So I just noticed that I have lost root on my phone. Im running OMJ's 2.2 rom and have been rooted since I got the phone. I now cannot access and of my apps that require root and this has just happened today. Anyone know how to resolve this or know why this happened?
Try flashing superuser 2.1 I had that problem with the first DC beta. I'm on my phone so I can't upload it at the moment but its in the dev forum somewhere.
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I have superuser on my phone and can't find a superuser in the market. My market now shows apps that were blocked previously. Did HTC or sprint force an update on me without consent?
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Just wanna know how one can tell if a phone is rooted or not cos i just performed the unrevoked3 rooting and all went well but would still like to confirm either through the phone's setting or other means.Cheers
just install one of the rooted only apps such as the wifi teather app (assuming you are not on froyo yet) if that works then congrats
Whoopy!!!!It worked,just installed the wifi tether app and wholla!!!!Thanks man.Hope'll still be able to install officiall HTC OTA 2.2 in the future and move apps to SDCard.
not sure about the update. I updated mine manually after debranding. My post is still in the first three pages and I have put a small guide there. Having froyo is better than having root in my opinion. Glad its worked for you though. Get the ad blocker app while you have root!
I got my Incredible yesterday. As soon as I started it up it asked to install a system update. I declined because I wanted to root. I rooted last night with revoked3 and flashed unrevoked forever. Have not installed a custom ROM yet, didn't have time to pick one.
My phone continues to ask me to install the OTA update. I have 3 questions:
1. Will installing it affect root?
2. If I lose root when I install it can I get root back?
3. How do I get it to stop asking me to install it?
Ok I know two of these answers
If you accept it you will lose root. I believe if you run unrevoked forever you cab reroot though.(not 100% on this so I'd say don't do it.) To get rid of it you can change some number with root explorer but I'm not exactly sure how to since I'm on my phone and can't link it
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ok, thanks...maybe someone else knows what to change? It hasn't asked in a couple of hours, maybe it went away lol
Check this thread out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=836120
Hope it helps!
I have the Optimus S, a few days ago there was an update to the phone that seemed to overwrite many files, as well as made changes.
It also unrooted the phone in the progress.
So when I went to re-root the phone using Z4root it hangs or fails.
Tried installing and re-installing and still fails.
When booting app Z4root it says temp root, perm root and unroot options.
Also mentions that device already has SU binary.
Any ideas on a fix for this.
Thanks for any help.
Just something that I noticed.
Super user is still installed on phone, but thinking maybe an uninstall of that and reroot may work.
Not really sure.
Also I am not sure how to uninstall it.
Go under apps and remove from there. Should let you. Also most updates I've had on my multiple android phones took root off or in the case of my current Galaxy S Vibrant it soft bricked my phone. Always good to take off root before updating as a precaution but that's up to you. Try removing then reapplying one click root and if that doesn't work you can maybe find a one click root from PC or get the update.zip file for root and install manually on phone like I did for galaxy. Can Google it. Just my 2 cents on the matter.
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Its listed under apps but uninstall is unavailable, only thing that is available is clear data.
I uninstalled Z4root from phone and reinstalled VIA SD card , because its off the android market. and no luck, gives me a option to temp root, perm root, and unroot. Every time it looks for the exploit it lags out .
Did this before posting here,
havent tried trying a different root option, but my guess is if they patched the exploit it just simply will not work atm.
Yeah I read last galaxy s vibrant T-Mobile 2.2 update gave ppl probs with the z4 app as well. Ill try looking up alternative method for optimus s and if I find something before sleep I will post it.
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I know that the Galaxy S and the Optimus seem to end up with same problems a lot, from what I have searched for , and seen with rooting and modifying.
So if you come across anything for the Galaxy it will probably work with the Optimus.
I will keep searching as well, and post if I find anything.
Search these boards for superoneclick says it works on basically all froyo phones. Need windows pc with. Net framework installed. Instructions were all in the thread tho. Xda forum app wouldn't let me post link to thread or I dunno how in app. Try that and let me know.
