How to root Android Galaxy Player 4.0

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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424358

Hello All,

I just bought a Galaxy Player yesterday and wanted to root. Okay, I thought, to XDA I go. It seems the general consensus here is to use SuperOneClick.

While the SuperOneClick method may work for most people running Windows, it's fairly annoying for those in the Linux and Mac crowd. It sometimes may work after installing the correct mono application and libraries, but that's quite a bit to download.

So, I thought it'd be nice to have only one thing to download, extract, and run the root all of the Galaxy Players on all platforms.

Anyway, I based this root on DooMLoRD's easy rooting toolkit. It uses the zergRush exploit, and will install Busybox, su binaries, and the Superuser apk. It should run on Linux, Mac, and Windows fine.

Does NOT work with Android 2.2.x, upgrade to 2.3.x using KIES.

Needed:
Either:
A Linux or Mac computer with adb installed and in the path (executable from terminal by typing in 'adb')
For Macs, I recommend using Homebrew to install. Install Homebrew, then type
Code:
brew install android-sdk
or
A Windows computer

The rootme files (available in tar.gz or zip)
::Mod edit::
Try this link http://www.mediafire.com/?hixwwt1bes9hmiu

Extract:
On Linux/Mac: tar -zxvf rootme.tar.gz in a terminal, or using a graphical utility
On Windows: Just use 7z, or the built in extraction tool (or whatever floats your boat)

Run:

Linux/Mac:
Open terminal and go to the root directory:
cd root/
Make rootme.sh executable:
chmod +x rootme.sh
Execute:
./rootme.sh

Windows:
Open up cmd (Using CTRL+R or from Vista/7's start menu)
cd to the "root" directory
Run runme.bat (You may have to run cmd as Administrator, depending on your version of Windows)

Compatible Operating Systems:

Linux 32: unknown
Linux 64: compatible

Windows 32: compatible (thanks nukleuzN)
Windows 64: compatible (thanks kiwijunglist)

Mac OS X: unknown

Compatible Devices:

Galaxy Player 4.0 16 GB: unknown
Galaxy Player 4.0 US 8 GB: unknown
Galaxy Player 4.0 International 8 GB: unknown

Galaxy Player 5.0 16 GB: unknown
Galaxy Player 5.0 US 8 GB (YP-G70XAA): compatible
Galaxy Player 5.0 International 8 GB: unknown

Galaxy S WiFi 5.0 8 GB (YP-G70CW): compatible

Please test and post your results.
Rooting the Galaxy Player (All Versions) (Windows, Mac, Linux)

Feel free to PM me if you'd like assistance.