...

Yes try it.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2

I got system fc ith lower dpi. You don't have another launcher, thats why black
Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2

Non rooted ROM for AT&T S5?

Is there a non root ROM for the AT&T S5? I have two reasons driving this question:
1) The stock OS on this phone is horrible (mostly the inability of it to read/write freely to my external SD card, among other settings or lack of settings I would consider flaws in this phone)
2) My company requires a mobile device management app called AirWatch which does not allow me to have my phone rooted. If my phone is rooted I cannot have company email which I need.
I was thinking maybe if I installed a non rooted ROM it would be a nice compromise, but I haven't found one, and honestly I'm not sure if they exist because I'm really new to Android. Can someone please consider replying to this and helping me?

You most be rooted to install any rom thus roms are rooted. Have you rooted and installed exposed and then downloaded root cloak. Works for me to hide root from corporate apps

dirtydodge said:
You most be rooted to install any rom thus roms are rooted. Have you rooted and installed exposed and then downloaded root cloak. Works for me to hide root from corporate apps
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Thanks for the reply. Sorry I should have made a list of things I tried. Bolded ones will be direct answers to the questions you asked.
- I have rooted
- Checked AirWatch to see if it knew I rooted (it did)
- Installed Xposed framework and customizations
- Installed Root Cloak
- Checked AirWatch to see if it knew I was rooted (it did)
- Uninstalled AirWatch
- Uninstalled Towelroot just in case
- Used SuperSU's "full unroot" option
- Checked the RootChecker app (it verified I was no longer rooted)
- Reinstalled AirWatch from scratch but it was still reporting I had been rooted
The only way I have been able to get AirWatch to not show me as rooted is if I flash stock AT&T S5 firmware and start completely from scratch on my phone. It's the worst. I'm running out of logical things to try with my limited knowledge of this stuff. I don't see a solution but I would be grateful if anyone else did.

justinsamsel said:
Thanks for the reply. Sorry I should have made a list of things I tried. Bolded ones will be direct answers to the questions you asked.
- I have rooted
- Checked AirWatch to see if it knew I rooted (it did)
- Installed Xposed framework and customizations
- Installed Root Cloak
- Checked AirWatch to see if it knew I was rooted (it did)
- Uninstalled AirWatch
- Uninstalled Towelroot just in case
- Used SuperSU's "full unroot" option
- Checked the RootChecker app (it verified I was no longer rooted)
- Reinstalled AirWatch from scratch but it was still reporting I had been rooted
The only way I have been able to get AirWatch to not show me as rooted is if I flash stock AT&T S5 firmware and start completely from scratch on my phone. It's the worst. I'm running out of logical things to try with my limited knowledge of this stuff. I don't see a solution but I would be grateful if anyone else did.
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You are in luck, I have a stock, unrooted OA1 backup. I will upload link.

muniz_ri said:
You are in luck, I have a stock, unrooted OA1 backup. I will upload link.
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Thanks for the reply.
Please forgive my ignorance, I'm not sure what OA1 backup means, but is it different from this?
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2714455

justinsamsel said:
Thanks for the reply.
Please forgive my ignorance, I'm not sure what OA1 backup means, but is it different from this?
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2714455
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Yes, the backup is like a rom of the latest firmware, i.e. OA1, that you would flash with Safestrap.

muniz_ri said:
Yes, the backup is like a rom of the latest firmware, i.e. OA1, that you would flash with Safestrap.
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That is awesome. Thank you for clarifying. I look forward to trying that out whenever you have a chance to share that.

justinsamsel said:
That is awesome. Thank you for clarifying. I look forward to trying that out whenever you have a chance to share that.
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Since you are already rooted I am assuming that you have Safestrap installed and know how to use it?
After flashing the backup you will still have access to Safestrap upon reboot and be able to flash system mods but you will be unrooted and your device status will be "official" which should pass airwatch authentication.
EDIT:
1. Extract the G900A_OA1_Stock_Unrooted_Backup folder from the .rar and place that folder into your Safestrap backups folder, i.e: ext-sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/xxxxxx (the name of your backups folder may vary. If a backups folder does not aleady exist you must first create a backup using Safestrap's "Backup" function before proceeding).
2. Use Safestrap's Backup Function to back-up User Data.
3. Perform an "Advanced Wipe" and wipe everything but your ext-sdcard.
4. From the main menu press "Restore" and restore the G900A_OA1_Stock_Unooted_Backup.
5. Once complete press the back button twice to access your backups again and restore User Data.
6. Last, from the main menu press "Reboot," reboot into "Download" mode and flash the G900A_OA1_Stock_Partitions using Odin's PDA slot(AP in Odin v3.09+).

