How to root you Samsung Epic step-by-step

[grownman284]

will this work for the gingerbread update? fw version 2.3.6 EL30

[illfullyreal]

i keep getting a failed to mount message. and none of the sht installs. can i drag n drop?

[EmperorOfNyte82]

Does this work with Android 2.3.6?

[catrashoo]

I just fucked mine up .

[iMeMoReX]

your the man bro

[sabergjr17]

can i do my samsung its version is 2.3.6

[Beckyboo8D]

Well I got everything but my phone doesnt reboot. I have the adb connected. it just keeps telling me to reboot my phone and thats what im doing and its not doing anything :l

anyone help?

[Edgehead178]

My phone is connected to my pc but right after I type in the command prompt, "cd samsung" it keeps saying "The system cannot find the path specified." I've done everything prior to this. :(

[tikishawnda]

@Edgehead178  I'm getting the same message. what did you do to fix this?

[Edgehead178]

@tikishawnda I restarted my phone and my computer and it worked and I got the message "root successful" or something like that. But then when I installed Titanium Backup it was saying that my phone wasn't rooted so idk what to do. I pretty much quit trying to root it. Sorry if i couldn't help.

[Brooklyn6oi]

Just did what you said and now i have a rooted phone thanks advocate

[fernieujr80]

Hey i have a quick question how can i unroot my phone?

[fernieujr80]

does this work for the epic 4g

[METZZ777]

Mad respect.

[Brooklyn6oi]

In the comand promt is say that the is is not connected....everything else is all system go but that little issue why is it saying that

[djen17]

my phone is frozen and wont even go to reboot option

[heeseung5]

i love you bro lmfao dude you're the best man! and can you please suggest me a wifi tethering application thats free ?

[saddleheadson]

half instructions dude!!! , i brick my epic thanx a lot

[fuentesjennyricky]

were can i get the one root exploit i am having trouble finding a good one? or can i get a link were you download your from?

[LbCYa562]

This worked for me a couple months back, I had to unroot it to return to be serviced. I did everything exactly the same as before and it keeps saying phone is not connected.... any ideas??

[Lordgrunty]

had to do it a few times and showed some different stuff that scared me but it has super user so i guess it worked! thanks

[justblaze12321]

how do you know if you install the 32 bit or the 64 bit i have the samsung epic too but im really confused

[PABLOP4LIFE]

Thank you bra, I've tried this stuff before, but this is the easiest way to do it. Thanx

[McFreeze13]

mcafee says that the one click root file has a trojan.

[wolfen1086]

THANKS MIKE!!!!!!!!!! I just followed the instructions and my phone now show superuser on it :) NO MORE ADS WHEN I PLAY ANGRY BIRDS!!!!!!!! thanks again man

[wolfen1086]

THANKS MIKE!!!!!!!!!! I just followed ethinstructions and my phone noe show superuser on it :) NO MORE ADS WHEN I PLAY ANGRY BIRDS!!!!!!!! thanks again man

[grownman284]

I don't understand, what's the point in rooting your phone?

[kofinater]

Spawning Children, lol. Thanks for the video

[shippermd]

Ok, followed all your instructions, it said file path not found or specified or something like that when I did the cd \ steps. :(

Also...when I did run the OneClick program (via another way, simply doubleclicking on the program) it ran thru the steps then said: 'Device Not Found' It is plugged in to the comp, usb debug is on, card not mounted. I DID install Samsung drivers, never see anything happen after install (after the install wizard installs successfully, that is). Soo....help?!

[filmkidz6]

Is it like jailbreaking or wat does it do

[mrgeorgeguy]

what does it mean to root it

[XxH0stB00terxX]

Worked :D

[AndroidAdvocate]

@XxH0stB00terxX Thanks alot. Please subscribe and share

[wtfnani]

im trying to mount my phone but it wont let me do it when i have the debugging on

[wtfnani]

so i cant mount my epic when i have debugging on



[AAB9562]

i follow all instructions however once i did most of the steps at the end it comes that im missing a file something like a arm5

[McFreeze13]

@AAB9562 yea me too. my mcafee virus protection removed it because it has a trojan.

