Newbie Guide to Rooting the Fascinate

[spyder309]

I'll just keep using Titanium backup to freeze them for now, easier than going in and renaming.

If theres a chance it would go OTA it seems like 09 would have unless theres a difference with maintenance updates adn full updates ?

I noticed I picked up about 60 free mebs of Ram somehow.. I use to run around 110 and now it's showing 173. I wouldn't think that small change would make a difference.

Anyways, Thanks again. That was an awesome way to spend a midnight session.

I really cant answer that cause i dont really know the proper way to answer that. keep googling. Thats really the best answer i can provide, 09 is much smaller than the previous, i do know that. Im glad i could help. It's 11 here and i have to be up at 330am so i better head off to bed. i am on here 3 to 100 times a day so if you need anything PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let me know, Have fun. Spyder309

 

[kbdroid]

Worked Great

Thanks for the step by step instructions. Worked great! No problems. Some "Press Enter" would have helped further but I figured it out.

 

[step3makesmyheadhurt]

Please help! Stuck on step 3, don't understand previous advice to fix

Very very newbie here but really need to root so I can uninstall certain apps. I have followed the steps perfectly up to the end of step 2 and 3. I read the whole thread and see others have had the same problem and MrDroid has said that it was entered as one command but I do not know what that means or how to fix/prevent it. So here's whats up.....

I type adb shell after the C:\rootfiles prompt and I get a $ - so far so good

I then paste
cd /data/local/tmpchmod 0755 rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
and without hitting enter, i immediately get another $

I then paste (and have tried typing)
./rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin

I do NOT immediately get a $. I waited for awhile and nothing so I tried hitting enter after this command and receive the following:

chmod0755 rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin: no such file or directory
and then it is followed by another $

I have seen the diagnosis that it is being typed as a single command but do not understand. I followed the steps as stated in the guide. Please help me understand MrDroid or any other!!! Thanks so much! Love the guide up to this point!

 

[kbdroid]

Dude, I believe it is 2 separate commands:
cd /data/local/tmp
(Press enter)
Then type: chmod 0755 rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin

 

[step3makesmyheadhurt]

thanks!

Im an idiot. 2 commands. Entered seperately and got passed it fine. Then ran into permission problem with sd card commands and tried what worked for another user - removing sd card and re-installing and worked fine. Im a supernoober now. I mean superuser. Thanks for the awesome guide and help!

 

[Out of Sync]

I thought everything was working ok, the Rooting worked perfectly, these last steps of flashing appeared to be good but I was just notified that when I send text messages through they are received on the other end as blank text. No words just a blank window.

I flashed back to Stock , I'll wait for the updates and then re-root.

 

[schlouchy8]

i am a total novice at the whole rooting process... and I just have one question. it may be rather stupid but how do i know which driver to install? or do i just install both? sorry for my incompetence... lol

 

[ivierkelberry]

If you have 64bit, install that one. If not, install the other one. If you don't know, find your resolution in screen options, should say somewhere what your running on colors.

 

[hawaiianbrowneyez]

when i type exit after busybox, i dont get a C:\rootfiles instead i get this "exitmount -t rfs -o remount, rw /dev/block/st19 /system
cd /system/xbin
cat /sdcard/su > ./busybox
chmod 4755 su
chmod 4755 busybox
# # # #"
what do I do?

 

[kbdroid]

What would cause my root to stop working? Rooted following the instructions and all was well, downloaded titanium and wireless tether and both worked. Now, 2 weeks later I go in to both and it says I'm not rooted. Superuser seems fine. Any ideas? Do I uninstall and do it all again?

 

[qkpony]

This samething just happened to a friend of mine. I went to turn on wifi tether and it said I don't have root. The su is still there not sure what happened. Rom is stock 2.1 update 1

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[TAPOUT27]

This samething just happened to a friend of mine. I went to turn on wifi tether and it said I don't have root. The su is still there not sure what happened. Rom is stock 2.1 update 1

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try clearing the permissions you have in the SU app and rebooting and you will be prompted to allow SU permissions to all your apps again...this may help clear up the issue

 

[kbdroid]

Rerooting

Before i saw the post suggesting i clear the permissions, I figured i would just try the root instructions over again. Worked like a charm and i am back in business.

 

[Schoat333]

I just bought my wife a fascinate today. Is this still the best way to root it?

I originally used adb to root my Droid, but it has come a long way since then, so I'm wondering if there is a better way for the fascinate as well.

 

[cbenzo]

Rooted Phone and now keyboard doesnt come up

Any suggestions on how to get the virtual keyboard back???? I apparently did something and now when i try to start a message or type in any field the keyboard will not come up at all. Please help before i have to do an insurance claim.