I got the Galaxy player 4.0 yesterday and it got rooted using this toolkit (DooMLoRD's Easy Rooting Toolkit [v4.0]) no problem .
This morning I found out about the 4.2 model so I returned the 4.0 (unrooted smoothly!) and got myself a 4.2.
I just got done trying to root it using the toolkit and it did not work. According to SamSung, the 4.2 runs the same version of Android (2.3.5) as the 4.0 but apparently whatever tweak they got on the 4.2 is preventing it from being rooted using the same method.
Anyone has any idea what I might try next to get it rooted?
Thanks!
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hey i am going to get the 4.2 because it looks really nice but when i get it i want to root it right away and get 4.0 fresh on it. I know it just came out 5 days ago but is there no way to get it rooted?
baruch6132 said:
hey i am going to get the 4.2 because it looks really nice but when i get it i want to root it right away and get 4.0 fresh on it. I know it just came out 5 days ago but is there no way to get it rooted?
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By 4.0 you mean?
android 4.0 ics. i was assuming that there could/would be a rom made with 4.0 on it. either way, can it at least be rooted on 2.3.5?
baruch6132 said:
android 4.0 ics. i was assuming that there could/would be a rom made with 4.0 on it. either way, can it at least be rooted on 2.3.5?
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Actually it is running 2.3.6 and so far from what I have read, it is much harder to root due to the exploit that was used on the 2.3.5 or earlier has been patched.
I guess we'll just have to wait one of the developers come up with something for this player.
I might just end up returning this player and get an used Galaxy Skyrocket and use that for a media player. It has more storage (16GB), slightly bigger screen (4.5"), better camera and of course LTE when I need to use it as a backup phone.
K I got it now and there is no other page with any information on rooting the4.2 so if a developer sees this could you please start looking into rotting the 4.2
I just talked to a rep from Samsung and she said they have started development on android 4.0 for the 4.2!
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Are you serious?! all i could get out of them is that they have no idea when they were doing anything! thats incredible! yay !!!
But sadly that probably means we won't get it til early nxt year....
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its better than nothing
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I'm seriously thinking of buying the 5" version of the media player BUT I noticed it comes with FROYO?? Has there been any official upgrade OR some kind of stable ROM for it? A simple response and maybe a point in the right direction for the ROM would be AWESOME and much appreciated. THANKS!
I just bought one (USA) and it came with gingerbread.
ambrice said:
I just bought one (USA) and it came with gingerbread.
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Thanks a ton!
HemiDroid03 said:
I'm seriously thinking of buying the 5" version of the media player BUT I noticed it comes with FROYO?? Has there been any official upgrade OR some kind of stable ROM for it? A simple response and maybe a point in the right direction for the ROM would be AWESOME and much appreciated. THANKS!
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I don't know where you got that information, but the US 5.0 has Gingerbread, and there is a custom ROM as well in the development section of this forum.
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dunca123 said:
I don't know where you got that information, but the US 5.0 has Gingerbread, and there is a custom ROM as well in the development section of this forum.
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No the international/Europe version came with Froyo 2.2 as did mine when i brought it (Uk) but there is now a official update for Gingerbread by Samsung for this device
the USA version came shipped with Gingerbread from day one
I need advice about which galaxy player to buy? The 4.0 looks nice, but maybe I should wait for the 4.2, or get a 5.0? I'm confused.
Either 4.2 will come ready with gingebread but hasnt got much hardware improvements so theyre equal.
Do you think the 4.2 will get ice cream sandwich?
Whowantstobeme? said:
Do you think the 4.2 will get ice cream sandwich?
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Yes, if you read the other (new) thread about the 4.2 device, you can see that it will be launched with android 2.3
I got the 5.0 because I already have a 4.3" phone.
The 4.0 has a better sound chipset and replacable battery. The 5.0 has a bigger screen and seems to have slightly more developer attention.
