I've had my Samsung Captivate for a litter under a week now and I've been doing some searches regarding rooting the Samsung Captivate. A guy named Peter Alfonso has developed a simple way to root your phone. I've taken some information from his website to bring to you. Props to Peter for this! Here's a link to his website.
Version 0.2
-Downgraded Busybox to V1.17.1 (has more commands)
-Properly symlinked all busybox commands
-Created a sideloading script! (enables non market app installation)
-Added SQLite3
-Updated Wireless Tether to pre8 (If this does not work after upgrade, see below for fix)
Download link and installation Instructions after the jump:
1. Download unleashthebeastv0.2.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 have now Unleashed The Beast! You should not see the AT&T bloatware anymore and you should see a Super User icon.
Side-loading Instructions:
1. Open a terminal (you can download "Android Terminal Emulator" in the market)
2. Type in: su (The Super User icon will pop up, click Allow)
3. Type in: sideloading
4. Your phone will reboot and sideloading will be enabled!
Wireless Tether Fix :
1) Open Wireless Tether
2) Click the Menu button and then click Settings
3) Click the Menu button again and select (Re)-Install binaries/configs
4) Voila!
Hey - Nice post. I rooted my phone already, but I'm having problem running the sideload script. Plus, trying to figure out which specific app I need to enable wireless tethering.
ReplyDeleteI'm a noob, so any help is greatly appreciated.