Root Galaxy S 2.3.5

Hey man we used this and it worked great. But we had to reboot the phone it now it pulls up the android system recovery screen with a bunch of orange text saying E:failed to open/res/recovery.fstab... etc..

I tried reflashing the .tar file but it goes straight to the same android recovery screen and wont let me do anything. You have any idea what might have happen and how i can get it to boot back up?

I did a backup of the rom but i cant get back into the recovery to restore it.

Ok i figured it out. We had deleted amazon mp3 app on titanium backup and it did a reboot and thats where the problem started. I removed the sd card and i was able to navigate again. So i did a wipe data/factory reset just in case and i was able to get out the android recovery screen and boot the phone back up normally. Now to find a custom rom...

Glad it worked.. Let me know if you find a good ROM.. I haven't really had time to look..

is this reversible? I mean, can I flash back to a stock rom if I need to warranty my phone?

ok here is a better idea. go to this link and download the zip file.

1. follow the instructions in the text file, HOWEVER,
2. if you have already done the kies mini update, skip that part and simply go in the phone and change the usb settings to use kies when plugged in.
3. reboot phone holding volume down, home, and power. this will allow the phone to go into download mode.
4. After the phone reboots, shut it down and hold the volume down and power button to boot into recovery mode.
5. navigate to the flashable_root_package (in recovery volume= up and down, power= select, and menu = back) select install zip from sdcard, then select "choose zip from sdcard", scroll down until you find "flashable_root_package.zip. Select this file and let it run.
6. Reboot the phone and you are all done!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=777681&d=1320871084

new to this need a step by step a video or something already broke one phone please and the only way to get to download mode os hold down volume botton and plugin my usb cord hlep!!!!!!!!!!

new to this need a step by step a video or something already broke one phone please and the only way to get to download mode os hold down volume botton and plugin my usb cord hlep!!!!!!!!!!

-redrum187

Make sure the battery is out before you plug in the usb cord.

 

Glad it worked.. Let me know if you find a good ROM.. I haven't really had time to look..

-jwhite

Well dude i thought i found a decent Rom (CM7.1) but my buddy reports his messages aren't being received by anyone or they get received blank. Is the Galaxy S Showcase really a Showcase or is it the Fascinate? We flashed the Showcase cm7 rom and everything worked. smooth, and fast but the SMS problem. Should we flash the Fascinate cm7 version???? Also his SD card had a corrupt file so it killed all of his stock backups when we reformatted it. So no turning back now unless we find someone to lend a stock recovery. Anyway His radio/baseband is EI20 and have been reading that it needs EH09 for this to correct the problem. I'm trying to confirm this will work on C Spire but havent found anything yet. He is leaving back for school soon and i want to get this fix before he leaves out. 

You need to replace CM7 with TSM Resurrection for the Showcase, then gut it with titanium backup including removing TW launcher and replacing with an aftermatket launcher. Soap lack functionality for this phone and Mez. Fascinate Rome have the possibility of causing more issues unless you have apns and other configuration files replaced. Goto rootzwiki.com forums and get it in the Mez /Showcase subforum.

Cyanogen mod has been known to bork cards so you gotta watch out
A good rom is awesome sauce great Ron been my daily driver for months now
Got a good developer who is second to none every version has been better than the last
Ron is also voodoo compatible has a ton of script tweaks to make fast and smooth

Well dude i thought i found a decent Rom (CM7.1) but my buddy reports his messages aren't being received by anyone or they get received blank. Is the Galaxy S Showcase really a Showcase or is it the Fascinate? We flashed the Showcase cm7 rom and everything worked. smooth, and fast but the SMS problem. Should we flash the Fascinate cm7 version???? Also his SD card had a corrupt file so it killed all of his stock backups when we reformatted it. So no turning back now unless we find someone to lend a stock recovery. Anyway His radio/baseband is EI20 and have been reading that it needs EH09 for this to correct the problem. I'm trying to confirm this will work on C Spire but havent found anything yet. He is leaving back for school soon and i want to get this fix before he leaves out. 

-speedy

I'm not exactly sure what you're asking... do you want to get it back to stock, or do you want to keep CM7?
You should be able to do either, or get it to a ROM like Awesome Sauce, and dandan suggests (it is a great ROM, btw)... I don't have much time right now, but go to Rootzwiki and read up; all your questions should be answered there. You DO NOT want to put a Fascinate ROM on a CS phone... there are ways to make them work, but they won't work out of the box.

ok i just upgraded my samsung showcase from cspire to 2.3.5 and i'm wanting root.... kind of new at all this so is there a video that shows step by step on how to do this. or is there a easier way? i used z4root with 2.1 update-1 and superoneclick with 2.2.1 but i have failed to root 2.3.5 as of 12/25/11 all help with this matter would be greatly appreciated for faster replies my email is indamud2006@yahoo.com

ok i just tried this and now i'm getting a bunch of orange text that says voodoo lagfix recovery help!

ok i just tried this and now i'm getting a bunch of orange text that says voodoo lagfix recovery help!

-indamud2006

When you say you "tried this", which "this" are you talking about? Can you give the steps you used to get where you are? If you have voodoo recovery, you're not messed up or anything, you probably just need to go thru a few more steps.

i put the (netchip-cwm-update2.tar" file.) in the pda part. the device powered down but never rebooted. i removed the battery after about 30 minutes and went to the recovery mode and tried to do step 7 i think thats my problem i'm missing this file (Step 7) In CWM recovery just flash the zip file “su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip” from the SDCard. and since i'm kind of new at this i'm stuck

ok i got the zip file “su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip on the root of the  sd. i ran it and it says installed enjoy i tried rebooting my phone and the samsung logo stays on screen sounds like a soft brick to me. i traced my steps back to odin i have to have a file missing could anyone please post the files i need along with directions for a newbie  thanks all help with this matter would be greatly appreciated