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I wanna root my EVO and delete all the garbage I dont use. Ill stick with the stock rom for now.
With the hero, i would download rom manager, root the device, install clockwork and have at it - deleting the bloat.
is the process about the same with the evo? from my research, it seems that unrEVOked will root and flash a custom recovery. is this accurate?
thank you thank you
Former Hero user myself. I do believe unrevoked has been updated for the easy root method. If you want a stock rom you can use sprintlovers, or MikFroyo4.2 found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=883026. 4.3 is themed, but 4.2 is mostly stock with some bloat taken out, but it's put on your sd card if you want to install any of them, and it has been re-engineered. Basically useless language support has been taken out of all the apks and it is very fast, especially for a sense rom.
Ideally, I just want to gain root access with the stock rom, then delete bloat.
Is this possible with unrEVOked?
thanks!
i ran unrEVOked, everything seems to have worked. it rebooted, now the unrevoked recovery reflash tool reads, 'waiting for reboot'.
my phone rebooted and i installed superuser from the market. I dont have SU access via adb. i havent tried the phone method because i prefer adb. im gonna attempt it now.
thanks for your help more would be appreciated
edit: i actually dont even know how to boot into recovery on the evo. i tried home+power. gonna hit google.
tailsthecat3 said:
i ran unrEVOked, everything seems to have worked. it rebooted, now the unrevoked recovery reflash tool reads, 'waiting for reboot'.
my phone rebooted and i installed superuser from the market. I dont have SU access via adb. i havent tried the phone method because i prefer adb. im gonna attempt it now.
thanks for your help more would be appreciated
edit: i actually dont even know how to boot into recovery on the evo. i tried home+power. gonna hit google.
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Please before you go to far read up on Amon_RA/Clcokwork recovery and some of the issues that have come up recently. Also if you are a basic noob to this I suggest you download Rom manager to help you with flashing. One more thing if you rooted your phone properly there should of been no need for you to go to the market and dl SU. So double check and make sure its been rooted and you have S-off.
1 turn your phone off
2.press power button while holding the vol down button
3.check HBOot to say S-OFF - to ensure your rooted
i used urevoked and didnt seem to work. i had no su access. i then tried the adb method here with thte pc136img.zip that gave me 2.1.
when i try to run an ruu update i get error 170 usb connect.
anyway i can at least get back to stock?
thank you.
When did you buy your Evo?
If you just got it then unrEVOked will not work for you, you need to use this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838448 root method
Also there is this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=881747
read it before trying to root your phone and doing things that could brick your phone.
You also want to make sure the root method you are using is compatible with your hardware and hboot.....
Coming from the hero myself, it became clear quickly that there is a lot more to know about the evo vs what you need to know about the hero....
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This is the thread for the newest unrevoked. If you have new hboot then this is what you need. Give it a try and let me know if it works for you.
link- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895208
squick said:
This is the thread for the newest unrevoked. If you have new hboot then this is what you need. Give it a try and let me know if it works for you.
link- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895208
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thanks a lot! it didnt seem to work. i didnt have su access. is there a way to just root the stock rom 3.70.651.1? and gain access to delete the bloat?
tailsthecat3 said:
thanks a lot! it didnt seem to work. i didnt have su access. is there a way to just root the stock rom 3.70.651.1? and gain access to delete the bloat?
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I don't understand why it's not working for you. That's weird. I've only used unrevoked so I don't really have any ideas. Sorry.
SSjon said:
When did you buy your Evo?
If you just got it then unrEVOked will not work for you, you need to use this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838448 root method
Also there is this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=881747
read it before trying to root your phone and doing things that could brick your phone.
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thanks. i tried that method, i dont have su access. i ran the AutoRoot v2.2 - No PC36IMG_UD.zip autorun file.
I just got my EVO a few days ago. I'm such a noobie to this, my last phone was an old school Razr..
