After flashing new update via Samsung Kies, I tried rooting SGS2-Hercules using Odin3 v1.85 and Odin3 v3.07 with fresh DL of TWRP v2.4.4.0 recovery and Superuser_3.1.3_Busybox_1.2.0.2, I get denied access to SU on all apps needing SU permissions. I did get TWRP recovery flashed and working, also used TWRP to flash Superuser, which is installed and running, just no root access! I used a couple of Root Checkers and this is what I get:
Root Checker by "Free Android Tools"
SU su found
[/system/xbin/,/sytem/bin/]
Root Access no access
UID/GID uid=10149(u0_a149)
gid=10149(u0_a149
group=1028(sdcard_r),3003(inet)
Root Checker Pro by "joeykrim"
Standard Location
Check Command: Is -l /system/bin/su
Results: Irwxrwxrwx root root 2013-04-09
02:48 su -> /system/xbin/su
Analysis: File: su is a symbolic link pointing to
another file: /system/xbin/su
Alternative Location
Check Command: Is -I /system/sbin/su
Results: /sbin/su: Permission denied
Alternative Location
Check Command: Is -I /system/xbin/sudo
Result: /system/xbin/sudo No such file or
directory
UID/GID SU binary not found or not operating
properly
There seems to be something else at work here, that TMO has added to block ROOTING... because I've tried to get root 5 times, and each time getting a fresh copies of TWRP recovery and Superuser, Busybox. FYI, I've been rooting my devices since the FIRST ANDROID G1 came out and I've never had any problems rooting any of my Devices! ! !
I'm hoping one of you DEV can look into this or if by chance I'm screwing up now!
Thanks guys, If it wasn't for you DEV, I'd have a cheap over BLOATED PHONE.
1. Theres a tread by rushing on how to root the device.
2. After flashing superuser in twrp..update supersu in the play store...open it..it'll give yu an error message and ask if you want to root via twrp. Click yes..ok...and you're done.
3. Wrong section man
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Have you tried this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2195283
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Phone: Galaxy s2 t989
Rom: PACman 21.0.1
Kernel: PAC
I'm full of great idea's, but don't have the time to create them or learn the coding to create them. If you want to make one of my ideas a reality just message me and I will give you my idea as specific as possible.
ideas:
-launcher/lock screen
-line rider type game where you control the character
-2d fighting game like art of fighting for the SNES
-multiplayer fps where you create your own map with a creative mode (minecraft style)
-roller coaster tycoon style game
-get phone out of sleep mode
-many more!
Just message me which idea you want info on and I'll tell you!
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.... Wrong section.....
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ArianaGrande said:
Have you tried this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2195283
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Phone: Galaxy s2 t989
Rom: PACman 21.0.1
Kernel: PAC
I'm full of great idea's, but don't have the time to create them or learn the coding to create them. If you want to make one of my ideas a reality just message me and I will give you my idea as specific as possible.
ideas:
-launcher/lock screen
-line rider type game where you control the character
-2d fighting game like art of fighting for the SNES
-multiplayer fps where you create your own map with a creative mode (minecraft style)
-roller coaster tycoon style game
-get phone out of sleep mode
-many more!
Just message me which idea you want info on and I'll tell you!
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This worked for me. Rooted and on CWM recovery (I like CWM). Everything works as it should. And yes this is the wrong section. Needs to be moved to "T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting".
Rooted fine for me under ClockworkMod Recovery (Yes, I like it and I use it) by flashing SuperUser 3.1.3, then installing SuperSU from the Google Play Store.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2226774
this thread
7 posts in this thread not including mine and 3 of them state wrong section. Come on guys. Hit the report button for it to be moved. Not like we read every post in every section that we Mod in.
Reported for move.
Thanks guys and sorry about posting in the wrong section!!! I've always liked CWM, should've known better!
Good thing you told me before I updated. Phew!
