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How To: Root the Samsung Vibrant / Captivate

August 2, 2010 in Android How To's, Featured, How To's, Samsung Captivate How To's, Samsung Vibrant How To's, Video

I. Before You Begin

1. Download and install Microsoft .Net 4 Framework.

2. Download and install the Samsung Drivers.

II. Root the Phone

1. On the phone, hit Menu then go to Settings > Applications > Development and make sure USB Debugging is checked ON.

2. Download the One Click Rooting program for your specific phone and extract it to somewhere on your computer.

Samsung Captivate One Click Root

Samsung Vibrant One Click Root

3. Connect the phone via USB cable to your computer.

4. Right click the AT&T Captivate One Click Root.exe/T-Mobile Vibrant One-Click Root.exe file and select Run As Administrator

5. A command prompt window will appear, simply follow the instructions in the command prompt and you’re all set.

III. (Optional) Load a Custom ROM

1. Head over to our How To Load a Custom ROM on the Samsung Vibrant/Captivate procedure.

Big thanks to TGA_Gunnman for his one click rooting program!

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209 responses to How To: Root the Samsung Vibrant / Captivate

  1. Topbum said on December 21, 2010

    I followed everything and when the reinstall packages ran on the phone, the bottom message read:
    “E:signature verification failed
    Installation aborted”

    It didn’t work for me. Any suggestions for my Captivate on AT&T?
    Thanks

  2. crystal said on December 25, 2010

    my captivate is in the system recovery. at the very bottom it says ‘installing muti-csc’ do i wait or reboot it ?

  3. crystal said on December 25, 2010

    my captivate is in the system recovery. at the very bottom it says ‘installing muti-csc’ do i wait or reboot it ?

  4. www.teesteel2@aol.com said on December 27, 2010

    I downloaded the sumsung drivers but you said i need to double click on setup.exc and its not there…im using a dell lap top with vista windows. It seem that everythings else is there but the setup , also once i downloaded the file i was on able to extract

  5. Marqurl_mckay said on December 28, 2010

    i did everything step by step and when i went to plug my vibrant into the computer it did not enter recovery mode please help

  6. Christopher said on December 29, 2010

    Awesome. No problems.

  7. Teesteel2 said on December 31, 2010

    I went and install everything done the whole procedure only thing i recieved was the superuser icon..help me what went wrong…

  8. Noelgrange said on December 31, 2010

    yes im rooted

  9. Jaquon Brannon said on January 2, 2011

    soo i have rooted my vibrant but now it wont turn on with out being plugged any plz help

  10. Jaquon Brannon said on January 2, 2011

    soo i have rooted my vibrant but now it wont turn on with out being plugged any plz help

  11. Jaquon Brannon said on January 2, 2011

    soo i have rooted my vibrant but now it wont turn on with out being plugged any plz help

  12. Tylerj1234 said on January 6, 2011

    Brilliant. tried superoneclick root and was a pain in the ass. This method worked perfect…thank you. Just ran benchmark after one click lag fix and got 2350 on my captivate :)

  13. Erikengstrand said on January 6, 2011

    I cant find ”run as a administartor” ??? where is it??

  14. Thomas said on January 16, 2011

    This isn’t working for me i have the at&t samsung captivate

  15. Thomas said on January 16, 2011

    This isn’t working for me i have the at&t samsung captivate

  16. Lagartijo7_39 said on January 20, 2011

    Thanks for the tutorial!!!

  17. Itsworksgood said on January 21, 2011

    rooting from this method worked beautifully on my vibrant on android 2.1, the later guide didnt work for me but this one did, i went back to the later guide for instructions on how to install wifi tether, and worked beautifully too

  18. Fix420 said on January 22, 2011

    i had vibrant 2.1 rooted…then updated to 2.2 froyo via kies mini.. and it took away root… but then tried rerooting via your process and it made it to the reboot page on my phone to reinstall packages and came up with E:signature verification failed Installation aborted”… i tried numerous times and it still wont take. could it be because of the 2.2 update? curious
    thanks…phil

  19. Fix420 said on January 22, 2011

    i had vibrant 2.1 rooted…then updated to 2.2 froyo via kies mini.. and it took away root… but then tried rerooting via your process and it made it to the reboot page on my phone to reinstall packages and came up with E:signature verification failed Installation aborted”… i tried numerous times and it still wont take. could it be because of the 2.2 update? curious
    thanks…phil

  20. Jlitton02 said on January 24, 2011

    didnt work for me came up with an error plz help

  21. MacBuckets said on January 25, 2011

    I had no luck in several attempts with the Captivate-specific rooter here (wouldn’t write update.zip to the sd card), but first try with the “Galaxy-S-one-click-root-all-models” rooter (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739304) worked right away.

    • Elam_email said on March 2, 2011

      I used the Captivate rooter. Gave me the E: Signature verification failed installation aborted. I tried the Galaxy-S-one-click-root-all-models — same error.

    • Elam_email said on March 2, 2011

      I used the Captivate rooter. Gave me the E: Signature verification failed installation aborted. I tried the Galaxy-S-one-click-root-all-models — same error.

  22. BrianA said on January 30, 2011

    I activated the USB Debugging, but when I plug in my Captivate to my PC, it shows no sign of it being connected other than it charging my phone. What did I do wrong?

  23. Suburbindifer05 said on February 3, 2011

    You are amazing thank you so much, was fastest root i have ever done, G1, Flipside, and Captivate are the 3 I have done, G1 took 3 hours, Flipside took 10 min, and this was done before your video was

  24. eli said on February 5, 2011

    i have the superuser app but it says i dont have root access

  25. Sue said on February 7, 2011

    i followed the instructions above to root my samsung galaxy vibrant s firmware 2.2, and when i get to the
    recovery mode it doesn’t have reinstall packages so i just picked the second option about the sd card i hope
    that is correct and then followed the rest of the instructions. Still no luck rooting my phone if you can help me
    it will greatly appreciated.

  26. Buckland Alaska said on February 9, 2011

    The USB driver file requires one to pay $29.99.Is there another way to get updated USB drivers?

  27. Vaughnirv said on February 15, 2011

    I have a vibrant that i rooted a couple of months ago. A week or so after rooting i noticed that my usb connection was a bit off. If i unplugged the charger, the battery icon would look like i was still charging the phone. It would also look as if i was charging from my laptop if i was charging from a wall. Not sure if I should un-root the phone. Any suggestions

  28. Naomi7112 said on February 15, 2011

    i got a rooted samsung vibrant. i have downloaded the needed files as listed above. but when i connect my phone my computer doesnt recognize that my phone is connected. what can i do to solve this problem

  29. Mikehamilton said on February 17, 2011

    it all worked good un untill it said the signiture was no good, did i miss something?

  30. TaylorGroos said on February 18, 2011

    I followed all the steps and I have the “superuser permission” app installed but my phone is still the same and nothing happens when i open the app. What did I do wrong?

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