I downloaded unrevoked3, followed the program prompt and it pretty much did all the work to root the phone. I just had to plug the phone into the computer. (Prior to rooting make sure you download the driver onto your computer but go into "remove programs" in windows and uninstall the HTC sync that came with the driver. You must also enable USB Debugging on your phone.)
I then went to the Droid Market on the phone and downloaded the free version of Titanium Backup. After downloading, the app should appear on your phone. When you first click the app it will display an error. Something about no root access or busybox. Just ignore that and click the "Problems?" button on the app. The app will install busybox and fix itself and now your good to go. Titanium will clean out any of the bloatware you don't want.
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thanks. i tried that method, i dont have su access. i ran the AutoRoot v2.2 - No PC36IMG_UD.zip autorun file.
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If it still did not work then you need to restore the RUU like it says in the post. I ran the file with the PC36IMG, try that.
did you install the modified HBOOT driver on your PC?
hey guys,
i rooted my moto defy (using SuperOneClick)
but now i decided to unroot my device and put it on its DEFAULT setting...
can somebody show me how or teach me how to unroot my device (step by step)?
and one more question... do Unrooting may bring the warranty back?
thanks guys...
sorry for my bad english
superoneclick itself has an option to unroot did you try? if you didn't got success i read somewhere that some previously version like 1.9xx or earlier was able to unroot. anyway there is a sure way to unroot: reflash your .sbf version of android with RSD lite but you'll lose your data and apps.
Yes you got back warranty.
you can just remove /system/app/Superuser.apk and /system/bin/su
if you installed busybox remove it first, if you installed anything as root remove it first, because after removing both files above you can't get root anymore so you're stuck with whatever is installed.
undo using superoneclick
using the unroot option in superone click is a method
but I always unroot my defy via flashing the full sbf
It's more completely.
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nosklo said:
if you installed busybox remove it first, if you installed anything as root remove it first, because after removing both files above you can't get root anymore so you're stuck with whatever is installed.
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in the course of installing cm7, at some stage it says busybox not installed and asked if i wanted to install it. i said yes and the process continued.
i've now gone back to the stock froyo via the nandroid restore, and done a factory reset as the camera app was playing up. the factory reset had taken out the 2nd init but would what i've done so far had uninstalled busybox as well? if not how do i uninstall it now before i unroot it using superoneclick?
what else, if any, that you think could have survived the nandroid restore and factory reset? i could only remember installing barnacle wifi app after as cm7 does not come with 3g hotspot or tethering app
tia.
Hey guys. This is my first post. Ive been reading the site for years and decided to make an account because i needed some advice. I can usually come here and find what i need which is the case but the info i cant get to work properly. I have found other threads about this but the programs or instructions to get the phone to root do not work. Either the program says its finished and the phone is rooted.. but its not. Other programs simply wont root. SuperOneClick errors at start however i am sure if it doesn't root 2.3.4 that it wont root 4.0.4 so i haven't been to worried about SuperOneClick. I read one forum that mentioned to download and make a folder for Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v15. I ran this program and it said it was successful however the phone still doesn't have root. I also tried a program that ran a "runme.bat" file that also said it was successful however the phone still has no root. I found a rootxperia.zip file when installed via CWM said it installed but again, still no root. This is verified in all cases by trying to open busybox with a message that it cant gain root and also with the rootchecker app. My phone is unlocked as you may already know cause i am on 4.0.4 with FXP 2.6.32.9 kernel , 9-20121108-UNOFFICIAL-zeusc Cyanogen 9.
I hope thats more than enough info. and i am trying to achieve the best in CM9. Kernel and Mod. If im not using the the best please point me in the right direction. With all the info it was quite easy to get confused. This is the only combination i found to get CM9 working with WIFI. (please no wifi questions. i tried for days to get it to work. it didnt. then when i reinstalled the kernel and mod at a later date.. it just worked. :-\ )
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14868019
Download the rootXperia zip. Then go into recovery...install from sd... Rooted.
