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Samsung Galaxy S VERY VERY Easy Root

Disclaimer:

Although the process went smooth for me and I experienced ZERO data loss and have had absolutely no issues….you move forward and follow the steps outline AT YOUR OWN RISK!  I am 100% not responsible if you brick your device, lose important data, experience monetary loss as a result of following this article or get into a fight with your woman because you screwed up your phone or are spending too much time on it. 

There are also other ways of rooting your phone as alternatives to what I’m posting here BUT this one doesn’t involve you having to connect your phone to your computer and do anything more complicated than pointing and tapping your phone screen.  For those wanting to go another route I’m providing a link to an alternative rooting method Samsung Galaxy S One-Click Root for i9000.

That said we can now continue…

What you need:

-  microSDHC Card.  If you can fit it into your budget I recommend getting a 16GB Class10 microSDHC.  It’s fast and has enough space to do what you need.  I’m sure you can get away with using a 2GB card but if you can, try to stick with at least a 6GB card when doing this.  The process copies files to the SD memory card that are used in the rooting process and if you decide to install any of the fixes provided by the tool, you might need more space.

-  One Click Lag Fix [Updated].  This is a freely available tool that can be downloaded from the Market.  For those using ATT, you’ll notice that ATT locked down your phone so you can’t install anything unless it’s sourced through the Market.  Because of this the good guys who developed the software have uploaded it to the Market…makes it readily accessible and can be installed on your ATT phone.   If you need more info on this tool please visit http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=751864 .  If you have any problems resulting from following this how-to please head over to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=751864 and post your questions there or submit your problem reports.  This tool not only provides for an easy way to root your Samsung Galaxy S device but it also provides the following:
~  OneClickLagFix v1+:  There is a known issue with the way Samsung implemented the file system on the device.  This causes lag for some applications and it gets a bit annoying waiting for the device.  After you root your device, you can resolve the lag issue with this tool.  If you have any questions regarding this lag issue just visit http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=751864 or do a search on the http://www.xda-developers.com forum and you’ll find more than enough information on the topic.  Again, this is NOT the only method to fix the lag issue, just a very easy one.
~  Captivate Jupiter Fix:  Please visit XDA-Developers for more information on this issue – http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=751864 or search at http://www.xda-developers.com.

-  Galaxy S Class Phone.  My phone is the ATT variant called the Samsung Captivate.  Tmobile has the same phone under the name of Samsung Vibrant.  If you have any questions as to the compatibility of this method with your device, please visit http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=751864.

How-To:

-  Ensure your microSDHC card is in your phone.  Without the card this won’t work at all.
-  [Updated] Go to the Market app on your device and search for “One Click Lag Fix” and install it.
-  Open One Click Lag Fix and give it a moment to initialize.-  Click on “Root Device 2.1″
-  Once the process is done power off your phone.
-  Then, while holding down the Up AND Down volume keys, power on the phone.  This will put the phone into Recovery Mode.  I’ve provided an image below so you know when you’re in Recovery Mode. 
-  Once in Recovery Mode you can release the volume keys.
-  Use the volume keys to scroll up and down through the choices.  Go to “reinstall packages” and press the power button on your device to select it.  This will initiate a scan of your microSD device for the update.zip file that was stored on the root of the card by the OneClickLagFix app.
-  Once the process finishes, simply scroll up to the first option which will read “reboot system now”.  Please note that the initial boot will take some time so be patient.  If for whatever reason your device gets “stuck” with a black screen for more than 3-5 minutes just power it off and back on and then wait again for it to boot up…that’s what I had to do on mine.  Once the phone boots up you should have root access and be able to install apps from the Market which require root.  You still won’t have the ability to install apps from anywhere but the Market.  I might write an article on how to accomplish this later but for now you can search http://www.xda-developers.com or http://www.google.com.  There are plenty of articles out there on how it’s done and there is more than one way to get it done.

Hope this article helps you and I welcome feedback and suggestions.

Samsung Galaxy S Recovery Screen

Samsung Galaxy S Recovery Mode Screen CloseUp

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