How To Root The Samsung Galaxy Gio S5660

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1. I am a bit lost here… I have already root-ed my phone with the exact same steps as covered in this video but how do I remove those default apps on my phone after this?

2. How do we copy the file to the root of our SD card??? Helppp

3. hell yeah i rooted my gio under a minute thx bro and i overclocked my phone too

4. Works perfectly, Gio with 2.6.x bought JAN.2013

5. dont work for me i can get it started hold vol up and middle bottom and power and when reboot go to odib and that is said downloading and no more functuions….

6. doesn’t work stills the same version

7. Need some modding soon.

8. How do I select the option to update from the SDcard? i can’t scroll through the options to select it.

9. It works !!!!!!. tHX

10. it does not appear to work with mine (it is running gingerbread though)

11. when i go on update nothing happens HELP!

12. i dont see a root folder in my SD card please help!!

13. Okay, did it under 1min. Thanks. 🙂 But what is Superuser?

14.  I have also UPDATe.zip file in my sd card what should i do? shall i replace?

15. Sounds really sweet. I’m curious though, will the update.zip involve anything else but adding admini rights to my current Android installation? I’m running Gingerbread2.3.4 with Swedish SWYPE support, and it would be sad if this procedure somehow messed up (for example) my Swedish input keyboard, or anything similar. One has heard so many stories! ;> Cheers!

16. Sounds really sweet. I’m curious though, will the update.zip involve anything else but adding admini rights to my current Android installation? I’m running Gingerbread2.3.4 with Swedish SWYPE support, and it would be sad if this procedure somehow messed up (for example) my Swedish input keyboard, or anything similar. One has heard so many stories! ;> Cheers!

17. How do i uninstall this app?
     

18. how long do you have have to hold on to power button and middle button?

19. which file do i put in the  META-INF or system?

20. how do i select root from sd card ?

21. I hope that this is not some virus

22. does it deletes all files in the sd?

23. When i try to select the update folder to reboot it on it just opens up the folder.

24. NOt works :(…waste of time

25. You can also do it easy with superoneclick

26. You can also do this EASY and with a UNROOT Possibility! by using Superoneclick v.2.3.2.0
    Try now!

27. i have msg : ” E: Can’t open /sdcard/update.zip (No such file or directory) Installation Aborted ” what i do ??

28. Okay my bad, I’ve succeeded it works. 🙂

29. Hi, I get and error cannot find the file in /sdcard

30. Erm when i was on recovery mode they said that it was unable to open it and installation aborted. 

31. does this voids my galaxy gio warranty or not?i really want to root galaxy gio without voiding my warranty.

    • it will definitely void ur warranty

32. jipie i am now rootet ;p

33. my gio has Android 2.3.4(Gingerbread) and it worked.
    thanks

34. this didnt work for me either, it just kept saying flash not succesful

35. This update.zip works fine as described, but don’t also press the *louder* button on the left side (the third one) to enter recovery mode unless you enter RAM DUMP mode instead. If this happens to you, remove the battery and then try boot into recovery mode again !

36. i also want to know about no need to extract zip file or not.thank

37. I already try with Z4 root (1.1,1.2 and 1.3).It is fail and not yet root.Can I try with this one.
    If we press power button and menu button how long it take time.How many minute will hold on this button.Please reply for me. I dare to damage my new phone but i want rooted phone.

38. Its rooted the screen was not disabled u need to choose with the volume buttons!

39. when itsin reboot i cant click on screen its disabled plz relpy fast for me

40. this didnt work for me it just kept saying it failed :\

41. Works for me. Done within 1-2 sec. Thumbs up. I noticed, after root there is an application named Superuser included. Contacts & my previous application installed still in my phone.

    • do you know if you can now run flash in websites?>….

42. will this method remove all my apps n data on phone and sd??????? plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz replyyyyyy

43. 1 sec of time 🙂 thx bro

44. heyyy plzz some give me a video of how to root gio i need proper step wise guide iam new to android interface

45. Guys can someone please tell me that if I root my Gio I can run flash….

46. thanks its work for me…mine is Gio S5660

47. same here
    maybe bell have some kind of protection
    it being on prepaid
    hope they find a way to root

48. great!! it worked. thanks!!
    how do i unroot the phone?

49. 😉 2 minutes and done thx

50. i have gio and i live in pakistan, i saved my pocket money and got it so iam really afraid of bricking it please help me can it brick my phone or what other problems can be caused!

    • hey kuch nhi ho ga ……… i have also tried it and ya i also buy it from my own pocket money 🙂

51. Did not worked on Bell’s Gio GT-5660. The bottom of update screen: E:Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip (Status 7) Installation aborted.
    Above on the screen also shows e.g. GT-5570, GT-B7510. Looks to me it maybe not working on Gio (GT-5660) ?
    I first used original SD card and just loaded unmodified downloaded file. I tried to loaded on Sd card unzipped folder. I tried just blank SD card with unmodified .zip file.
    Any idea ? Thanks

    • same here

    • I think you should read “How To Root The Samsung Galaxy Ace On Froyo And Gingerbread” as the Bell Gio GT-5660 has Android 2.3.4(Gingerbread) and not Android 2.2(Froyo), for which this post is. Hope this helps

    • didn’t work for me also with bell phone.
      BUT this one worked
      Universal_GB_ROOT.zip

      http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192122&page=14

52. Realy took me 10 seconds . works !

53. I feel silly now, cheers Ruly! Took me a whole 5 seconds to perform this root.

54. Guys,

    I installed the update.zip , but when I reboot the phone I get in a menu where it’s listed. I just can’t press the damn thing: my whole touchscree is disabled, and the only thing that I can do is press the middle button so it restarts.

    At the same time I got the tip to look for apps like ‘click lag fix (olcf) or SuperOneClick v1.9.1

    these don’t show up in the market though. I live in the Netherlands, so anyone that can help me out?

    • chris, you can use volume button for up/down selected menu.

    • Use the volume (sound) button to navigate to the required file. Herb

    • no

55. Hi,

    Will this work with an Indonesian made Gio unit? with baseband version DXKC2

    Appreciate any feedback from you guys.

    Thank you,

56. hi, rooting worked. It it necessary to UNroot for android update? And how do I UNroot if I want to?

57. Erm when i was on recovery mode they said that it was unable to open it and installation aborted. HELP¡¡

58. it works…thanks….

59. Its work! Thanks

60. Will this process wipe off all the data and applications in the original root directory and the SD card?

61. Plz tell me the procedure to root Samsung Galaxy fit. This comes from the same family as Geo and Ace!

    • is just the same as this one