Try installing rom again then the root xperia zip right after.
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i tried it already
"I found a rootxperia.zip file when installed via CWM said it installed but again, still no root."
Thanks. Although i tried that and it didnt work. Like i mentioned in my original post.
I am going to re install the mod then install the update exactly after the mod installs.
After clearing all the info in cwm and reinstalling the mod.. then installing the rootxperia.zip file.. i am still not rooted.. so this triple check still shows i have no root.
Blueclipse28 said:
"I found a rootxperia.zip file when installed via CWM said it installed but again, still no root."
Thanks. Although i tried that and it didnt work. Like i mentioned in my original post.
I am going to re install the mod then install the update exactly after the mod installs.
After clearing all the info in cwm and reinstalling the mod.. then installing the rootxperia.zip file.. i am still not rooted.. so this triple check still shows i have no root.
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You cant root 2.3.4 R800x firmware you must downgrade to 2.3.3 with flashtool. Or unlock your bootloader and flash a custom kernel that enables su automatically. Rootxperia zip only works for 2.3.3 and below.
chery2k said:
You cant root 2.3.4 R800x firmware you must downgrade to 2.3.3 with flashtool. Or unlock your bootloader and flash a custom kernel that enables su automatically. Rootxperia zip only works for 2.3.3 and below.
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OK.. how do i know if a custom kernel has SU enabled? I mentioned in the post that i do have the bootloader unlocked and that i am running a kernel/rom of fxp cyanogen9.
I have SU in the app drawer but busybox and root checker both say im not rooted.
You may have to update the su app from the gplay store. Then update the binaries... Inside the su app
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Lordomn said:
You may have to update the su app from the gplay store. Then update the binaries... Inside the su app
Sent from my R800x
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That seemed to be it.. Once i installed the ICS GApps, and my apps updated.. I got the superuser popup to accept or deny apps once i restarted the phone. thanks..
Running on a Verizon R800x CDMA with CM9 4.0.4 rooted.
Good to see it was just an update issue.
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Root. A word so simple, yet so complexed.
Every android user on XDA should know what it is, but people only know what they can do with it, not how and why.
There are already a ton of threads describing what root is, but here's something most of those threads forget:
To obtain root access, you need a 'su' binary inside /system/bin .
Also, you need an app to control apps that gain root privileges. The two you're most likely to hear about are SuperUser (SU) and SuperSuperUser (SuperSU).
So, if you have a recovery, you can flash a zip file that puts a su binary inside /system/bin , and installs the controller app (SuperUser and SuperSU). -- That way you don't need a PC to root your phone. Also, you don't lose any data and there's no risk of bricking your phone.
But, as I can see, people here aren't aware that they don't need PCs for rooting.
They flash kernels from all sorts of stock FW releases, use a billion programs, and finally, they get root after a good amount of time and flashing, usually with a lot of risk of bricks.
So, a quick step-by-step guide on how to do root like a pro:
1. You need a phone with a recovery and internet (be it WiFi or mobile data).
2. Go here: http://downloads.noshufou.netdna-cdn.com/superuser/Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip and save the file to your phone. Remember where you saved it!
3. Boot into recovery and flash the zip.
4. Reboot back into Android
Optional:
5. Realize that this process is far better than the ones that need a PC, because it's simpler. Thank me.
6. Tell it to your friends, so they don't mess around with huge downloads and flashing kernels.
someone755 said:
Root. A word so simple, yet so complexed.
Every android user on XDA should know what it is, but people only know what they can do with it, not how and why.
There are already a ton of threads describing what root is, but here's something most of those threads forget:
To obtain root access, you need a 'su' binary inside /system/bin .
Also, you need an app to control apps that gain root privileges. The two you're most likely to hear about are SuperUser (SU) and SuperSuperUser (SuperSU).