[poojita22]

I am not computer illiterate but neither am I a pro. I had some trouble figuring out some things because my os is not the same as yours and the process you followed was slightly different. Once I figured out how to do those things it was pretty easy. Oh, another thing is that my phone doesn't automatically connect to the pc. I had to manually do that thru my phone, I was about to tear my hair out because I couldn't understand why my pc wasn't recognizing my phone.

[AndroidAdvocate]

@poojita22 lol um glad u got it.

[Beefloc1]

Why when I try to flash a rom the epic gets bricked at Samsung screen

[Vpopov81]

advocate what software did you use ---to record this with the screen and camera on the phone?.. thx for all your help my rooted epic working great!

[AndroidAdvocate]

@Vpopov81 sorry for late reply I'm using Camtasia 7

[Beefloc1]

Thanks man worked for me

[ariesqueen29]

Okay, why is it telling me my phone is not connected when it is. I can't complete the process. Help please!

[Pdiddy860]

Is there a reason why i am not finding any attached device when i type in "adb devices" did i install or am i missing an extracted file? i tried skipping this step and in the end i receive the message that phone is not connected when it is?

[SilentReaper44]

it keeps sayin my phone is offline. any help with the matter?

[memoretzia]

^thanks

[memoretzia]

Does this root work with android 2.2 froyo? Hank

[AndroidAdvocate]

@memoretzia ib don't know it worked with the eb13 froyo update that was pulled but the ec05 update I haven't tried it yet. I will tonight.

[FUHKK0FF]

Will you get free tethering after you have rooted your Epic?? Thanks.

[AndroidAdvocate]

@FUHKK0FF yes as long as u download the wifi tether app after that

[Vpopov81]

ii spoke too soo, immediately after posting my comment my screen went black and unresponsive... DO NOT USE Z4ROOT WITH EPIC4G

[AndroidAdvocate]

@Vpopov81 u may have to install the eb13 over then sorry someone told me it worked for them

[AndroidAdvocate]

Respond to this video... Try my back to stock video to get it working

[Vpopov81]

galaxy s yes epic 4g no. i just tried and it says running exploit and will stay that way until u exit. glad i didnt just brick my phone trying....

[Vpopov81]

z4root supposedly doesnt work on epic 4g

[AndroidAdvocate]

@Vpopov81 well I heard it work for Galaxy S devices 

[Vpopov81]

im having trouble laptop isnt recognizing the phone abd yes i have correct drivers installed. is there any way to root from phone not needibg pc??

[AndroidAdvocate]

@Vpopov81 try z4 root u can find it on Google

[Vpopov81]

best video yet, i had to call 2 people idiots for making crap vids this is great tutorial. Now how do we unroot?

[AndroidAdvocate]

@Vpopov81 Thanks theres another zip file that unroots you or I think an app called Z4 root will unroot for you as well. Thanks again Subscribe and Share

[1523Mars]

Rooted my girlfriend's epic using your video :) Thank you!! You are the SHIZ-NIT.

[joells357]

please help... Getting the following error:

[*] adb connection will be reset. restart adb server on desktop and re-login.

make it RW and move files

mount: Operation not permitted

failed to copy 'joeykrim-root.sh' to '/system/bin/joeykrim-root.sh'­: Read-only f

ile system

...

push any key to reboot the phone

Press any key to continue . . .

[joells357]

please help... Getting the following error: [*] adb connection will be reset. restart adb server on desktop and re-login. make it RW and move files mount: Operation not permitted failed to copy 'joeykrim-root.sh' to '/system/bin/joeykrim-root.sh'­: Read-only f ile system failed to copy 'jk-su' to '/system/bin/jk-su': Read-only file system failed to copy 'playlogo-orig' to '/system/bin/playlogo-orig': Read-only file sy ... push any key to reboot the phone Press any key to continue . . .

[vmike81]

I was wondering if this still works with the ota 2.2 update

[truckerspike]

Duuuuude! I've been trying to root my phone for 4 days! This finally did it for me (had to try it 3 times) But my phone is finally rooted. Thank you AA, you are my own personal Jesus.

[sberryscake]

havent decided to do it yet. but so far you have the best video i have seen on the subject. THANK YOU FOR MAKING IT! i will b using your video when i decide to do it

[ctdi11]

worked 100% thanks 

[ctdi11]

When I run that RUN.BAT file i get device not found what did i do work some one help please

[ctdi11]

also under list of devices after adb devices there is no DC700F1C39bc

[itsfuckindaniyo]

okay so it says Install Samsung drivers 32 bit OR 64 bit... how do i know which one to install??

