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Just lost root on my phone

I dont know how it happened, but it seems that i no longer have root. Whenever i try to launch apps that require root access (ie. SetCPU, BatteryCalibration) the app just freezes there and crashes when i try to go back to home. Superuser binaries also fail to update at the "gaining root access..." sequence.
I thought of using the Gnex toolkit 5.5 to re-root the phone, but since im running AOKP Milestone 4 which is Android 4.0.3, it says rooting on 4.0.3 is not supported yet. Is there any alternative way to re-root my device? Im not even sure how my phone unrooted by itself!

if recovery works, reflash rom maybe if not just go back to stock with fastboot, root again and then reflash rom
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA

Use my Root Helper Has helped quite a few people Clicke here, to see thread
You can root every GNex, with it ^^ Even 4.0.4. All tested

Thanks, reflashing ROM works! My root is back.
And your root helper might come in handy. I'll keep it close.

Root Access

Ok, my phone has been rooted since the day I got it, I went back to the stock rom to install a new custom rom, but then I got a message for an ICS ota, I downloaded it not thinking that I would lose root access, but I did. I like the phone the way it is now with the official ICS, but I would like to gain root access back for wifi tether underclocking ect. Can anyone point me in the direction of steps to just obtain root access but keep my ICS..? I do not want to go back to gingerbread. Please and thanks! - James.

Download SFHubs Rooted 1 click Odin ff18 "No Data" and it will put you back to rooted without clearing any apps or data.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721229

Broke root from ICS to JB - Rogers GS3

AS the title explains, I was running rooted ICS and did the update to JB over Kies. The root broke, I am trying to figure out the steps I need to take to put the phone back into rooted JB. SuperSU and Titanium backup are both dead - uninstalled SuperSU and went to reinstall it but it says I cant.

SRT_Outlaw said:
AS the title explains, I was running rooted ICS and did the update to JB over Kies. The root broke, I am trying to figure out the steps I need to take to put the phone back into rooted JB. SuperSU and Titanium backup are both dead - uninstalled SuperSU and went to reinstall it but it says I cant.
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Just root the phone again the same way you did it for ICS.

SRT_Outlaw said:
AS the title explains, I was running rooted ICS and did the update to JB over Kies. The root broke, I am trying to figure out the steps I need to take to put the phone back into rooted JB. SuperSU and Titanium backup are both dead - uninstalled SuperSU and went to reinstall it but it says I cant.
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Use the instructions on this thread to root again.

[Q] [q] how do i unroot

I really need help my phone is an SGH I747M and it's rooted. But I want to unroot it without installing the stock firmware. I already have jelly bean telus,and I don't want to do a recovery with Kies. And I can't do a backup because I only have 2 gb on my Ex sd card and internal sd card. Also what would happen if I just un installed the superuser app? Also could I update the phone with Kies even if the phone is rooted?

Unrooting and Updating to Jelly Bean
Jacobxx2012 said:
I really need help my phone is an SGH I747M and it's rooted. But I want to unroot it without installing the stock firmware. I already have jelly bean telus,and I don't want to do a recovery with Kies. And I can't do a backup because I only have 2 gb on my Ex sd card and internal sd card. Also what would happen if I just un installed the superuser app? Also could I update the phone with Kies even if the phone is rooted?
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Hi Jacob, I was looking for instructions on an AT&T update to Jelly Bean [SGH I747] and wanted to do it without Kies to retain root and came across Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper which seems like it might do what you want. I just started looking here for instructions on how to do the update without using Kies as this was where I landed after my first search. I'd heard it can be done using Odin but I'm not well-versed enough (about .01 degrees above newb and still searching.
All I've done so far is just root this phone, my Atrix which I sold I unlocked the bootloader, but haven't done that yet on this phone and wasn't planning to. Can anyone steer me toward a thread for an upgrade to Jelly Bean (I I dloaded the official AT&T release and thought that I could use Rootkeeper to protect root as I've heard using Kies at all would at least remove the possiblility of getting it back for me but thought it might be possible the way I described. I was hoping I could find out if that was true and if anyone could help steer me toward the right thread for the update. Thanks --ct

do NOT attempt to unlock this phone's bootloader. only the verizon versions need that and attempting to do so on this phone WILL result in a hard brick.
if you would like to do an OTA update, voodoo ota rootkeeper would most likely be your solution.
sent from my I747

Thank you
Jacobxx2012 said:
I really need help my phone is an SGH I747M and it's rooted. But I want to unroot it without installing the stock firmware. I already have jelly bean telus,and I don't want to do a recovery with Kies. And I can't do a backup because I only have 2 gb on my Ex sd card and internal sd card. Also what would happen if I just un installed the superuser app? Also could I update the phone with Kies even if the phone is rooted?
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cehf said:
do NOT attempt to unlock this phone's bootloader. only the verizon versions need that and attempting to do so on this phone WILL result in a hard brick.
if you would like to do an OTA update, voodoo ota rootkeeper would most likely be your solution.
sent from my I747
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Thanks cehf. That is good news as all I could find about Kies was discouraging but even thought it is call "ota" rootkeeper that it would work with it. And that if you didn't bother to wait for the results of the work being done to address the problems and just did the OTA update anyway that you'd lose root with no immediate chance of regaining it. So in this case I haven't really done anything except download the pieces. So I just need to use Voodoo first, then bring Kies up to speed, do the update and then unprotect root and delete the backup?:good:

cluetrain said:
Thanks cehf. That is good news as all I could find about Kies was discouraging but even thought it is call "ota" rootkeeper that it would work with it. And that if you didn't bother to wait for the results of the work being done to address the problems and just did the OTA update anyway that you'd lose root with no immediate chance of regaining it. So in this case I haven't really done anything except download the pieces. So I just need to use Voodoo first, then bring Kies up to speed, do the update and then unprotect root and delete the backup?:good:
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That's an option, yes.
Your other option is to find your carrier's stock ROM here (pre-rooted) and flash it through Odin.
Remember to make a backup first.

Jacobxx2012 said:
I really need help my phone is an SGH I747M and it's rooted. But I want to unroot it without installing the stock firmware. I already have jelly bean telus,and I don't want to do a recovery with Kies. And I can't do a backup because I only have 2 gb on my Ex sd card and internal sd card. Also what would happen if I just un installed the superuser app? Also could I update the phone with Kies even if the phone is rooted?
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I have used the Voodoo OTA on a Motorola Atrix to unroot before applying an update, then using it to re-root. Worked like a charm. Haven't had a chance to try it on my S3 yet.

i checked the SuperSU app, there is an option says FULL UNROOT, im not sure if it will work
other than that, the only unroot method i know is flash stock rom in odin

Unroot

Note3 will super user fully unroot my phone I just picked up the note 3 today and it was rooted I do not wish to have root so I'm trying to find the easiest way to unroot the note 3 tmobile

re: unroot
ace2153 said:
Note3 will super user fully unroot my phone I just picked up the note 3 today and it was rooted I do not wish to have root so I'm trying to find the easiest way to unroot the note 3 tmobile
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You can unroot it very easily, simply uninstall supersu or superuser
whichever one you happen to have.
After you uninstall it reboot the phone and you shall no longer have root.
If you use supersu to unroot, the phone will be unrooted however that way it
can be re-rooted too easily since supersu app itself does not get uninstalled.
Good luck!

Just out of curiosity, why do you want to remove root?