Galaxy Tab 8.9 Root
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Hello everyone. I am new to the site. I just purchase the Galaxy Tab 8.9
I ran the root.zip file as described and I also received the error that Skrilla got.
I am at a loss on what to do at this point. I tried 4 times and received the same error.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Eric
FIXED GO TO THE PAGE #1 and download and try with root_original.zip I just tested with new tab 8.9 and work perfect
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!
Perfect install and was verified by installing superuser app as suggested!
Eric
Not to discourage hacking your device, but this thing just came out. If you don't really know what you're doing it might be best to wait a few weeks for more dev eyeballs to be on the 8.9 before you go futzing around with it.
When I got home I immediately went to try and root my GT8.9. I tried the "Samsung_Galaxy_Tab_10.1_root.zip" file, and it worked perfectly. Tested it, and it was rooted.
I also did some more research and found out that someone figured out how to get Netflix working on the 8.9! I'm attaching the necessary patch.zip file which replaces the libnvomx.so file that Netflix uses. If you want Netflix, put it in the /sdcard directory (just like this root patch), and install it using the same recovery method mentioned earlier. Reboot, and voila, Netflix streaming works.
I also did some more research and found out that someone figured out how to get Netflix working on the 8.9! I'm attaching the necessary patch.zip file which replaces the libnvomx.so file that Netflix uses. If you want Netflix, put it in the /sdcard directory (just like this root patch), and install it using the same recovery method mentioned earlier. Reboot, and voila, Netflix streaming works.
So it is positive that root file for 10.1 applicable for 8.9" 3G?
I have 10.1 and rooted .. and I want to root my friend's tab who just bought 8.9" 3G version
FYI
FYI, you only are supposed to hold down the VOL DOWN button. Press the power button for a few seconds, then release it (while holding VOL DOWN until the recovery screen appears).
FYI, you only are supposed to hold down the VOL DOWN button. Press the power button for a few seconds, then release it (while holding VOL DOWN until the recovery screen appears).
Is it your 8.9" wifi only or 3G ?
I assume there shouldn't be any different regarding rooting file right between wifi tab and 3G tab ?
Just dont wanna mess up my friends tab
Is it your 8.9" wifi only or 3G ?
I assume there shouldn't be any different regarding rooting file right between wifi tab and 3G tab ?
Just dont wanna mess up my friends tab
Mine was wifi only, but it shouldn't matter. I highly doubt anything in this patch is capable of bricking the device, or causing any real issue. All it does is simply remounts /system as read/write, install the "su" binary into the /system partition, chmod it suid executable, remount it read-only, and in one version of the patch, install the SuperUser APK (which is not necessary since you can download the newer version from the market).
Absolute worst case scenario, it installs an invalid binary of 'su' (ie: incompatible), and when you try to run it, it fails to start. I guess it could crash it and cause a reboot, but that's highly unlikely. And you could always remove it anyway.
Since the 10.1 binary works on the 8.9, I would say the odds of it working on all 8.9 models is 99.999%. So no, you have nothing to worry about it.
That file is just a flashable su file. That means the gtab 10.1 root method would work fine too wouldnt it? It has su and the superuser apk in it.
Yes. At least the patch root method is the same - exact same file. I don't know about the other methods using odin, etc.
Not sure that's wifi or 3G doesn't matter. I've read that for the 10.1 model it isn't the same file for root the 3G model...
Maybe the file for root the 10.1 3G works on 8.9 3G model
There are multiple 'rooting' methods for the 10.1. With this method, we aren't talking about ROMs, images, device drivers, etc. We're talking about a simply application. Again, worst case scenario, it doesn't execute and you can delete it. But my money is on it working without a problem.
I'm pretty shure before the root, the volume buttons would alternate their function when holding the tab vertically or horizontally. But now that I rooted the tab, the "left" button is always diminishing the volume, even while holding the tab in portrait mode. Did this happen to anybody else?
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67Please find bellow an easy way to root the new Galaxy Tab 8.9:
1. Download and install the USB drivers from here:
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads/GT-P7310MAAXAR
2. Transfer the attached file root.zip to the galaxy tab 8.9, this can be done in different way as follow:
* If you send an email to an actual email account on your galaxy tab with the attached file, just open the email on your galaxy tab 8.9 and saved the attached file under the SDCARD
* Using Samsung Kies tranfer the attached file to the Galaxy tab 8.9 under SDCARD
* Or the last way to do it using ADB as follow: adb push root.zip /sdcard/root.zip
3. Turn off the Galaxy Tab 8.9
4. Turn on holding Volume Down button (right side one) + power button for 15 sec, until two icons show up on the scree
5. Release buttons and press once Volume Down button (right side one) to select "Recovery Mode" is the little box icon
6. Now Select "Recovery Mode" pressing once Volume Up button (left side one)
7. Wait until "Recovery Mode" screen show up
8. Use Vol down or Vol up to select apply .zip from sdcard and press power button to select the option
9. Look for the file root.zip under the SDCARD and select it with power button
10. Apply root.zip
11. and then Reboot
12. Install SuperUSer from the market and DONE!4
This Method is to old!
Flash this package in CWM Recovery: http://www.mediafire.com/?214m9bv3oyjwl8h4
I don't think any of you understand what the 'rooting' process is here. This isn't some massive jailbreak like you have to do on an iCrap. Nor is it some lowlevel hack in the OS/firmware. All the 'root' script does is create a suid exec "su" program on the filesystem. It mounts the system filesystem as writeable, copies the file from the zip onto it, and remounts it non-writable. The reason for the extra step in booting into recovery mode is because, without the su command, you can't normally remount the system partition, nor write to it, nor give a program suid exec permissions (aka - giving it the ability to run as superuser or root).
That's it.
However, once the device is 'rooted', you can do all of those steps manually anyway because you now have root.
So if you want to unroot your tablet, you simply need to remove the 'su' binary. There are various ways to accomplish this, but one of the easier methods would be to download/install a terminal program, launch it, and issue the following commands:
And voila, you have now unrooted your tablet. No need for a special zip package. If you have a file manager program that can utilize root access (not sure if there is one off the top of my head), you could use that to remove the file as well (assuming it can also remount /system with write access).
If you want to re-root it, simply do the same method as the OP again.3Fixed and Updated Root.zip
Yep, same issue here.
For the solution click here.
Also, see attachment for an updated Root.zip by me with the latest su binary as of this post. Our tablets tend to obey the su binary from /system/xbin, but the script at OP says /system/bin, not xbin. This should fix compatibility issues regarding updating the binary.
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