How can I get full root - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

How can I get full root, not temp root so I can uninstall and delete bloatware. I rooted it via odin but it will not uninstall because of temp root.
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brentsalinas714 said:
How can I get full root, not temp root so I can uninstall and delete bloatware. I rooted it via odin but it will not uninstall because of temp root.
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You installed a custom recovery through odin. Did you install super user? And if you did you need something like titanium back up or rom toolbox pro to uninstall pre-installed apps
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Yes I did all that, super user does have access but every time I try with titanium it shows removed but when I reboot they show up again. I can't even rewrite in system with root explore
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What method exactly did you use to gain root?

Cwm via odin and flashed zip fou superuser. Superuser is on there but I don't have full root
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brentsalinas714 said:
Cwm via odin and flashed zip fou superuser. Superuser is on there but I don't have full root
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Did you install busy box? Titanium usually needs busy box to run the script to do a system app uninstall...if i remember correctly
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root explorer or es file explorer and go into system/app/ and remove what you want gone my friend. It works everytime...

Thanks but I figured it out. My phone was acting super cracked out so I reflashed via Odin and used a different cwm tar and root zip file. Works good now, must have been a bad zip.
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brentsalinas714 said:
Yes I did all that, super user does have access but every time I try with titanium it shows removed but when I reboot they show up again. I can't even rewrite in system with root explore
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Did you remember to mount /system as R/W at the top of Root Explorer?

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Will updating to EK02 from EG30 make SU go away?

I need to take my phone back to sprint, the microusb port doesn't work. I need to know soon before losing the charge. >,< If no, i'll still lose root, right? So can I remove superuser and update?
If you're updating from the ROMs around here, you'll not be losing root. If you download an official OTA update from Sprint, you will.
If u accept the ota u will lose root but u will still have superuser in your app drawer.
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So could I remove the app using titanium or something after I lose root? Is there any way to?
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Usually not, as the Superuser app is normally installed in the /system partition, which requires root to modify.
Gomenkiyo said:
So could I remove the app using titanium or something after I lose root? Is there any way to?
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No u need root for titanium backup to work plus superuser is in system/app which needs root access. Best way to unroot is to use sfhub auto root and unroot tool in the development section. That would do it for u.
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musclehead84 said:
No u need root for titanium backup to work plus superuser is in system/app which needs root access. Best way to unroot is to use sfhub auto root and unroot tool in the development section. That would do it for u.
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But like I said, the microusb port doesn't work..
can i use root explorer to delete SU then update or will deleting SU break my phone?
Gomenkiyo said:
But like I said, the microusb port doesn't work..
can i use root explorer to delete SU then update or will deleting SU break my phone?
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Unrooting using Auto Root doesn't actually need a computer. Only the rooting needs a computer. You can just transfer the Auto Root folder onto an sdcard and place it in the sd slot in your phone. Then run the unroot script from terminal.
You can also just unroot using root explorer, it just isn't automated, so you have to remember what to remove.
there's a Superuser.apk in /system/app, a data folder in /data/data, symlinks to busybox in /system/xbin, binaries for su and busybox in /system/bin and /system/xbin
It might be cleaner to use Mobile ODIN to flash a stock ROM.
Holy crap, thank you. You're a lifesaver ^^
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Root without odin

There any .zip flashables that i can root with to root. Cant find any
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In order to flash custom roms you need a custom recovery and to get one you gotta flash it via Odin...
I think you're asking for an impossible lol
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fateownzyou3 said:
There any .zip flashables that i can root with to root. Cant find any
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Sure, it's called SuperSUv0.96CWM.zip and is only flash-able from custom recovery (CWM/TWRP).
No matter how you slice it, you WILL need ODIN at one point or the other to root these Samsung phones. You have 2 methods:
Flash custom recovery via odin, then flash supersu.zip (Up's custom counter by 1) But can be erased with triangle away
Or
Flash the full rooted stock image via Odin (Will give you root, but no custom recovery. No added count on flash counter)
Oh ok. Just got the phone and dont have my laptop for another week, so it looks like im gonna have to wait for a littlebit
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Don't you have friends or family?
You don't need ODIN to install TWRP recovery:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809313
And after you install TWRP recovery, you can root with the zip file that you can d/l from the following thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1735561
DISCLAIMER: I'm not responsible for anything you do with your phone!!!!
From what I read from the link u need root permission to flash twrp so u have to root 1st. I dont think there is any around w/o odin. But I might be wrong
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tructo said:
From what I read from the link u need root permission to flash twrp so u have to root 1st. I dont think there is any around w/o odin. But I might be wrong
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Yes, you are right. Goo Manager does need root permission. My bad.
There's no way I can think of to root without ODIN then.
Can't you use the adb method from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766552 then flash the superuser zip?
lol nvm