[mishitpatel]

Thank you for the instructions It worked yeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh­hh !!!!

BTW if someone is stuck at below message :

"adb connection will be reset. restart adb server on desktop and re-login."

Use your home computer to root your phone as office/work computer doesn't have administrator privileges.

[BlkRS5]

Did this but I don't have super user access.

[jermtofast]

Ok I'm thinking about rooting my epic but could you tell me the benefits of rooting it before I decide to do it please?

[AndroidAdvocate]

@jermtofast well u will have permission to install custom roms, wifi tether, and delete those sprint apps everyone complain about

[slater4cc]

You are awesome. I just rooted my phone! Your video was the best one on youtube!

[exfroda]

Excellent video tutorial. I have a small question though...

I just updated my epic to 2.2 froyo....Do i need to downgrade to 2.1 in order to follow your tutorial??

[pablosrz]

I only know about jailbreak iPhones and iPods. What's the good thing about rooting the Epic? Help please!

[AndroidAdvocate]

@pablosrz Well you can install custom ROMs and use rooted apps to use WIFi tether

[ROSCOE855]

it says phone not connected y is that

[ROSCOE855]

i did eveything u did but its not workin

[laomortus]

It took me two tries and it worked but i don't have the Super User app... What did i do wrong?

[AndroidAdvocate]

@laomortus for some reason people have this problem try my quick root video

[laomortus]

@AndroidAdvocate I've tried doing the quick root and still nothing.... Thanks for the quick response btw

[InvalidFingerprint]

Never mind, I got past my problem, but every time it says "Press any key to continue . . ." after typing in run.bat, it says "Phone is not connected . . ." and then it says to "Press any key to continue . . ." Could anybody please help?

[InvalidFingerprint]

When I go to the command prompt and type "cd samsung" the computer tells me "The system cannot find the path specified." I am not sure what to do, so could you please help?

[InvalidFingerprint]

When I go to the command prompt and type "cd samsung" and then enter, it tells me "The system cannot find the path specified." I am not sure what to do...could you please help?

[DONKEYxxPUNCHED]

how do i know if i have 64 bit or 32 bit?

[AndroidAdvocate]

@DONKEYxxPUNCHED right click on my computer and go to properties and you should see it their but 32 bit OS is what most come standard with .

[saechang]

Hey, could anyone help? I can't seem to install my samsung drivers properly and therefore cannot root. any help? I went through this step by step and any other rooting video requires the installation of drivers.

[boardrfolif3]

Easiest root guide, after 3 tries this is the one that worked. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge.

[GewMe]

ive ben trying this for days now nd im getting pretty pissed..can u pleaSE HELP..it always sais phone is not connected..i diconnected the fone nd turned it off nd restarted it nd nothing seems to work..can u please HELP MEE!!!!!

[Santoy68]

when i put cd samsung i get " the system cannot find the path specified"...what should i do?

[dizzya09]

best so far

[AndroidAdvocate]

@dizzya09 Thanks. SHARE

[sanch3z3000]

when i try to extract the one.click.root.exploitv2.5.5.z­ip it tells me that the compressed (zipped) folder is invalid or corrupted. what els can i do

[JT07055]

i did everything and the process went exactly like his but i don't have super user, help???

[MalikDKBurks95]

I installed the Samsung drivers and did everything else but it still says error: device not found

[xpajarolocox]

@MalikDKBurks95 buy another usb cable for transfer data , i did that and now my pc found my device

[MrDJEMAR]

my command prompt says device not connected ..?? someone please help!!!

[AndroidAdvocate]

@MrDJEMAR make sure the driver is installed correctly and unplug and try again

[BottiNation]

thank you so muchh!!!!!

[CrazyHeliDude]

As soon as I run run.bat, I get a bunch of 'device not found' lines rolling up in the cmd window .. it then does reboot the phone, but no superuser. The Samsung drivers are installed and 'USB debugging' is checked. What might be the problem?

[AndroidAdvocate]

@CrazyHeliDude I would say unplug the phone and try again and are you in the adb folder.

