Phone is prompting me to install FOTA updates.
Can they revert root and s-off?
Should I allow or block the updates?
I blocked them. It patches gingerbreak exploit. Nothing can revert S-off.
gingerbreak exploit works on marvel?
Allowed install, root still available after reboot.
Related
What is out there to use if I just want to use my phone as a hot spot with out paying the $30. I like unrevoked, but I updated my phone and it does not work. Should I reload, what she I do?
No more Unrevoked unfortunately. They exploited vulnerabilities that have been patched:
http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/unrevoked1_disclosure
If you have accepted the OTA update then there is another pretty simple way to root your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=720565
This is the method that I used: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=701835
I was under the impression that by rooting I would no longer be able to receive the OTA update but now it won't leave me alone. If I allow it to install the upgrade will I have 2.2 with the upgraded radio and still have my root? Thanks for any help!
All depends on if you have s-off. If you s-off you just reflash cwm, and run su, and busybox after the update. I've heard some people have had problems with the update on their rooted phones. Make sure everything is back in place. City ID, Verizon Navigator, yada, yada, yada, or the update will crap out.
Alright I just ran unrevoked forever but I don't really understand what to do next. Would I be better off waiting for the 2.2 root and then upgrading to that and re-rooting?
Still need help if anyone can give it
Rooting doesn't take away the OTA (as you have found out), it just grants you root permissions. What most root users do that take away the ability to get the OTA is flashing a custom ROM. If you are so concerned about losing root, you have a couple of options.
1. Stay with Stock 2.1 with root (until unrevoked figures out how to gain root on stock 2.2)
2. Flash to the RUU 2.2 with root.
3. Flash to a custom 2.1 or 2.2 ROM (which, by nature, gives you root).
If you accept the OTA right now, as it stands, you lose root.
The TPSparkyRoot exploit works partially by giving temp root on stock Europe 1.56.401.1 ROM.
Writing to system partition is lost after reboot, so it's only temp root.
Does anyone know or can check if this still works on 1.56.401.2 (OTA build I am offered to update to is 254745)?
Note: this is temp root on locked boot loader, without using htcdev.
Get temp root and then try running superuser....
Sent from my HTC One V Running SuPrimo v4.1(28/6/12)
As I said, anything you copy to /system is lost after reboot due to S-ON protection. And this temp root is not really usable for day to day work because ro.kernel.qemu=1 makes your phone real slow.
I was just wondering if temp root exploit still works on newer stock ROMs, because I want to keep the temp root, possibly upgrade the stock ROM, and *not* use htcdev.
I was running 4.2.2 rooted using rumrunners script. I had supersu installed and voodoo rootkeeper and decided to accept the ota after seeing in rumrunner's thread that people were reporting that it didnt affect root. Well, mine did! I lost root and voodoo doesnt restore it. I tried downloading and rerunning the latest version of the rumrunner script and I get
Code:
Please wait....
Checking for updates......
Test 1: Rebooting into bootloader
Waiting for fastboot (5/120)
Waiting
Test 2: Booting device
Waiting for ADB (17/120)
must ferment longer...
must sanitize, skunky rum is nasty
hold please..............................................
[************************************************************]
Rebooting into bootloader (again)
Waiting for fastboot (5/120)
Waiting for ADB (16/120)
must ferment longer...
chilling..................
bottles are packed, here we go, shhhhhh....
Waiting for device
rom or root issue? unexpected behaviour detected - flash different rom and try again.
ERROR: run rumrunner again.....
The strange thing is that recovery still shows s-off and unlocked. I just can't seem to regain root.
Questions:
1) any ideas on getting the root binary installed?
2) since the phone is still s-off and unlocked, I assume that I could just install maybe the bonestock rom and be done with Verizon - thoughts?
3) worst case - I guess just wait for an updated script from rumrunner?
