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My phone is rooted, but I'm still getting the error when trying to flash the ClockworkMod Recovery through ROM Manager
'An error occurred while flashing your recovery'
I originally had an older Clockwork Recovery loaded which I think was one of the reasons it had problems. I tried to use the program to flash to RA Recovery 1.7.0.1 and then back to the latest ClockworkMod, but it wont work.
I located the latest ZIP file for the recovery
recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.1-supersonic.zip
I had the RA-evo-v1.7.0.1 recovery loaded, tried to install the Clockwork zip through recovery mode. Originally it loads up fine, but then when I reboot, it reverts back to the RA-evo recovery. I'm still receiving the same error in ROM Manager as it is forcing me to select the option to Flash the Recovery.
Any help would be great. I apologize if this has already been covered in another thread. I found some people that had issues, but not the exact one I am having.
~J
Sounds like to me that Rom manager is not getting superuser permission. Flash Su 2.1.zip or if u are using frozen eclair with jit. U need to flash 2.2 Su.zip. Has happened to me before.
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pongoface said:
Sounds like to me that Rom manager is not getting superuser permission. Flash Su 2.1.zip or if u are using frozen eclair with jit. U need to flash 2.2 Su.zip. Has happened to me before.
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When I go to the Superuser Permissions app, BusyBox and Titanium Backup both are shown, but Rom Manager isn't there. Should it be?
I'm still a newbie, so I'm not familiar with SU 2.1.zip, is that a superuser file to install I would assume?
I haven't had an issue with anything else except Rom Manager which is odd. I'm using the free version currently if that matters at all. I wanted to get this working with the free one first, and then if it goes well I was going to donate and get the full version.
~J
Connect to a wifi and try again. That was an issue
for me the other day.
WiFi did it for me..
The above WiFi comment was right in my instance. I kept getting the error message until I enabled WiFi, then it went thru perfectly.
(Strange though...I don't know why that would affect it?)
Just wanted to add that wifi worked for me too. I don't get it either, but I'm happy.
Glad I found this, wifi worked. Strange
Sounds like a server side issue of some kind for which you would have had no control over.
Sorry to post this as my first thread here, but I'm running into a problem that I can't seem to get past. Trying to root an unlocked T-Mo T989. I followed the instructions in the developer's thread on how to do it, and I got the CWM installed properly and did a NANDROID backup. The problem I'm having is with any user of the SU binary and SUPERUSER.APK. I first tried to install the Superuser-3.0.7-efgh-signed.zip, but got an error that it was a bad zip, installation aborted. It's given me that error regardless of which downloaded version of that file I used, and I've D/L'd it from several different sites. So, I tried the instructions to use the deodexed ROM from this site. I re-CWM'd the phone, and tried to load SGH-T989-Deodexed-Root-Busybox-Superuser-by-teshxx-bubby323.zip from my SD card and I got the same error- bad zip, installation aborted. Can't be that many bad zips out there, and more to the point, I can unzip these files fine manually and see the data, so it's obviously something I'm doing.
Interestingly, SuperUser did get installed on the phone, but I don't seem to have SU rights to anything except that which I've installed. I'm trying to remove all the bloatware, but don't have rights to it.
I've had to rebuild all my personal data because bubby323's instructions here had me clean the partitions. I don't want to do that again except for when the phone is properly rooted, so I'm hoping that someone here will be kind enough to tell me how I'm screwing it up. Thanks,
..Joe
this not a rooting question, so don't hijack an unrelated topic for your troubles
the problem you are having is installing SU
just boot into CWR which you already have insalled, then use CWR to Flash the SU zip file
or if that is too complicated use then use the superoneclick method which will also install SU for you the easy way
Umm, sorry, but did you read the post? I did boot into CWR, and tried to install the SU zip, and that's where I get the error that it's a bad zip, installation aborted. Same thing for the one-click version by bubby. That's why I posted it in that thread: I did not try to hijack anything. That was the rooting and SU thread, hence the reason I posted it there.