Rueben_ said:
No the international/Europe version came with Froyo 2.2 as did mine when i brought it (Uk) but there is now a official update for Gingerbread by Samsung for this device
the USA version came shipped with Gingerbread from day one
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Is this through kies as I pluged mine in today to check and it tells me I am still on the newest version which is 2.2.2 asked Samsung UK about gb and they said they have no information as to when it will be available for it. Mine is the 5.0
I am a little new on this whole development stuff, but I was curious if cyanogenmod 9 will be available to the 4.0 galaxy player. I have researched ice cream sandwich and it does indeed, look very interesting and it looks like it has some very nice features. If someone could give me a answer, that would be great I have a completely stock US version Galaxy Player 4.0. I know it would require root, and I am willing to if i need to.
iLoveAndroid13 said:
I am a little new on this whole development stuff, but I was curious if cyanogenmod 9 will be available to the 4.0 galaxy player. I have researched ice cream sandwich and it does indeed, look very interesting and it looks like it has some very nice features. If someone could give me a answer, that would be great I have a completely stock US version Galaxy Player 4.0. I know it would require root, and I am willing to if i need to.
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It's not currently available, but tdmcode is working on it.
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klin1344 said:
It's not currently available, but tdmcode is working on it.
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Thanks, but i just tried to flash steves kernal using ODIN, and im pretty sure i accidently opened the TAR using notepad instead of 7zip. Now all i see is a hazard symbol with a phone and computer on either side? What does this mean?
Thanks.
Hey guys,
I have a question about the Galaxy 5 (usa) edition. Is it possible to update to 2.3.6? I don't know the difference, but heard from a friend that there was a update.
Don't bother to update it. 2.3.6 has patched a lot of the loop holes that were in 2.3.5 so rooting and adding custom roms/kernels is going to be pretty hard. However, I believe your friend is referring to the GP 3.6 and 4.2 since those two come with 2.3.6 as the stock version. Here is a custom hacked rom that use the 2.3.6 firmware as a base http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1579774.
Hope it helps and if it does can you please thank me ^_^
Jirxean said:
Hey guys,
I have a question about the Galaxy 5 (usa) edition. Is it possible to update to 2.3.6? I don't know the difference, but heard from a friend that there was a update.
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There's not much of a difference... xxkph I think was supposed to fix WiFi issues and xxkpl changed the lock screen. But those or any ROM based on those will get you 2.3.6. Just make sure you have entropy's kernel installed so your buttons work.
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Mevordel said:
There's not much of a difference... xxkph I think was supposed to fix WiFi issues and xxkpl changed the lock screen. But those or any ROM based on those will get you 2.3.6. Just make sure you have entropy's kernel installed so your buttons work.
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They also added an update option about device. In addition there is a "dock" app that's hidden as 2.3.6. It allows you to set the device to do something when it is connected to a dock.
Can someone port an ICS/JB ROM onto the Galaxy Player 4.2 (YP-GI1)? I really want to update my software, the 4.0/5.0 both have ICS on it and it would be great if my device could have it too, Thanks!
Development is still small. You are going to have to wait because I believe no one hasn't build a custom rom yet.
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SerkTheTurk said:
Can someone port an ICS/JB ROM onto the Galaxy Player 4.2 (YP-GI1)? I really want to update my software, the 4.0/5.0 both have ICS on it and it would be great if my device could have it too, Thanks!
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ICS porting worked chronologically:
The SGP 5.0 was the first to have working ICS ports and it took months before the Bluetooth bug was fixed.
Several months after 5.0 ports stabilized, some developers ported it to the SGP 4.0.
I suspect it worked this way, because there are a larger number of SGP 5.0 owners, hence leading to more output.
And, if my suspicions are correct, then it is going to be a very long while before the SGP 4.2/3.6 see any ports respectively, as I suspect that the number of people who own those devices is smaller yet.
It is feasible, but that would mean that a lot of our devs here who have done successful ports to the 4.0/5.0 would need their own SGP 4.2/3.6 to test their builds and ports on. And, I just don't see them spending money on an already under-supported device.
