August 11, 2010

How To: Root Samsung Galaxy S

Easy Peasy.
  1. Download rootupdate.zip
  2. Rename to update.zip
  3. Place on sdcard (the built in card, not the removable)
  4. Boot into recovery mode
    (shut off phone, then hold power, volume up, & volume down at the same time)
  5. Select "Reinstall Packages"
  6. Enjoy, you now have a rooted device! 
*Note: I remade the root update.zip, the ones found on other sites were rather sloppy to say the least...

19 comments:

  1. Anonymous8/11/10, 3:13 AM

    Great Job.

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  2. Unknown8/11/10, 3:43 AM

    Lol. Nice! How's the galaxy s? Is it better than the Droid x as far as bootloaders go? Speed? Stability? Lol. I love this stuff!

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  3. Arnie8/11/10, 7:52 PM

    Man those Galaxy S phones look sweet, if it was my time to upgrade I think I would leave my original Droid for one. That's right, no Droid 2, no Droid X.

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  4. Unknown8/12/10, 3:37 PM

    Does it work on the Vibrant?

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  5. Dave8/12/10, 3:38 PM

    Glad to see you working on Samsung, Pete. Moto has forsaken us :( I hope you check out the Galaxy Tablet when it comes out.

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  6. Unknown8/12/10, 3:38 PM

    If you are unsure, I will test it out.

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  7. Pete8/12/10, 3:53 PM

    @Krstofer,
    It should, please let me know.

    @Dave,
    Moto has forsaken us, what a shame :(

    @Michael,
    Galaxy S is awesome, screen is crazy!

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  8. tony738/12/10, 6:05 PM

    Pete, is the BB.05 going to be based off FRG01B or FRG22? What themes are going to be available for it. ETA????

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  9. Anonymous8/14/10, 5:11 PM

    @Krstofer, how well did Pete's ROM work on the Vibrant?

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  10. Unknown8/29/10, 2:48 PM

    Hey Pete, will this root work on the Fascinate when it comes out the 9th, or is it a wait and see thing? Can't wait for the Fascinate, and to root it!

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  11. Unknown8/31/10, 2:34 AM

    Pete any news on whether this root will work on the fascinate? Leaving Motorola for Samsung.. Motorola never learns from their mistakes..lol its a shame

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  12. Unknown9/5/10, 11:54 AM

    I seem to be having trouble getting ito "recovery mode" at what point and order do I release the 3 mentioned buttons?

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  13. Emily Beinhauer9/22/10, 10:05 AM

    will this work for rooting a samsung epic

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  14. soypoi10/19/10, 9:01 PM

    Does this work using MAC OS X??

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  15. Unknown11/13/10, 2:53 AM

    hey i was just wondering which one to use the one on here or the one on here:

    http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=751182

    since the file sizes and contents of the zip files varies.

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  16. Tom12/15/10, 8:48 PM

    Hi, how do you get the PowerOn sound to to come back on after you disabled it, on the Samsung Captivate. Thanks

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  17. Unknown2/12/11, 10:17 PM

    Hey Pet, I did everything as you mentioned and when I hit reinstall package, I got this error message; E:signature verification failed. Installation aborted. I actually keep getting this error with all rooting file that I tried and I do not know why. So, what I did is that I downloaded the file directly from my phone and made sure it is on the internal sd card and then I followed the rest of he instructions. Do I need to have special software or do any setting before I reboot in the recovery mode.
    Thanks and waiting for your help.

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  18. Unknown2/13/11, 2:03 PM

    Hi, I am just wondering if you guys usually offer reply to questions or not and if you do, is it going to be posted in this page also or where?

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  19. Christina10/31/11, 10:41 AM

    Hi :)
    Can you tell me if I can use this root on my Galaxy S Showcase from Cellsouth/Cspire? http://www.cspire.com/shop_and_learn/devices/product_phone_detail.jsp?id=prod23560025

    My battery life is horrible and I heard rooting the phone helps with that.

    Thanks!

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