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Originally Posted by Ihatethedukes 
Ugh I wish I could figure this out and not be a total meathead.
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Step by step.
I TAKE NO RESPONSIBLY FOR POSSIBLE DAMAGE CAUSED TO YOUR DEVICE.
1. Be sure you have the proper drivers installed and the phone is reconized by your computer. If you are running Windows 7 this means you need to have Kies installed (mini was the only one that worked for me).
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Drivers) after you go to the link click on "software" at the bottom of the page.
2. Download the exe from the source.
3. Turn off your phone.
4. Remove battery, SIM, and SD card.
5. Insert battery.
6. Run the exe from the source link.
7. Hold down both volume buttons and while holding them plug in the USB cable. (You should have a com port listed in yellow on odin now.)
8. Click on start in odin.
9. Wait for it to finish and enjoy.
Edit:
Step by step rooting.
AGAIN I TAKE NO RESPONSIBLY FOR ANY POSSIBLE DAMAGE.
1. Download Odin, JF6 kernel, JI6 kernel, and the update.zip from the provided link.
2. Copy update.zip to you phones internal SD card.
3. Turn off your phone.
4. Remove Battery, Sim, and SD card.
5. Replace battery.
6. Start odin.
7. Click on PDA and select the file "kernel-captivate-stock.tar.md5"
8. Uncheck the "Auto reboot" option.
9. While holding down both volume buttons plug in the USB cable. (Again it should register a com port in Odin)
10. Click Start in Odin.
11. When it is finished unplug the USB cable and remove the battery.
12. Hold down both volume buttons and the power button until the phone starts then release the power button while still holding the volume buttons down. (some instructions say to continue to hold the power button but this does not work for me.) It will enter stock recovery.
13. Scroll down using the volume buttons to "Reinstall Packages". Then press the power button to select.
14. After it's done it will try to reboot. Pull the battery.
15. Close and restart Odin. (sometimes it won't redetect until you do this).
16. Click on "PDA" and select "JI6kernel.tar"
17. While holding down both volume buttons plug in the USB cable. (Again it should register a com port in Odin)
18. Click on Start in Odin.
19. You phone will automatically reboot and you will be rooted.