Thanks in advance!
gauchomark said:
I was running 4.2.2 rooted using rumrunners script. I had supersu installed and voodoo rootkeeper and decided to accept the ota after seeing in rumrunner's thread that people were reporting that it didnt affect root. Well, mine did! I lost root and voodoo doesnt restore it. I tried downloading and rerunning the latest version of the rumrunner script and I get
Code:
Please wait....
Checking for updates......
Test 1: Rebooting into bootloader
Waiting for fastboot (5/120)
Waiting
Test 2: Booting device
Waiting for ADB (17/120)
must ferment longer...
must sanitize, skunky rum is nasty
hold please..............................................
[************************************************************]
Rebooting into bootloader (again)
Waiting for fastboot (5/120)
Waiting for ADB (16/120)
must ferment longer...
chilling..................
bottles are packed, here we go, shhhhhh....
Waiting for device
rom or root issue? unexpected behaviour detected - flash different rom and try again.
ERROR: run rumrunner again.....
The strange thing is that recovery still shows s-off and unlocked. I just can't seem to regain root.
Questions:
1) any ideas on getting the root binary installed?
2) since the phone is still s-off and unlocked, I assume that I could just install maybe the bonestock rom and be done with Verizon - thoughts?
3) worst case - I guess just wait for an updated script from rumrunner?
Thanks in advance!
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Rumrunner is mainly for gaining S-off.
S-off is not the same thing as root.
Rumrunner does have a nice added perk, in that it also installs superuser and the su binaries for you.(adds root)
But it is not required for rooting an already s-off device.
Either flash the stock rooted rom, or just flash SuperSu and you will be rooted again.
santod040 said:
Rumrunner is mainly for gaining S-off.
S-off is not the same thing as root.
Rumrunner does have a nice added perk, in that it also installs superuser and the su binaries for you.(adds root)
But it is not required for rooting an already s-off device.
Either flash the stock rooted rom, or just flash SuperSu and you will be rooted again.
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Thanks. I reflashed the recovery (lost that for some reason) and reflashed the supersu zip. Now I have root back, but I have lost some connectivity. I have web access through the browser and a few programs but not play store, facebook, gmail etc. No idea what happened or how to fix it. btw, it doesnt seem to matter if I use wifi or data, the same programs dont work - almost like a firewall block or something.
I took the Verizon KitKat OTA firmware update when it was offered earlier today for my Verizon HTC One M8. I had previously had root access via Weaksauce. I seemed to have lost it after the update, so I followed the instructions in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699089
I uninstalled Weaksauce and SuperSu, did a hard reboot via ADB, and reinstalled and then re-ran Weaksauce, but I still get the message "Root Failure." Using Root Checker Basic confirms that I do not have root access.
Any ideas?
I imagine others are or soon will be in the same situation.
Thanks!
JCase - The original developer already answered to my similar question under the VZW M8 Forum. We are pretty much out of options apart from waiting. check below
Updates patch vulnerabilities. Roots, s-offs and unlocks use vulnerabilities. If you want root on 4.4.3, you NEED to s-off/unlock before updating. I will not be releasing more "hacky" roots like WeakSauce in the near future. @beaups and I will continue to work to bring new solutions to this device
Tool status:
4.4.3
WeakSauce - incompatible for good
Firewater - incompatible for good
SunShine - incompatible (update will happen within the next few months)
If you want root, you need to unlock/s-off before updating to 4.4.3
Firewater - unlock/s-off - Free - http://firewater-soff.com/ (does not work on all m8s!)
SunShine - unlock/s-off - $25 - http://theroot.ninja/
leechezsparkle said:
JCase - The original developer already answered to my similar question under the VZW M8 Forum. We are pretty much out of options apart from waiting. check below]
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Thanks! I had found some info on Sunshine after posting. I guess we'll just have to wait for that to be updated. I wish I had been more knowledgable on all this stuff before accepting the update. Live and learn, I guess.
Thanks again!