For all I know it's a problem with CWR.
Geez, talk about jumping allover someone asking for help...
..Joe
AllGamer said:
or if that is too complicated use then use the superoneclick method which will also install SU for you the easy way
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Agreed.
Use superoneclick if you can't install superuser via cwm. may be best to uninstall superuser if its on your phone but not working.
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Actually this is quite an easy fix....
In CWM, run the install again. Hell, run it a couple times, until it says successful. I've done this on 5 sgsii's so far, and 3 of them had this problem. My best guess is it isn't mounting the partitions correctly, (which I am unable to verify. The installer script it right, and even if i mount the system partition manually before install it still failed.)
So, easy answer:
Boot to cwm.
Run the installer for su
if it fails, run it again without rebooting
if it fails, once again run it.....
eventually it will work, then reboot, and your rooted. (I'd also suggest after this is done to go into the superuser program settings, scroll to the bottom and update the su binary as well, but this isn't really required.)
Good luck.
you can also use the Fix Permission option in CWR
i know i came across that problem before, and it was able to install after i Fixed the permissions
Well, obviously I'm still doing something wrong. I restored the phone to stock using the CWN Recovery of the NANDROID backup I did when first attempting this. I then started over:
Up and down held down while inserting the USB cable.
From ODIN I select the CMW tar in the PDA, and that installs and reboots the phone.
Shut down phone and re-start with up and down keys depressed, USB cable out
Select Install zip from SD card
Select the Superuser-3.0.7-efgh-signed.zip (or the deodex, doesn't matter)
down 7 times to select
then I get this error:
Selecting SU Superuser-3.0.7-efgh-signed.zip...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
E:can't open /sdcard/Superuser-3.0.7-efgh-signed.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted.
I get that no matter how many times I've tried to install it, and even after fixing permission, and even if I try to install it off the internal USB storage.
Any one have any ideas?
Thanks,
..Joe
Correction...
It doesn't like the SD card. I installed the deodex file from the internal USB storage, and this time, it finally took! Thanks to everyone for all the help.
..Joe
hi i have the exact same problem. Can you please explain what is a deodex file and how you installed it? thanks
i got the same error when rooting, however upon rebooting and going into my apps superuser had installed and was working even after receiving the error
sorry but i'm a bit confused here..my apps? what's the exact path to that?
I basically get that error, leaving me without root privilages, the only thing accomblished is the s-off. But without root access, i cant do anything.
Also, after that, my phone's reception is gone...
kostistheo said:
sorry but i'm a bit confused here..my apps? what's the exact path to that?
I basically get that error, leaving me without root privilages, the only thing accomblished is the s-off. But without root access, i cant do anything.
Also, after that, my phone's reception is gone...
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the exact path to apps would be phone reboots, then upon reboot pay close attention here... upon reboot i click my app drawer, BAMMM theres my apps.. now i cycle thru until i get to the S section and look for super user...lol
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do this ... GOOGLE "HOW TO ROOT THE T989" there will be youtube video with the step by step hands on walk thru...watch it
thanks for the unnecessary sarcastic american comment...
thanks for the seemingly racist comment, ignorance must be a way of life for some.
kostistheo said:
sorry but i'm a bit confused here..my apps? what's the exact path to that?
I basically get that error, leaving me without root privilages, the only thing accomblished is the s-off. But without root access, i cant do anything.
Also, after that, my phone's reception is gone...
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S-off? Our phone doesnt come with a locked boot loader... We arent using an htc device. never had s-on to begin with lol.
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joegerardi said:
Sorry to post this as my first thread here, but I'm running into a problem that I can't seem to get past. Trying to root an unlocked T-Mo T989. I followed the instructions in the developer's thread on how to do it, and I got the CWM installed properly and did a NANDROID backup. The problem I'm having is with any user of the SU binary and SUPERUSER.APK. I first tried to install the Superuser-3.0.7-efgh-signed.zip, but got an error that it was a bad zip, installation aborted. It's given me that error regardless of which downloaded version of that file I used, and I've D/L'd it from several different sites. So, I tried the instructions to use the deodexed ROM from this site. I re-CWM'd the phone, and tried to load SGH-T989-Deodexed-Root-Busybox-Superuser-by-teshxx-bubby323.zip from my SD card and I got the same error- bad zip, installation aborted. Can't be that many bad zips out there, and more to the point, I can unzip these files fine manually and see the data, so it's obviously something I'm doing.