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Tried superoneclick and it failed, everything looked good on install but when going back to phone , and trying Titanium backup. it says could not get root privileges.
Did Rageagainstthecage exploit.
One thing I notice is superuser cannot uninstall, thought maybe redoing that may do the trick. Uninstall is greyed out on app listing
Was gonna say look up terminal adb commands but you need su. Id just odin flash it stock or rom it personally but that's your call.
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Seems as though the problem is the last update actually "fixed" so it unroots the Optimus, no way to re-root atm.
Waiting now, I am sure someone will find a way to re-root.
VC has to be downgraded to V8 then upgraded to V9 then upgraded to the VC using LG's software update (NOT the OTA variant). There are details here:
http://forum.androidcentral.com/lg-...-guide-rooting-software-version-ls670zvc.html
Just something that I noticed.
hey i just figured it out that when we use apps like z4root to root mobiles n then something happens in middle or afterwards(like updates) when phone is rooted
It kills n overwrite those rooted files ... now those files are left in memory n u can not get rid of it until u format ur cell phone
Hi guys. I know the Desire (UK, Orange) doesn't support permanent root with z4root as it is NAND locked, but some say it does support temporary root - when you reboot, you lose root. Does anyone have any info or experience on this?
All I would like to do is delete the Orange bloatware apps. But if I do this, will it cause problems with the next OTA update?
You can use VISIONary for temp root and apparently it works well for what you want to do. I've never used it though
Thanks. Will it screw up the OTAs if I remove the bloatware?
I've no idea, possibly
I tried visionary yesterday and it did give me root, however when i tried to uninstall bloatware it crashed and rebooted my phone
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vengeance1990 said:
I tried visionary yesterday and it did give me root, however when i tried to uninstall bloatware it crashed and rebooted my phone
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Did you manage to get it to work?
No i didnt actually, however i have a feeling that its being blocked by something on the phone because i rooted with unrevoked today and it did exactly the same thing,
i had root i could install root manager and titanium back up however busybox wouldnt install and crashed and restarted my phone when i tried
regards
Hey everyone! I recently (yes, just recently :/ ) updated the Verizon Galaxy Nexus from 4.1.2 to 4.2.2 this past weekend and I used the app "Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper" to keep root access while downloading the OTA. I didn't want to update to 4.2.2 but long story short, I did. I was unwilling to update since many people have had troubles getting wifi tether to work and I wanted to avoid that and keep running on 4.1.2 to keep wifi tether with no problems (Don't fix what's broken, right?). Well, I used another app "Root Checker" to validate my root access, and it says "Sorry! This device does not have proper root access." and I was wondering how I lost my root access in the process? Would anyone know by chance? I'm not too familiar with root anymore since I've had my phone rooted for over a year now using the 1-click toolkit that many people dislike. I was wondering what I should do next, in order to have root access once again. I don't want to run the risk of bricking my phone and having to pay big bucks for a new phone. Anything helps!!
mkhang said:
Hey everyone! I recently (yes, just recently :/ ) updated the Verizon Galaxy Nexus from 4.1.2 to 4.2.2 this past weekend and I used the app "Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper" to keep root access while downloading the OTA. I didn't want to update to 4.2.2 but long story short, I did. I was unwilling to update since many people have had troubles getting wifi tether to work and I wanted to avoid that and keep running on 4.1.2 to keep wifi tether with no problems (Don't fix what's broken, right?). Well, I used another app "Root Checker" to validate my root access, and it says "Sorry! This device does not have proper root access." and I was wondering how I lost my root access in the process? Would anyone know by chance? I'm not too familiar with root anymore since I've had my phone rooted for over a year now using the 1-click toolkit that many people dislike. I was wondering what I should do next, in order to have root access once again. I don't want to run the risk of bricking my phone and having to pay big bucks for a new phone. Anything helps!!
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flash latest cwm with fastboot for your variant, and install supersu zip