Well all your suggestion didn't work for me! I used Odin 1.85 to flash Official Update and still no luck. I updated Superuser and app told me I needed to update su binary, but I do, and I get an error that it FAILED to update. I tried SuperSU and I get same results.
I'm able to flash any recovery, then flash superuser, busybox, still no root. Can I use ADB or Fastboot to push the SU Script, and the recovery & superuser, to get root???
I'm installing the JB update using Kies again, because I ended up in a boot loop. I'm a techy for MS, but not so with Linux, so if any of you DEV can help me push the files and apps to root my device, I'd be very happy!!! :fingers-crossed:
Thanks,
Roger
Niggiebro said:
Well all your suggestion didn't work for me! I used Odin 1.85 to flash Official Update and still no luck. I updated Superuser and app told me I needed to update su binary, but I do, and I get an error that it FAILED to update. I tried SuperSU and I get same results.
I'm able to flash any recovery, then flash superuser, busybox, still no root. Can I use ADB or Fastboot to push the SU Script, and the recovery & superuser, to get root???
I'm installing the JB update using Kies again, because I ended up in a boot loop. I'm a techy for MS, but not so with Linux, so if any of you DEV can help me push the files and apps to root my device, I'd be very happy!!! :fingers-crossed:
Thanks,
Roger
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Come on guys, can I get some help, please? I don't know if you dev remember back when the the G1 came out and started the whole thing. Back then everything was done by fastboot. Just hoped I could root my phone that way.
Did you try just going into TWRP and clicking reboot and then system? It should prompt you to install supersu. That's the only way that worked for me.
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Did you try just going into TWRP and clicking reboot and then system? It should prompt you to install supersu. That's the only way that worked for me.
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I did that and for some reason it did not ask anything! I'll give it a go again. I'm just wondering if I could just get SU using Term? Like I had mention, TWRP or CWM will flash using Odin, and I can flash Superuser or SuperSU from recovery, just when I'm in my device the is no root or partial root that doesn't allow root permissions.
Niggiebro said:
I did that and for some reason it did not ask anything! I'll give it a go again. I'm just wondering if I could just get SU using Term? Like I had mention, TWRP or CWM will flash using Odin, and I can flash Superuser or SuperSU from recovery, just when I'm in my device the is no root or partial root that doesn't allow root permissions.
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Yeah I couldn't get it to work by flashing the zips either. It only worked after I started over fresh. Odin the new JB and TWRP again and then after booting into TWRP hitting reboot and then system. If it doesn't ask you to install supersu before it reboots then I don't know what the problem is.
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Yeah I couldn't get it to work by flashing the zips either. It only worked after I started over fresh. Odin the new JB and TWRP again and then after booting into TWRP hitting reboot and then system. If it doesn't ask you to install supersu before it reboots then I don't know what the problem is.
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Thanks a lot, that did work for me. I guess somehow when I flashed the SuperSU zip, it didn't give root, but installed the app, but then continuing flashes of the recoveries and superusers just added to the problem!
So was the solution starting over and re-flashing JB via Odin?
Niggiebro said:
Thanks a lot, that did work for me. I guess somehow when I flashed the SuperSU zip, it didn't give root, but installed the app, but then continuing flashes of the recoveries and superusers just added to the problem!
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So was the solution starting over and re-flashing JB via Odin?
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I'd like to know aswell. I'm in the same situation myself.. Got the phone yesterday and cant get superuser to take..
I need the answer too I updated via kise tried every method listed , super user app is on the phone but still no root
Niggiebro said:
Well all your suggestion didn't work for me! I used Odin 1.85 to flash Official Update and still no luck. I updated Superuser and app told me I needed to update su binary, but I do, and I get an error that it FAILED to update. I tried SuperSU and I get same results.
I'm able to flash any recovery, then flash superuser, busybox, still no root. Can I use ADB or Fastboot to push the SU Script, and the recovery & superuser, to get root???