Interestingly, SuperUser did get installed on the phone, but I don't seem to have SU rights to anything except that which I've installed. I'm trying to remove all the bloatware, but don't have rights to it.
I've had to rebuild all my personal data because bubby323's instructions here had me clean the partitions. I don't want to do that again except for when the phone is properly rooted, so I'm hoping that someone here will be kind enough to tell me how I'm screwing it up. Thanks,
..Joe
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I had this problem too, just do this:
Before attempting to install the SU zip again, wipe Dalvik cache
(under "advanced" in CWM recovery)
Then install the SU zip
Works everytime..
i tried what you post but still not rooted, I got super user but its still not roote
ingenious247 said:
I had this problem too, just do this:
Before attempting to install the SU zip again, wipe Dalvik cache
(under "advanced" in CWM recovery)
Then install the SU zip
Works everytime..
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I tried that but my phone still not rooted, I've tried various methods and it still doesn't work I got the superuser app but still not root
OK, since search is down, I'm going to be a noob and ask something I know has been asked before...
I installed and ran V6 Supercharger yesterday, but wasn't completely sure if it worked properly, so I decided to start again. So I went back to tutorial and started again, first trying to re-install Busybox 1.18.2, as directed. I got message "unable to load busybox onto /sys/xbin". Odd.
So I backed out and opened Busybox installer again, this time got error message "No Root Access!". Tried that a few times, but same message. So I opened Titanium, No Root, MyBackUpRoot...NO ROOT!! 4Ext is also reporting errors, although it does accept SU Permissions...
Ummm...help??
E: Build.prop Editor, ROM manager, RAM Manager Pro, Root Explorer, ES Explorer all granted SU Permissions...
I think I know what may have happened, although don't know how or exactly why... Thinking busybox.apk has been deleted from /system somehow.
I am able to boot to recovery and doing nandroid now, so I obviously still have root. Going to wipe Dalvic and reflash ROM.
Fingers crossed.
Nope.
Did fresh download of Runnymede 6041 and reflashed.
Still same problem. Titanium does not see root, neither does busybox or MbR.
Really not happy now.
Edit: If anyone reading this has experience, where would I find the Busybox.apk, to verify if it was missing and how would I replace??
Have you try to clear superuser data in settings-applications-manage applications ?
I had this problem when I restore data for superuser using mybackup root.
Also check how much free system space that you have before downloading a new busybox. Maybe the free space is not enough for the new busybox.
Download program called visionary and install it. Open it then press (temproot) then keep going on what u doing. Make sure that u having 2.2 android or custom ROM. I did that and update worked as it should with no problem
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Thanks for replies guys.
@mahmoud, want to point out I am root and s-off with custom ROM etc. Not sure if temproot will help me. I'm pretty sure the original Busybox file that is installed during unrEVOked has gone missing. Is that what happened for you too??
As I say, I can still boot to recovery and most SU apps are working...just not those that need Busybox.
@ckp, I will try that this evening. Cheers.
777ace said:
Thanks for replies guys.
@mahmoud, want to point out I am root and s-off with custom ROM etc. Not sure if temproot will help me. I'm pretty sure the original Busybox file that is installed during unrEVOked has gone missing. Is that what happened for you too??
As I say, I can still boot to recovery and most SU apps are working...just not those that need Busybox.
@ckp, I will try that this evening. Cheers.