[Lightnme]

This is the best step-by-step video of the rooting process I've seen yet! Very precise instructions, thanks. To many video instructions "it" when referring to what to do, but it's confusing as to which device you are doing what too, but you made it all very clear. Great video!!!

[BassPlayerRene9]

worked thanx bro~!

[carson0524]

It stopped at 71% and said on cmd adb connection will be reset. restart adb server on desktop and re-login. What did I do wrong?

[surenooriginal]

it says that muh phone is not connected

[dominiquejr1]

mine says phone not connected?



[mii2aable]

i dont have the SU how do i go about getting it because i did everything you showed me but still no super user

[AndroidAdvocate]

@mii2aable try getting a root only app and see if it works because you may have got the exploit with the su app

[clrmadura1]

after you root do you have tp keep checking youself for the updates or does it do it by itself is it something you constantly have to be checxking

[DemonicCollusion]

3:36

"Spawning Children..." hahah

[darkalelkw]

once the phone is rooted, how do i go about getting it on metro pcs or boost mobile considering they are both on cdma networks?

[AndroidAdvocate]

@darkalelkw Don't know but if you go to XDA forum someone should know how there.

[RoboStarsTeam]

@darkalelkw if you want your epic on Boost Mobile 3G check out our channel.

[Bond007ria8]

what if the SU doesnt show up???

[BreakTheMaster]

The newer version of the One Click take a bit longer to run so be patient.

[jstagzsr]

cool man. i have a help chanell where i was helpin a bunch of people out with rooting their samsung moment. i upgraded to the epic, and was a little nervous about rooting it. but i followed your instructions and it worked. just got done makin a video so my subscribers who have been askin about this can do it. giving you the credit on this one. thanks man

[dmsr44Sam]

Hey AA,

I've been trying to root my epic for about a month. I always get frustrated because after I run the "run.bat" command, press any key to continue, I get the message stating, "copy and run the exploit (may take 2 minutes)". Then I just wait, and wait and wait and nothing happens. So I just disconnect and forget about it. I have USB debugging connected and it recognizes my device. What am I doing wrong?? :( HELP!!

[AndroidAdvocate]

@dmsr44Sam Try downloading the root exploit I'll send you a link

[HanManXWolfe]

Very helpful video man! I have two questions though.. Can I do this without formatting my phone and stuff? I've been using it and I don't want to loose all my apps.. Also, what is inside SuperUser? Thanks!

[AndroidAdvocate]

@HanManXWolfe Thanks a lot . No rooting does not format your phone or sd but backing up is always advised . Superuser is just an app that Grants and manage Superuser rights for your phone.

[wbarb01]

Thx! I got it to work. Great vid!

[wbarb01]

Seems to be a great vid, but I've tried rooting several times now and I keep getting this response after the "abd devices" prompt, "'abd' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." Any suggestions?

[AndroidAdvocate]

@wbarb01 yea as long as you make sure you are in the samsung root exploit folder and that you install the drivers correctly it should work. Because if you try adb devices as soon as you get into command prompt its not going to recognize because you are not in the folder that has the adb executable .

[Tical323]

My epic went through everything but when i went to check for the super user after rebooting it wasn't there! So did it work is there any other way to check to see if it worked? Or is super user a package that I have to download too?

[AndroidAdvocate]

@Tical323 you can check it by downloading a root only app

[cozmo12]

Thank You bro!

[fisherdank]

wow, that was easy, thanks man, and if it help anyone, i have a dual boot pc, with window7 and xp, for some reason it woulnt work while i was using 7, so i use xp and it worked great, thanks again. and if you dont know if your a 32 or 64, just dl and try to install one, if its the wrong one it will tell you its not a valid one, or you could chec by going to your controll panel!

[gamewiz0070]

this phone is to good to risk brickning it....sux....

[Jetta97]

on mine when i go to the command and i press the adb drivers it shows that my phone is off line wat am i doing wrong??

[silentkill201]

how do u know if u have a 64bit driver or a 32 bit driver?

[AndroidAdvocate]

@silentkill201 the 64 bit and 32 bit pertains to your OS on your computer . So do you have a 32 bit Windows or 64 bit Windows ?