muniz_ri said:
Since you are already rooted I am assuming that you have Safestrap installed and know how to use it?
After flashing the backup you will still have access to Safestrap upon reboot and be able to flash system mods but you will be unrooted and your device status will be "official" which should pass airwatch authentication.
EDIT:
1. Extract the G900A_OA1_Stock_Unrooted_Backup folder from the .rar and place that folder into your Safestrap backups folder, i.e: ext-sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/xxxxxx (the name of your backups folder may vary. If a backups folder does not aleady exist you must first create a backup using Safestrap's "Backup" function before proceeding).
2. Use Safestrap's Backup Function to back-up User Data.
3. Perform an "Advanced Wipe" and wipe everything but your ext-sdcard.
4. From the main menu press "Restore" and restore the G900A_OA1_Stock_Unooted_Backup.
5. Once complete press the back button twice to access your backups again and restore User Data.
6. Last, from the main menu press "Reboot," reboot into "Download" mode and flash the G900A_OA1_Stock_Partitions using Odin's PDA slot(AP in Odin v3.09+).
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You're awesome. Can't wait to try that later today after work. Thanks for taking the time to detail that for me.

justinsamsel said:
You're awesome. Can't wait to try that later today after work. Thanks for taking the time to detail that for me.
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No worries, just copied and pasted from my root thread. This is how I ran my G900A before selling it. Custom status triggered my OCD.

muniz_ri said:
Since you are already rooted I am assuming that you have Safestrap installed and know how to use it?
After flashing the backup you will still have access to Safestrap upon reboot and be able to flash system mods but you will be unrooted and your device status will be "official" which should pass airwatch authentication.
EDIT:
1. Extract the G900A_OA1_Stock_Unrooted_Backup folder from the .rar and place that folder into your Safestrap backups folder, i.e: ext-sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/xxxxxx (the name of your backups folder may vary. If a backups folder does not aleady exist you must first create a backup using Safestrap's "Backup" function before proceeding).
2. Use Safestrap's Backup Function to back-up User Data.
3. Perform an "Advanced Wipe" and wipe everything but your ext-sdcard.
4. From the main menu press "Restore" and restore the G900A_OA1_Stock_Unooted_Backup.
5. Once complete press the back button twice to access your backups again and restore User Data.
6. Last, from the main menu press "Reboot," reboot into "Download" mode and flash the G900A_OA1_Stock_Partitions using Odin's PDA slot(AP in Odin v3.09+).
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justinsamsel said:
You're awesome. Can't wait to try that later today after work. Thanks for taking the time to detail that for me.
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AirWatch SUCKS!! the Law firm I work for has it as well, for a time i was able to bypass its little security checks that it did but alas no more there have been major improvements in the airwatch code it may catch things like kernel and sysID exploits (like those used to root the AT&T S5) if it does not even using an unrooted stock rom will allow airwatch to install.
Hope you are a lucky one and your airwatch admin is not privy to the higher configuration settings.

muniz_ri said:
No worries, just copied and pasted from my root thread. This is how I ran my G900A before selling it. Custom status triggered my OCD.
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Sorry to bug you again, but I'm at a situation I haven't been able to remedy tonight. I got to step 6 where I use Odin to flash the G900A_OA1_Stock_Partitions.tar.md5 while the phone is in Download mode (here are the Odin settings I used, can you verify it is correct?) After I do that the phone reboots but the screen stays black after the Android screen (and Odin looks like this). After about a minute Odin then finally looks like this, but my Android is still just a black screen as if it isn't turned on.
I'm going to just leave it alone for the night and hope it is on in the morning, but could you please tell me if I am doing something wrong? My phone is totally inoperable which isn't a huge deal for me in the short term, but it would be comforting to hear if you know how to help me get passed this road block I am having.
Thanks again for the time spent helping me.

