[Q] I have a dilemma:

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I'm trying to root my Continuum, but I'm having a ridiculous amount of trouble.
I'm new to the android scene, and this is my first smartphone.
I was researching how to root it, and I decided I want to flash CMW on it.
I was using http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1057072 for help, as well as http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/...ung-continuum/
I downloaded Odin, PDA'd the tar.md5 recovery, flashed it, and then put the update-i400.zip on my sdcard. I restarted my phone in recovery mode, and I was trying to install the update-i400.zip, and it won't let me. I've done both the tar.md5 and adryn's test4.tar, as well as renaming the .zip just 'update'

I'm lost, and need some help, please. I would've posted this in the development section, but being a noob, it won't let me. If anyone can help, that'd just be great.

Are you rooted? You have to have root access before you can do that stuff I believe, I could be wrong though.

No, i'm attempting to root, but I'm so dang lost.

Here you go sir

http://youtu.be/J1MD7GX7Pyw

i hope this helps.

video is about how to use superoneclick

by the way i used superoneclick 1.7 just because it worked with me and its the only one i trust. but thats just me.

good luck

bye the way you can check if you are rooted using terminal emulator from the android market

yes super one click worked for me select universal mode then rage against the cage and then hit root it might hang for a minute but it should reboot then check to see if theres an app called super user. once you see that your rooted.

Use the files found in my last post here http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...1057072&page=4

Those are confirmed working.

Originally Posted by jaizero

Use the files found in my last post here http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...1057072&page=4

Those are confirmed working.

I tried those, but to no avail. I'm gonna try SOC.

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I used SOC and after phone rebooted no SU app so did again (as per instr. on xda) rebooted and SU installed. Also for CwM Ive had best luck using odin3 1.3, adryns test4 tar, cwm 2.5 update zip, but I still had to use menu softkey to apply zip. Right now I can use rom manager app to boot into cwm, it says 2.5.1 but it has red text?

sent from my XDA phone - its more than a continuum

You can flash the Odin ROM without root. That will root and install the proper kernel for you... then use CWM to flash whatever ROM you want to use.

Or you can flash the complete odin package for 2.2 thats on the Continuum Development section.

Which will also make your device rooted

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