need help flashing su

i went back to stock for lh9, and i read somewhere that u can root any build with the toolkit and so i tried using that way to root my phone, and it supposedly flashed cwm onto my phone, but when i boot into recovery to flash su, its like a different one, guessin the stock recovery because theres no option for install from zip help anyone??
Maybe this post will help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31929519&postcount=88
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I just realized that you won't be able to remove those files without root. You should first check whether you have the files or not. If you don't, then I'm not sure what's going on.
If you do, you need to uncheck the box in Odin to reboot your phone when you flash the custom recovery. When the Odin flash is done, pull the battery, put it back in, then boot into recovery by holding Vol Up, Home, and Power until you see the little blue text. That should get you into custom recovery. From there you can flash su and Superuser.
At this point you have a choice. You can reboot, but it will replace your recovery with stock. You'll still have root though. You'll need to remove the files and reflash a custom root either with Odin, the dd method, or using ROM Manager or GooManager.
The other choice is to use adb while you're booted into the custom recovery and remove the files before you reboot.
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Did you try to root with the toolkit then you install a custom recovery and finally you install busy box. Still with the toolkit
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I did use tool kit to root guess ill try unchecking the box to reboot after odin I dont think it worked though. Is su supposed to work if i download it from the app store after I try the root through toolkit? Or does it have to be flashed into it
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Eddiekranc said:
I did use tool kit to root guess ill try unchecking the box to reboot after odin I dont think it worked though. Is su supposed to work if i download it from the app store after I try the root through toolkit? Or does it have to be flashed into it
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Did you look to see if your phone has the files I mentioned?
You can't just install su from the app store.
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Yeah just download it but be sure that it is not already on your phone. Superuser or supersu
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liltitiz said:
Yeah just download it but be sure that it is not already on your phone. Superuser or supersu
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You can install the app, but it won't be able to install the su command unless the phone is already rooted.
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NVM you dont have root i misread your post....You could use odin to flash lg1 with root injected and then use rootkeeper app to preserve root then take the update to lh9 thats what i did. Gunnyman wrote a post about it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1895100
smokin1337 said:
NVM you dont have root i misread your post....
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If you do flash LG1, be sure to do a factory reset in recovery before you boot to LG1 or you'll get errors from android.process.acore. If you do this with stock recovery, you'll lose all the picture, sound, and video files you have on the internal storage.
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Is he rooted or not?!
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I put together a more detailed set of instructions for rooting LH9. See this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32218479&postcount=158
no im not rooted, the toolkit didnt work, and i dont know how the check for the files with out being rooted; ill try gunny's method later tonight and see if that works, have to drive 5 hours right now but ill definately give it a go when i get home. thanks for all you help guys.
and just curious if anyone else has had this same issue? is it the update that did this?
Yep it is the last update
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finally used drothenberger's method and it worked like a charm thanks guys finally back to being rooted

(q) root stock with cwm

Ive been lookin for superuser to flash to get root am I blind? LoL
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spodie said:
Ive been lookin for superuser to flash to get root am I blind? LoL
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Yup See the last question in the FAQ.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2260031
One last question.
Do i lose any major funtions while modified stock?
Or does just a bunch of bloat stops working.. I could use shealth and and sbeam nfc n such. Thnx
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spodie said:
One last question.
Do i lose any major funtions while modified stock?
Or does just a bunch of bloat stops working.. I could use shealth and and sbeam nfc n such. Thnx
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If all you do is root your stock ROM, then no; the only change is that you will have superuser access and have the ability to remove whichever bloat apps you wish. If you flash a different modified stock ROM, then the OP from which you download the ROM should tell you what apps have been removed; although as long as you go with the modified stock ROMs, you will still have S Beam, NFC, etc.
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spodie said:
Ive been lookin for superuser to flash to get root am I blind? LoL
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Are you running the original stock rom on your M919 Galaxy S4 phone?
If you are using the original stock rom M919UVUAMDB firmware then follow the instructions below.
Here is how to root your phone
Download Motochopper here: [URL="http://vulnfactory.org/public/motochopper.zip"]Motochopper [/URL]
Extract the contents of the motochopper.zip file into a new folder on your windows desktop.
Make sure USB Debugging mode is enabled on your phone.
Connect your phone to your PC computer with the usb cable.
Navigate to the new folder you have made and double click the "run.bat".
Approve the ADB connection from your computer on your phone.
If all goes well and you see no errors this will root your phone and flash superuser.
NOTE: goomanager will not work if you are NOT rooted.
Once you do this successfully the next step is to flash a recovery so go to the google playstore and install the free app called goomanager.
After its installed open the app and click the menu key then select "Install OpenRecoveryScript" and wait until it gets done flashing.
Then in goomanager select the "reboot recovery" option and it should boot into TWRP Touch recovery.
Good luck!