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Aaaaaahhhhh ok. Sorry I misunderstood u. What happened to me is that I wanted to root my phone and I couldn't use unrEVOked
Coz it always show me CID MISSING so I downloaded 3 apps and rooted my phone without computer. Visionary, superuser and ROM manager. I had to update busybox in superuser app. But it didn't update until I did temproot using visionary app. I don't know if that will help u or no. But nothing will happen if u downloaded visionary and temproot then try busybox.. let me know if u had any thing. Goodluck
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777ace said:
OK, since search is down, I'm going to be a noob and ask something I know has been asked before...
I installed and ran V6 Supercharger yesterday, but wasn't completely sure if it worked properly, so I decided to start again. So I went back to tutorial and started again, first trying to re-install Busybox 1.18.2, as directed. I got message "unable to load busybox onto /sys/xbin". Odd.
So I backed out and opened Busybox installer again, this time got error message "No Root Access!". Tried that a few times, but same message. So I opened Titanium, No Root, MyBackUpRoot...NO ROOT!! 4Ext is also reporting errors, although it does accept SU Permissions...
Ummm...help??
E: Build.prop Editor, ROM manager, RAM Manager Pro, Root Explorer, ES Explorer all granted SU Permissions...
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AFAIK, Titanium uses its own Busybox, so I would suggest uninstalling Titanium, reflashing Busybox (I don't know if it's possible), then reflashing Titanium. I hope this will help.
Thanks Coempi, but I did that already... Somehow, whatever tells Busybox or Titanium that I have root, is not doing that.
Dunno wtf just happened, but I uninstalled Titanium again, rebooted (again) and installed Busybox straight up... Everything back to normal, but nfi what I did.
I guess sometimes its the simple things, yeah...??
Thanks for help all.
777ace said:
Dunno wtf just happened, but I uninstalled Titanium again, rebooted (again) and installed Busybox straight up... Everything back to normal, but nfi what I did.
I guess sometimes its the simple things, yeah...??
Thanks for help all.
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I'm glad it worked out finally.
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So I used odin to flash the official stock jelllybean rom then I used the Samsung toolkit to flash clockwork mod recovery and root. To root it said to flash a superuser zip in recovery. I did.after I reboot everything is working fine. Apps gain root access the promp pops up but after a few minutes it didn't anymore and I cant open busybox or setcpu because it cant gain access but the apps I already granted can. I updated su binary and it fails on gaining root access.
This happens with both super su and superuser. I also tried starting again by oding rom and rooting again. No luck. Please help
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Ok, you can try a few things.
First since you have Root Explorer already granted, go into /system/xbin and make sure that there is a file named su. If not, then go into /system/bin and see if it is there. Follow this: If it is in /system/bin, copy it and put it in /system/xbin, check permissions and reboot. Then try an un-granted app and see if that works. Pay attention to the bin and xbin parts here ok.!?
^^^Edit: While you are in /system/xbin make sure that busybox is there also. Just to be sure it installed properly.
Second. If the above didn't work, the go to the market and ChainsDD used to have an app called SuperUser Updated Fixer or something like that. I remember a long time ago, I was having some trouble updating the binaries (as were tons of other people) and he came out with that handy little app. I have been using it since (whenever I have a ROM that uses SuperUser.apk).
Third: I literally just read over in mrRobinson's thread that ICS likes SuperUser, while JB likes SuperSU. Might be something to look into. Maybe swapping out the two apps, might alleviate the issue.
I tried swapping out to super su but was having the same problem. Instead of trying the root explorer method you posted I thought I would go ahead and clean install yet another time. I just wanted the update and root access to work no errors. So here's what I did to fix it and it worked however there's another problem now.
I factory reset, wiped caches
flashed jb stock firmware (instead of the stock fw i now flashed mr.robinsons prerooted firmware)
rebooted checked and saw super su was working fine with my apps.
flashed clockwork mod recovery
made a nandroid backup
flashed wildchilds stock deodexed jb rom (i needed a deodexed rom thats why i flashed this otherwise i would of just kept stock)
booted up and in the play store theres an update for Super Su however i cant update it, it gives me an error.
error retrieving information from server. cant download.tried wifi on off, mobile data on off, clearing google play data and cache. no luck. restored nandroid and there was no update so i clicked reinstall from playstore in su and when i went to go download it, it gave the same error.