[silentkill201]

@AndroidAdvocate oh ok the thaks 

[Acerpwns]

when connecting the USB to the phone, do you select the "charging" option or what?

[AndroidAdvocate]

@Acerpwns no u must make sure usb debugging is checked

[seelenmord1986]

thanks for ur quick response. I'm sorry but how do u uninstall the root? ive been looking everywhere for detailed instructions on this with no luck.

[seelenmord1986]

sorry for posting twice. was a mistake

[AndroidAdvocate]

@seelenmord1986 I have to same update and I'm fine try uninstalling it and reinstall it

[seelenmord1986]

@AndroidAdvocate Never mind on the root uninstall. I figured it out. Thank u for ur help I REALLY appreciate it man.

[seelenmord1986]

Hi . I successfully rooted my samsung epic a couple of days ago and did an update to 2.1-update1 and now when i try to tether with free wireless tether i get "unable to start tethering. please try again!" The su app is still on my epic but does this mean i've lost root? (Sorry i'm kind of new to this) If so, what do i have to do to regain it? I don't understand how to use the root uninstaller that is linked in this video. Can some help me please:-(

[DASHpointO]

i was hoping you can help mei go to your website and when i download the driver mine says its driver finder not samsung usb driver i was hoping you can some how give me the direct download? this would help alot

[AndroidAdvocate]

@DASHpointO go to the that link again and hit the Softpedia Secure Download (US)

[DASHpointO]

@AndroidAdvocate thanks for in back to me so fast. sorry i am not doing so well with this i clicked what you said then should i go to the green downlad bc that what i did but it didnt download samsing usb it just says samsungdriver. i am not sure if thats right

[DASHpointO]

@AndroidAdvocate and after the driver is squared away. i was reading that you said we need android sdk? where can i get that

[seelenmord1986]

Hi. I successfully rooted my epic a couple of days ago and did an update to 2.1-update1 and now when i try to tether with free wireless tether i get "unable to start tethering. please try again!" The su app is still on my epic but does this mean i've lost root? (Sorry i'm kind of new to this) If so, what do i have to do to regain it? I don't understand how to use the root uninstaller that is linked in this video. Can some help me please:-(

[AndroidAdvocate]

@craiglevere ok try uninstalling the samsung driver and make sure you have the right one like if you are on 32bit get the 32bit and reinstall it. that should work but make sure you have the android sdk on your computer as well.

[AndroidAdvocate]

@craiglevere OK first question did you install the Samsung drivers if so unplug your device and plug it back in and try again if it says it again restart the computer sometimes you must do that so the drivers install properly . Try that and let me know how it goes.

[coolfoeva221]

@AndroidAdvocate when i put in adb devices it says

list of device attached

D70000......

but it doesnt say daemon not running, starting it now

[nadenson]

This was a great explanation. Easy to understand and worked like a charm. Wifi tether works perfectly. Thank you.

[AndroidAdvocate]

@nadenson Thanks

[Nate88Music]

Very simple and very good video as usual. I think I will give it a try since I have 4G in my area and would like to tether through it for free. Funny cause I never knew I had 4G in my area until I was in the Sprint store and noticed the Evo on display had a 4G signal.

If it's not an issue could you make a video on how to unroot, or do you know how to unroot it? Just asking because I would like the OTA for 2.2 when that comes. I dont like flashing roms all the time. Phone issues in long run.

[AndroidAdvocate]

@Nate88Music Yea u can unroot its a zip file that you have to flash a may do a video on it. But when ever an update comes out all you have to do is update the root doesn't stop you from updating in fact when you update it you will have to reroot it.

[camrok6569]

What will happen when I upgrade to new firmwares? Btw great vids. You put up the best tutorial so far. Keep up the good work

[philjr2234]

can this work with the samsung intercept???

[AndroidAdvocate]

@philjr2234 No as far as I know it works for the Epic.

[Techlife03]

How come after I type run.bat and click enter it says device offline? Please help

[AndroidAdvocate]

@Techlife03 When you did adb devices did you see your device if not just uplug the device from USB and try again when you plug it back in . If that doesn't work make sure you installed the Samsung drivers correctly .

[Techlife03]

@AndroidAdvocate i uninstalled the drivers and reinstalled them and it says "adb connection will be reset restart adb server on desktop and re login" it say error: device cannot be found