Samsung Epic 4G - Already Rooted!

[Epic Forums User]

That was quick – the Sprint’s Epic 4G has already been rooted by the crew over at SDX-devs. In other words, now you can root that phone you don’t have yet. It’s a method requiring adb (Android Device Bridge) commands and thus desktop connectivity, but a one-click solution will probably emerge sooner rather than later. Note: it says EVO root, but the method works on this phone as well, don’t let the filename fool you. Instructions below:

download this file
http://evo4g.me/downloads/evo-root.zip
run these commands thru adb
adb push c:downloadsrageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/tmp
adb shell
chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
cd /data/local/tmp
./rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
exit out of the adb shell, and type adb shell again. this time it should drop you to # instead of $.
if it goes back to $, run the exploit again,
cd /data/local/tmp
./rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
and exit out of adb and then adb shell again to see if its # .
if it doesnt work the first time, repeat 4-5 times and let us know. it should work!

To be clear, the file you’ll need is HERE.


Source: AndroidPolice.com

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[Epic Forums User]

was bout to post this......keep up the good work.

[Epic Forums User]

Hoping it sticks after reboot. Need to underclock my cpu when im out riding :-).

[Epic Forums User]

This is great news, can't wait to see some custom roms

[Epic Forums User]

can't wait TWO MORE DAYS!!