I'm installing the JB update using Kies again, because I ended up in a boot loop. I'm a techy for MS, but not so with Linux, so if any of you DEV can help me push the files and apps to root my device, I'd be very happy!!! :fingers-crossed:
Thanks,
Roger
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incase you wanted to do it the lazy way next time use this zip lol
http://galaxys2root.com/t-mobile-ga...-bean-firmware-with-root-and-cwm-flashable/:p
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I rooted my phone at 4.0.2, then applied the update up to 4.0.4 and am still able to flash new versions of clockwork mod through rom manager... However, all my other apps won't be granted root access. In the superuser application, I'm running superuser v3.0.7(41) and my Su binary is at v3.0.3, for which there is an update available. However, when I try to apply the update, it tries to ask for root privileges and gets denied access... I tried reflashing su.zip through clockwork mod touch but I guess I may be flashing an outdated su.zip? Any insight into the matter would be greatly appreciated!
Same here
Same exact scenario, I went from 4.0.2 to 4.0.4, and even after a factory restore I cant seem to get root access for any app. I checked the bootloader, and I still am rooted.
Help appreciated for us both!
try this zip...flash in recovery
http://www.box.com/s/jvcf196j7x8f8vrc9cyt
this worked for me....
if it doesn't clear superuser data first then try it again.
ezcats said:
try this zip...flash in recovery
http://www.box.com/s/jvcf196j7x8f8vrc9cyt
this worked for me....
if it doesn't clear superuser data first then try it again.
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CWM Recovery is not working for me, and I cant flash it due to no permission for elevated commands although its rooted.
Clockwork recovery does not require root if it is already installed. If not, fastboot clockwork recovery.
I had the same issue and all you have to do is reroot the phone and all will be well then download and install ota rootkeeper for the future. The update breaks root but doesn't block it
evanextreme said:
CWM Recovery is not working for me, and I cant flash it due to no permission for elevated commands although its rooted.
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Flash from recovery, not an app.....
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jerseyh22accord said:
I had the same issue and all you have to do is reroot the phone and all will be well then download and install ota rootkeeper for the future. The update breaks root but doesn't block it
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This did the trick!
Had this same problem earlier
I need help
I am having the same problem. I am a noob and it sucks cause I can't figure it out. I can't even go into recovery since I installed 4.0.4 someone please dumb it down so i can understand
Install busybox free, then install titanium backup free. Open busybox and click inatall. Then run
Titanium backup, it will ask you do you want it to configure root, accept this. please note After completing busybox steps reboot. Then after titanium backup steps reboot again
Did this help?
If not pm me and il see if i can help
I can't use any of my root apps. My SU isn't working. I'm pretty sure that's causing the problem. I tried updating the binary (I read that somewhere) but the process fails. Is there a way I can do it manually?
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brightsideme said:
I can't use any of my root apps. My SU isn't working. I'm pretty sure that's causing the problem. I tried updating the binary (I read that somewhere) but the process fails. Is there a way I can do it manually?
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Try flashing this:
http://goo.im/superuser/Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip
Can you please explain how to flash? I don't want to mess it up lol
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
brightsideme said:
Can you please explain how to flash? I don't want to mess it up lol
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
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Do you have CWM installed yet?
If not...
I'd recommend simply starting from the top and using my guide.
But if you have CWM:
Just navigate to "Install Zip From SD Card"
"Choose Zip"
And find it.
Yes to install.
I tried going to clockworkmod recovery but I just get that error. Last night I went into recovery using the cmd on my computer. I tried flashing that same file but it just failed.
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brightsideme said:
I tried going to clockworkmod recovery but I just get that error. Last night I went into recovery using the cmd on my computer. I tried flashing that same file but it just failed.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
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boot to clockworkmod manually, than flash the superuser zip from here http://www.box.com/s/jvcf196j7x8f8vrc9cyt (this does not require busybox, that why the other su zip was failing)
I can't go to recovery from my phone. When I try I just get the Droid with a red exclamation point. I'll have to do it from a computer. Only problem is that I'm at work. I'll see if I can get to one ASAP
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
brightsideme said:
I can't go to recovery from my phone. When I try I just get the Droid with a red exclamation point. I'll have to do it from a computer. Only problem is that I'm at work. I'll see if I can get to one ASAP
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
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That is the stock recovery that you're getting to.