But, who knows? Crazier things have happened here on the SGP forums.
Is anyone working on this device? I have seen someone on the CyanogenMod Forums say that they have ICS on it but it's very unstable. Of course I can't believe that... But people got a root working using Odin3. If there is any developer that has this device and seeing this post, please.. reply! Thanks
Check this out
did it to my sons 4.2 player,he loves the rom. Check out this thread it has everything you need to upgrade-----http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1884071--- READ and good luck!!
The thread you sent me just has rooted ROMs. I already rooted my device.
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ok so you want to upgrade, this is what i found.the roms are rooted and you flash them using odin.
Yeah but what does it upgrade?
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Yeah but what does it upgrade?
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Being rooted is a state of existence. You can add it or take it away at your disposal. Being rooted just means that you have the Super User binaries installed on your device. You un-root by uninstalling those binaries. Flashing a ROM with or without root simply means that the ROM you flashed has or doesn't have those binaries.
So, if you flash a rooted ROM over your currently rooted ROM, that's OK. That simply means you have older or newer binaries on your device. (And, yes. You can update Super User binaries.)
there is a rooted gingerbread stock rom, but I believe the dev that made it doesn't even have a 4.2 and had to rely on others to test it, even the 4.0 has a very small number of devs on it, and half the ones we've had in the past have moved on to newer devices. I doubt there will be any ICS/JB goodness for the 4.2 simply because there are no devs that actually own one, atleast as far as users on here go, maybe some guy somewhere might be working on it but they sure aren't here.
Yeah I used that exact ROM anyway to get the rooted gingerbread ROM but thanks anyway
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Does anybody know when developers might actually try a ROM for this device?
So, I'm going to start off by saying, I'm a complete noob when It comes to Rooting. I'm quite an experienced jailbreaker, but when It comes to this, I feel like a fish out of water.
I was browsing around and found the Hasoon (or Hassoon?) all-in-one kit for my phone, the HTC Amaze 4G for T-Mobile. My main question, since this kit claims to be noob-proof, is when I do this, will CM10.1 be installed? Or does this JUST root my device, and not install any ROMs. I am wanting a vanilla Jelly Bean experience. Of course right now, I'm running 4.0.3 with Sense on top, but my mom just got a phone with vanilla Android, and It's making me a little jealous. It's time to fix this.
This is my first post here at XDA Developers, and I would just like to say thank you to everyone who has made this site possible. I use it near every day.
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So, I'm going to start off by saying, I'm a complete noob when It comes to Rooting. I'm quite an experienced jailbreaker, but when It comes to this, I feel like a fish out of water.
I was browsing around and found the Hasoon (or Hassoon?) all-in-one kit for my phone, the HTC Amaze 4G for T-Mobile. My main question, since this kit claims to be noob-proof, is when I do this, will CM10.1 be installed? Or does this JUST root my device, and not install any ROMs. I am wanting a vanilla Jelly Bean experience. Of course right now, I'm running 4.0.4 with Sense on top, but my mom just got a phone with vanilla Android, and It's making me a little jealous. It's time to fix this.
This is my first post here at XDA Developers, and I would just like to say thank you to everyone who has made this site possible. I use it near every day.
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It only gives you the root and how come you have android 4.0.4 if you didn't root??
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ravike14 said:
It only gives you the root and how come you have android 4.0.4 if you didn't root??
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Oh Sorry I've got 4.0.3. Typo. Since It only gives me root access, how would I go about getting the Vanilla 4.2 on there after I rooted? Thanks.
swagmasterT said:
Oh Sorry I've got 4.0.3. Typo. Since It only gives me root access, how would I go about getting the Vanilla 4.2 on there after I rooted? Thanks.
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well since your already on ICS all you have to do is flash 4EXT or which ever recovery you like (i personally recommend 4ext) enable smart flash and flash any rom your like within the dev section and READ THE INSTRUCTIONS and thread aswell to get a idea bout that specific rom