So, if you have a recovery, you can flash a zip file that puts a su binary inside /system/bin , and installs the controller app (SuperUser and SuperSU). -- That way you don't need a PC to root your phone. Also, you don't lose any data and there's no risk of bricking your phone.
But, as I can see, people here aren't aware that they don't need PCs for rooting.
They flash kernels from all sorts of stock FW releases, use a billion programs, and finally, they get root after a good amount of time and flashing, usually with a lot of risk of bricks.
So, a quick step-by-step guide on how to do root like a pro:
1. You need a phone with a recovery and internet (be it WiFi or mobile data).
2. Go here: http://downloads.noshufou.netdna-cdn.com/superuser/Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip and save the file to your phone. Remember where you saved it!
3. Boot into recovery and flash the zip.
4. Reboot back into Android
Optional:
5. Realize that this process is far better than the ones that need a PC, because it's simpler. Thank me.
6. Tell it to your friends, so they don't mess around with huge downloads and flashing kernels.
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A Simple question, how can i get recovery, if for get it, i need first a root phone?
SteBanVe said:
A Simple question, how can i get recovery, if for get it, i need first a root phone?
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I think u need an unlocked bootloader. U can root using bin4ry method without unlocking bootloader but it works upto 6.1.a.2.50 only.
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bluechelsea said:
I think u need an unlocked bootloader. U can root using bin4ry method without unlocking bootloader but it works upto 6.1.a.2.50 only.
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i have Xperia S 2.55, and bin4ry method doest work. To apply this method, i repeat my question how can i get recovery, if for get it, i need first a rooted phone?
someone755 said:
1. You need a phone with a recovery...
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How do you suppose we get a custom recovery without using different tools or unlocking bootloader?
Yes great guide, but only for UB ... for LB you need root BEFORE you install CWM...
al with .55 FW i recomend - flash any older rootable FW, root it, install CWM ... via CWM flash stockbased rom ( KA, XTX ) and thats all... or you an flash prerooted .55 FW ....
Okay, fine, schratch that!
Use goo.im manager from the play store and install the TWRP recovery!
Problem solved, but the main point is that people don't need PCs for root!!
someone755 said:
Okay, fine, schratch that!
Use goo.im manager from the play store and install the TWRP recovery!
Problem solved, but the main point is that people don't need PCs for root!!
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I installed the app now how do i install recovery and boot into it?
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Hi, i have an Xperia ZL with Locked Bootloader and i tested it and it worked, no need to flash anything, just go in your mobile browser to https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B28tGmPEAKnOeGhkemVTZlAtMk0/view?usp=sharing, download and install the apk and run it, it will do allt he work for you, i have experienced some reboots but some minutes after my phone goes completly stable, it will install a task killer called kingmaster and the root manager called kinguser, you can uninstall kingroot and kingmaster and just need to keep kiguser, super user and super su doesn´t work but with kinguser installed i have completly root acces
UPDATE: In my first post i posted the direct link to download kingroot from its website, but it was downloading different versions and not all of them are working fine, so i uploaded the correcto version to my google drive, it works perfectly, the version 4.0 is in chinese and doesnt work, but version 4.1 is in english and works fine
Can anybody else comment on this ? I've read shady details about kingroot from other threads but some of it may not be up to date.
I think this method doesn't really works, Titanium backup don't get root access by example...
You can indeed get root using this method, but will need to change it to SuperSU before attempting to use Titanium Backup.
I don't recommend it
can I unroot the phone afterward for warranty service?
Why you dont recomed it Oliver?