Use my guide.
And navigate to the part about flashing a custom (CWM) recovery and flashing SU.
The SU in my post is updated to work for all users...the one you're using won't work on 4.0.4.
Jubakuba said:
That is the stock recovery that you're getting to.
Use my guide.
And navigate to the part about flashing a custom (CWM) recovery and flashing SU.
The SU in my post is updated to work for all users...the one you're using won't work on 4.0.4.
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but i think the su zip in ur post, only work if there is busybox installed...and the stock rom doesn't have it...
this the updater-script of ur su.zip: run_program("/sbin/busybox"...
that work only on custom roms, that usually have busybox preinstalled
check the different syntax in the other su zip posted above, it doesn't require busybox
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but i think the su zip in ur post, only work if there is busybox installed...and the stock rom doesn't have it...
this the updater-script of ur su.zip: run_program("/sbin/busybox"...
that work only on custom roms, that usually have busybox preinstalled
check the different syntax in the other su zip posted above, it doesn't require busybox
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nope, he was getting a permissions error because rom manager didn't have root access, that was the issue there.
edit: re-read the post, yes, you might be right about busybox in stock recovery, although i believe cwm has a set of minimal busybox tools.
if manually booting into recovery by shutting down the phone, pressing power+vol up until Google screen appears, doesn't take him to cwm but to stock recovery, he doesn't even have cwm installed, which could very well be the case, since stock rom default behaviour overrides any existing recovery when flashing.
My phone is a Huawei u8160 (AKA Vodafone 858) and I rooted it a long time ago with z4root and have had no problems eversince.... until recently when my mate got hold of my phone and accidently flashed an experimental/beta (possibly a binary for x86 systems) SU binary through CWM recovery. I thought I could fix this quite easily by using z4root to uninstall root and then do a fresh reinstall, but it would force close on me after a few seconds. I tried this method with both temporary and permanent root options but nothing worked. The button that pops up saying ''unroot'' wasn't there even though there is still a SU file in /system/xbin as it showed in Rom toolbox. I soon realised that the version of android i was running on my custom rom was not compatible with z4root, so i searched for how to root android version 2.3.9 pro. I dont know the name for that version and it must have been a bit of a flop because google didnt know it either. I dont know how akiro-E (the developer that cooked up the rom) got his hands on version 2.3.9 pro but i recommend to other devs reading this to not use it as there is not much compatibility.
Anyway, i found this apk made by chainsDD called gingerbreak and decided to give it a go. It said that it needed debugging on and that it might take a while, so i did that and pressed the root button. I left it to do its business, but 15 minutes later it was still trying to run the exploit so I stopped and removed it. When i got home later on i searched up how to root any phone and it came up with the pc program 'superoneclick'. I got it, opened it and clicked unroot. It did its thing but failed to remove su and the superuser app like it was meant to. So then i clicked on root and shell root but it did not reinstall properly and got the same error as in unroot error. I did all the steps multiple times but it still wouldnt remove/replace su from the xbin folder. I then reinstalled superuser 3.1.3 and tried using the binary updater on there. I noticed that the su installed was called 'legacy'. The updater was having a spaz and didnt want to update so i tried manually removing su with the root explorer in rom toolbox butvrealised that you needed root (a working one) to do that. Then i found an app on my sd called root cleaner. I tried quick and full cleaning but to no results except for a force close multiple times. I tried to fi the foce close issue by running the script for this in rom toolbox but you need root (surprise surprise) Then i tried flashing cwm recovery through fastboot as i have done lots of succesful times before. It flashed after putting my phone in download/debug mode (power and volume down) but i cant boot to it as you need proper root rights to do that.
