My Adventures with a Samsung Galaxy S i9000b: Rooting Froyo 2.2.1

Installing the Android 2.2.1 (Froyo) rom mentioned on my previous post, un-rooted my phone as expected. For those that are not familiar with the term, basically means enabling full control of the phone’s Operational System. Root is what the superuser (a.ka.a administrator) is called on most Unix-like operating systems. This unlocks certain features on the phone and some apps only work with their full capabilities (like Titanium Backup). Mind you this doesn’t come without risks and this may void your warranty.

Material:

• SuperOneClick v1.7: SuperOneClickv1.7-ShortFuse.zip

The Procedure:

1. Turn on USB Debugging:  Go to Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB Debugging
2. Plug the phone to your computer, but do not mount the SD Card nor activate Kyes
3. On Windows, as an Administrator open SuperOneClick by right-clicking on the executable file and selecting “Run as administrator“. On XP you probably just need to double click
4. Click the Root button
5. If all goes well a prompt will be shown saying “Root files have been installed! Would you like to run a test?“. You can just click on No.

That’s it. If everything went well you should the Superuser application on your Applications list:

 

Superuser on Android

 

 

More information about the application, donating to the developer and a nice youtube video can be found on the XDA Developers Forum thread.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682

Credits

• “CLShortFuse” the author of SuperOneClick clshortfuseAAAAAAThotmailDOOOOTcom

References:

• XDA-Developers Forum Thread: [APP]SuperOneClick v1.7 (Root, Unroot, Enable Non-Market App)
• Youtube Rooting Video: How To – Root Your Android Phone (SuperOneClick Method) – www.TheUnlockr.com
• ShortFuse website: http://www.shortfuse.org/
• ShortFuse donation: PayPal Donation

Disclaimer:

These tutorials might brick your phone, making it unusable so be careful. Neither me nor the original authors are to be held responsible for what you do with your phone. Be warned that the processes described in some of them might also void your warranty.