So my previous problem is fixed and i dont seem to be losing root anymore but now I cant update SU anymore.
Never mind I seemed to have linked the two issues just because 1 happened before the other, but that might not be the case.
The Google play error is now happening with other apps that i try to update as well.
Is this happening to you guys too?
sometimes when i power off my phone it doesnt boot anymore it gets stuck on boot loop. for example all i did was fix permissions in cwm and it got stuck on boot loop.
Did you Odin root66?
Yeah I odined the root 66 fw by Robinson. That has fixed losing root. Super user is working fine. The only remaining problem is that I get into a boot loop sometimes when I restart for some reason like when I fix permissions.
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UPDATE:
After a little more trying, I ended-up using the 'Reinstall' item in SuperSU's settings (from the flashed version). This quit the app, and I re-installed from the play store one more time. This time SuperSU seems to be working fine. My /system was still mounted 'ro' but I was able to resolve this using Terminal Emulator to su (and grant from SuperSU), and running
Code:
mount -o rw,remount /system
.
I seem to be all set again now, perhaps the original unroot was unsuccessful which left the su binary behind... I dont know, but it works now.
ORIGINAL POST:
So,
I rooted, installed TWRP, and installed CleanROM 3.3...
Then my company decided I needed to have GFEinstalled, then they backed off.
I performed the 'Permanent Unroot' in SuperSU to be OK for GFE, but now I want root back (since they arent pushing me, and I want Google Wallet)
Is there an easily done re-root, that I can flash from TWRP? I would prefer to not have to use ODIN to CF-Root and re-install TWRP, if I could just flash back the appropriate stuffs. I tried just re-flashing the SuperSU thing from this forum [04.12.2012] SuperSU v0.99, this did not seem to work (SuperSU would just stop, and /system was still mounted ro)
Thanks in advance!
invisosniperx said:
UPDATE:
After a little more trying, I ended-up using the 'Reinstall' item in SuperSU's settings (from the flashed version). This quit the app, and I re-installed from the play store one more time. This time SuperSU seems to be working fine. My /system was still mounted 'ro' but I was able to resolve this using Terminal Emulator to su (and grant from SuperSU), and running
Code:
mount -o rw,remount /system
.
I seem to be all set again now, perhaps the original unroot was unsuccessful which left the su binary behind... I dont know, but it works now.
ORIGINAL POST:
So,
I rooted, installed TWRP, and installed CleanROM 3.3...
Then my company decided I needed to have GFEinstalled, then they backed off.
I performed the 'Permanent Unroot' in SuperSU to be OK for GFE, but now I want root back (since they arent pushing me, and I want Google Wallet)
Is there an easily done re-root, that I can flash from TWRP? I would prefer to not have to use ODIN to CF-Root and re-install TWRP, if I could just flash back the appropriate stuffs. I tried just re-flashing the SuperSU thing from this forum [04.12.2012] SuperSU v0.99, this did not seem to work (SuperSU would just stop, and /system was still mounted ro)
Thanks in advance!
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I was just searching for something along this line earlier today. I also run GFE and my company wouldn't think of allowing root access. AES256bit encryption isn't good enough apparently. Anyway, I just posted in the CleanROM thread that I wanted to root/CWM and install and configure the ROM and then unroot via SuperSU - basically EXACTLY what you described. I was curious what I would need to do to re-root in the future if I wanted to. I was wondering if I wanted to try a different ROM, etc then I could gain root again via ODIN, etc and then boot into CWM and nandroid, factory reset, and try the other ROM. When I wanted to revert back, I was hoping there would be some way to restore the nandroid and then flash an unrooted kernel so GFE would not know the difference since the phone never booted with root and GFE at the same time. Even if I could run some ADB commands from a PC while the phone was in CWM, etc then I would learn how to do it if it is even possible. I don't know if I am grasping at straws though...