Dandy, i have been using titanium backup perfectly with this root method, just open king user, revoque the root acces to titanium and open titanium again, it will prompt you for root acces and then it works perfectly
Dlslith, there is no need to change to supersu or super user, i think this cannot be done
Atisho, i dont know a method to unroot Xperia zl on android lollipop, but im interested too, i will be searching and trying
kyddox said:
Dlslith, there is no need to change to supersu or super user, i think this cannot be done
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Actually, there is a method right here: http://www.w0lfdroid.com/2015/05/How-to-Remove-Replace-KingUser-KingRoot-with-SuperSU.html?m=1
I used it to change to SuperSU on my XZL 5.0.2
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not recomment king root to cause error
DLSlith said:
Actually, there is a method right here: http://www.w0lfdroid.com/2015/05/How-to-Remove-Replace-KingUser-KingRoot-with-SuperSU.html?m=1
I used it to change to SuperSU on my XZL 5.0.2
Sent from my C6506 using XDA Free mobile app
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Thats interesting, but i really dont have a reason to change from kinguser to supersu, it is true that supersu is well known for all of us, but i have been using kingroot since june 13th and it have been working perfectly, but if you tell me the reason for make this change i will tahnk you
i am using Titanium backup, AdAway (from XDA) and Internet Speed Master (from XDA) and apparently everything is working fine
Didn't work for me, at least not all apps, even most of them didnt work
Oliver94 said:
Didn't work for me, at least not all apps, even most of them didnt work
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so wierd, then im a lucky guy
i have been testing and found that the app version what did thhe work for me was 4.1, but strangely now the site is downloading version 4.0, it is in chinese and it doenst work propperly, as you reporting, the version 4.1 is in english and it work perfect, i uploaded it, you can download from the next link, please give ir a try https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B28tGmPEAKnOeGhkemVTZlAtMk0/view?usp=sharing i am just trying to help
Works But...
kyddox said:
Hi, i have an Xperia ZL with Locked Bootloader and i tested it and it worked, no need to flash anything, just go in your mobile browser to https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B28tGmPEAKnOeGhkemVTZlAtMk0/view?usp=sharing, download and install the apk and run it, it will do allt he work for you, i have experienced some reboots but some minutes after my phone goes completly stable, it will install a task killer called kingmaster and the root manager called kinguser, you can uninstall kingroot and kingmaster and just need to keep kiguser, super user and super su doesn´t work but with kinguser installed i have completly root acces
UPDATE: In my first post i posted the direct link to download kingroot from its website, but it was downloading different versions and not all of them are working fine, so i uploaded the correcto version to my google drive, it works perfectly, the version 4.0 is in chinese and doesnt work, but version 4.1 is in english and works fine
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Yes, the Kingroot method does work (you need to have internet access). I have used it to root my Z1, but it is generally considered a "Risky" way to root.
If you need it done fast, it will work. Most people recommend taking the longer process of downgrading to an earlier version, using a root tool that installs SuperSU or Superuser, then installing a recover, and finally installing a pre-rooted version of the ROM you want / need.
The reason that king is considered risky is that part of the root process requires you to have web access and the app sends the phone IMEI number to some unknown IP address in china.
Is that all that Kingroot sends? unknown
What can / do they do with the IMEI? unknown
What else does king user do if the root is sending your IMEI number to china? unknow
Use at own risk. I really was having trouble with my Z1 after I tried to install a rom but it was corrupted and I lost the recovery and root.
I used Kingroot to get root access, then used the root to install a recover, then did a clean install of the full ROM I wanted.
groot to get root access, then used the root to install a recover, then did a clean install of the full ROM I wanted.
Does anyone know which exploit kingroot is using to get root access?
Hi,
I tried to root on Lollipop using Kingroot, It installed root, then I tried to switch the Root Manager App to SuperSU, In doing this I uninstaled KingRoot, KingUser and all other apps and tried to update binaries with SuperSU which obviously failed.
Now the problem is such that - KingUser is installed as a system app and also the su binaries are loaded. When i type su command from the Terminal i get the following error:
[-] connect ui: timer expired.
Unable to root with any known technique
I have also tried to do a system reset but kinguser still persisted.
Is there any way to wipe /system clear and flash a ftf to start from a clean slate and try rooting again.