justinsamsel said:
Sorry to bug you again, but I'm at a situation I haven't been able to remedy tonight. I got to step 6 where I use Odin to flash the G900A_OA1_Stock_Partitions.tar.md5 while the phone is in Download mode (here are the Odin settings I used, can you verify it is correct?) After I do that the phone reboots but the screen stays black after the Android screen (and Odin looks like this). After about a minute Odin then finally looks like this, but my Android is still just a black screen as if it isn't turned on.
I'm going to just leave it alone for the night and hope it is on in the morning, but could you please tell me if I am doing something wrong? My phone is totally inoperable which isn't a huge deal for me in the short term, but it would be comforting to hear if you know how to help me get passed this road block I am having.
Thanks again for the time spent helping me.
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Did you wipe in step3?

muniz_ri said:
Did you wipe in step3?
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I did. I chose every option but the SD card.

justinsamsel said:
I did. I chose every option but the SD card.
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Was there any problem flashing the backup? Sounds like you did everything correct.

muniz_ri said:
Was there any problem flashing the backup? Sounds like you did everything correct.
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Can you clarify what you mean when you say flashing the backup:
1) Do you mean restoring that User Data backup that I made in Safestrap? If so, no, there was no error backing up or restoring that. That went perfectly.
2) Do you mean booting into Download mode and using Odin to load the AP file? If so, everything was going great in Odin until the phone rebooted after flashing the AP file. After it rebooted I can not get Safestrap anymore. No matter how many times I reboot Safestrap doesn't appear to be there anymore.
Here is how my phone goes from powered down to powered on now:
1) Typical Galaxy s5 Android screen first.
2) Then the Samsung logo screen. But this screen does not finish its loading animation
3) After the mid animation freeze the phone screen will go black indefinitely. Also with that the blue notification light stays lit in the upper left of the phone until I pull that battery and put it back in. The power button will not shut the phone down while it is in this state.
Other facts:
I can boot the phone into both Download Mode and Recovery Mode with the Home+VolumeUp+Power button no problem. I feel like I'm hitting a brick wall and don't know where to start to walk around it!
Thank you again for taking the time to read this issue. I really really appreciate your time and thoughts.

justinsamsel said:
Can you clarify what you mean when you say flashing the backup:
1) Do you mean restoring that User Data backup that I made in Safestrap? If so, no, there was no error backing up or restoring that. That went perfectly.
2) Do you mean booting into Download mode and using Odin to load the AP file? If so, everything was going great in Odin until the phone rebooted after flashing the AP file. After it rebooted I can not get Safestrap anymore. No matter how many times I reboot Safestrap doesn't appear to be there anymore.
Here is how my phone goes from powered down to powered on now:
1) Typical Galaxy s5 Android screen first.
2) Then the Samsung logo screen. But this screen does not finish its loading animation
3) After the mid animation freeze the phone screen will go black indefinitely. Also with that the blue notification light stays lit in the upper left of the phone until I pull that battery and put it back in. The power button will not shut the phone down while it is in this state.
Other facts:
I can boot the phone into both Download Mode and Recovery Mode with the Home+VolumeUp+Power button no problem. I feel like I'm hitting a brick wall and don't know where to start to walk around it!
Thank you again for taking the time to read this issue. I really really appreciate your time and thoughts.
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No, I am referring to step 4. Did you perform that step?

muniz_ri said:
No, I am referring to step 4. Did you perform that step?
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Ah, yes, I did. Sorry for the confusion.
The crappy thing is now I cannot follow all of those steps anymore because Safestrap doesn't load. All I get is the Android logo screen and then the Samsung logo animation screen. Then it's "frozen".
Is it possible that I did something wrong in Odin that deleted Safestrap? It's really frustrating because I really feel like I followed the instructions to the letter.

justinsamsel said:
Ah, yes, I did. Sorry for the confusion.
The crappy thing is now I cannot follow all of those steps anymore because Safestrap doesn't load. All I get is the Android logo screen and then the Samsung logo animation screen. Then it's "frozen".
Is it possible that I did something wrong in Odin that deleted Safestrap? It's really frustrating because I really feel like I followed the instructions to the letter.
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My guess is that you wiped but did not flash the backup which has now left you with no OS.
You can use the downgrade .tar from this post to Odin back to stock and try again: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=58621872

muniz_ri said:
My guess is that you wiped but did not flash the backup which has now left you with no OS.
You can use the downgrade .tar from this post to Odin back to stock and try again: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=58621872
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You sir are my digital savior. That's it. All of my headaches are gone now! Thank you so much muniz_ri.