so i go to root &

[dumpringz]

i keep getting a message saying my phone isnt connected . . . but it is ... the computer claims its recognized but a message comes up saying "this usb device can perform faster if you connect it to a HI Speed USB 2.0 port" ... but the little window pops up recognizing it ..... this is my first time ever trying to root so any help would be appreciated ...... i dl & extracted the files mentioned, ran run.bat & it starts . . then the above message of not being connected


edit: after i posted this my device immediately got recognized . . odd because i tried a good 25 times and then one tap after posting & it went through .... just gotta check to see if im rooted ..... thanks ! LOL

[daddymikey1975]

Originally Posted by dumpringz

i keep getting a message saying my phone isnt connected . . . but it is ... the computer claims its recognized but a message comes up saying "this usb device can perform faster if you connect it to a HI Speed USB 2.0 port" ... but the little window pops up recognizing it ..... this is my first time ever trying to root so any help would be appreciated ...... i dl & extracted the files mentioned, ran run.bat & it starts . . then the above message of not being connected


edit: after i posted this my device immediately got recognized . . odd because i tried a good 25 times and then one tap after posting & it went through .... just gotta check to see if im rooted ..... thanks ! LOL

Mine did that a couple times too.

I just unplugged it and plugged it back in and it worked like a champ.

Once you're rooted, the fun begins

[kgbcapthowdy]

sounds difficult(the way i did it as well) but now you can go to the market and download an app called z4root...one click from the phone and bam your rooted. no computer required

[WanderingMinstrel]

Anyone tried z4root?

Two of the comments on Market say it worked on Epics. I'm not brave enough to be first on our block to test it. But it sounds easy enough for even a coward like me to use.

[gTen]

Originally Posted by WanderingMinstrel

Anyone tried z4root?

Two of the comments on Market say it worked on Epics. I'm not brave enough to be first on our block to test it. But it sounds easy enough for even a coward like me to use.

No reason why it shouldn't work...the current method of rooting ends up Exploiting ADB in android...since manufacturers can't do much about ADB the rooting method is universal to all android devices..to note though z4root doesnt come with the other things like clockworkmod, superuser and etc...which if you wnat have to install sepperatly

[WanderingMinstrel]

Thanks, gTen. Guess I'll give it a try.

[WanderingMinstrel]

YES! It works on Epic with 1 click, no computer connection, and no other procedures required.

But...
1. You have to have USB debugging ON.
2. You have to clear you memory of any apps running in the background.

If you don't do (1), the app tells you to do it.

If you don't do (2), the app runs and runs and runs and runs and...
So you have to soft reset(hold the power button in or press Vol up-camera- power - thanks again for that one, Hypnotic 2010), kill all background apps (I used Memory Boost Lite), and then run z4root again.

Wham! 20 seconds later, I was rooted. And 20 more seconds later I had Titanium backup installed. It's so simple that even I could do it.

Maybe this should be a separate thread?

[kgbcapthowdy]

said so in the 3rd response....