[Q] Lost root

Ok so the story goes like this:
I have stockorama V2
Stock kernel
I was trying to install busybox with busybox installer from the play store, but it said I didn't have root access
So I went to superSU and did the uninstall from the app itself
Rebooted, installed superSU from play store, it told me to update su binary. Then it failed.
when I try to open SuperSU it says that "I don't have su binary... ...that's a problem" and then closes the app
I think I lost root, but I was wondering is there anyway to get it back without a PC.
I still got twrp recovery so I can still flash stuff
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Papote3 said:
Ok so the story goes like this:
I have stockorama V2
Stock kernel
I was trying to install busybox with busybox installer from the play store, but it said I didn't have root access
So I went to superSU and did the uninstall from the app itself
Rebooted, installed superSU from play store, it told me to update su binary. Then it failed.
when I try to open SuperSU it says that "I don't have su binary... ...that's a problem" and then closes the app
I think I lost root, but I was wondering is there anyway to get it back without a PC.
I still got twrp recovery so I can still flash stuff
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You can flash SuperSU via recovery using the link in my signature. Stockorama includes busybox. Don't install it.
Aerowinder said:
You can flash SuperSU via recovery using the link in my signature. Stockorama includes busybox. Don't install it.
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Tried that, but when I open superSU I get the same message " su binary not installed....
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Papote3 said:
Tried that, but when I open superSU I get the same message " su binary not installed....
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That's weird.
You did flash in recovery correct? Cwm or twrp? What version?
Not sure if its any different than Aerowinders, but you can try SuperSU linked in my sig. Or use Superuser, you should find both there.
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DocHoliday77 said:
That's weird.
You did flash in recovery correct? Cwm or twrp? What version?
Not sure if its any different than Aerowinders, but you can try SuperSU linked in my sig. Or use Superuser, you should find both there.
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Flash it in twrp 2.5 I think, did it 2 times... same thing
Its weird because I still get a toast (when I bootup) that lightflow gets superuser permisions; but when I open Titaniumbkp it gets stuck on a message "asking for root rights"
Btw superSU is as a system app so I can't uninstall before flashing the supersu.zip you guys gave me.
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Here's the screenshot
Maybe run fix permissions in recovery?
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DocHoliday77 said:
Maybe run fix permissions in recovery?
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My zip came directly from Chainfire's website, I just changed the name.
You don't uninstall, just flash over the old one. And wipe the data for it also.
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Maybe run fix permissions in recovery?
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Nothing... I get the same message.
Flashed zip in twrp, wiped cache and dalvik, fix permissions, reboot.
Open supersu, and get the same message
I'm juat thinking reflash the rom the thing is I wanted to backup app+data with Titanium but no root. So any suggestion to a backup app that backups data without root...
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Papote3 said:
Nothing... I get the same message.
Flashed zip in twrp, wiped cache and dalvik, fix permissions, reboot.
Open supersu, and get the same message
I'm juat thinking reflash the rom the thing is I wanted to backup app+data with Titanium but no root. So any suggestion to a backup app that backups data without root...
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Well, make a nandroid backup just in case. I dont suggest using it as it may just bring back the problem. But you will at least have everything backed up if you need it later.
Aside from that, you can use the recoveries built in file manager. Also you could boot into recovery and then try to ADB pull what ever you need.
But I would reflash your rom. You only need to wipe dalvik if it is the same rom you are using now. But if that doesnt fix it you will need to do a factory reset at that point.

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