I am going to use total commander to check if the permissions are set to 644 for the su binary, if not ill attempt to change them.
I know this a long desciption and technical question but does anyone know any ways to delete the retarded root from my phone and help me restore root as normal? This is a question for the more experienced users and devs on this forum but any help will be appreciated, cheers.
If you've got recovery, you can install one of these zips in recovery mode.
Google "superuser 3.1.3 arm signed zip" and click the first link that comes up - the androidsu one. Then download the superuser zip package that suits your device to your phones internal storage, reboot into recovery, install the zip and there you go! Your root is fixed.
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Thanks
@odigITECH thanks for the help. I fixed the problem using your method. . . kind of. I flashed recovery via fastboot and then just flashed another rom from my sd card via cwm after I rebooted. Thanks for the help anyway, much appreciated!
No probs
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Hi there. I found my brothers old captivate lying around and i decided to root it and fiddle around with it, so i installed clockwork mod recovery through odin and installed omnirom. Now for some reason i cant figure out how to get superuser/busybox installed to have super user capabilities! When i type in SU in terminal emulator, it says su:uid10063 not allowed to su. Can anyone help me? I need to have super user. Thanks
iTzGavin96 said:
Hi there. I found my brothers old captivate lying around and i decided to root it and fiddle around with it, so i installed clockwork mod recovery through odin and installed omnirom. Now for some reason i cant figure out how to get superuser/busybox installed to have super user capabilities! When i type in SU in terminal emulator, it says su:uid10063 not allowed to su. Can anyone help me? I need to have super user. Thanks
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you can found solutin in the first post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2541182
install that zip after rom install from recovery.
bubor said:
you can found solutin in the first post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2541182
install that zip after rom install from recovery.
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ahh it worked! i remember cicking that link but the first page i just looked past the download button and it took me directly to the play store. I didnt hesitate to hit that thanks button xD
Okay, so I'm fairly new to this rooting scene, but I'm an Android veteran already. I've just used Chainfire's CF-Auto-Root on my tablet (P5220 running 4.2.2. Everything was correct.), and I forgot to check the Auto Reboot box in Odin. I then proceeded to hard shut down it, because Odin said reset on the UI. Cool. I turn it on. Now I got stuck on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 boot logo. I got worried. I then hard shut it down again by holding the power button, then I turn it on again. Now it's still stuck on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 logo. I'm scared I just bricked my tablet by trying to root it. I'm so stuffed.
Can anyone help me? This is my school tablet as well, and I'm basically ruined if it's dead.
UPDATE: Okay, I've rebooted into Download Mode, retried flashing the root with Auto-Reboot on, succeeded, and now I'm stuck on that blasted Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 screen again.
Vin,
in recovery , perform a factory reset. If you are still looping , restore your working backup which you made of course ! ...?
Instead flash the appropriate supersu zip for your device and android version.
m
moonbutt74 said:
Vin,
in recovery , perform a factory reset. If you are still looping , restore your working backup which you made of course ! ...?
Instead flash the appropriate supersu zip for your device and android version.
m
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I can't access my recovery. At all. And I was not informed of making a recovery backup...
vin_ said:
I can't access my recovery. At all. And I was not informed of making a recovery backup...
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OUCH, okay I am only aware of my Philz build for the gt-p5220 [link below]
Philz-gt-p5220.tar
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347818464
Flash in Odin with auto restart UNCHECKED. when flash is done [res-ok] force reboot to recovery.
Search forum for correct supersu or get current supersu from chainfire's thread for KK with x86 support
DO NOT USE BUILT IN ROOTING FUNCTION FROM RECOVERY! FLASH SUPERSU ZIP INSTEAD !
also ask @nels83 if he can get a current recovery build for your tab if there isn't one already.
You may need to un-root manually while in recovery mode and using adb shell.
If so give me a shout here and i'll try to walk you through it.
m
@vin_
Edit - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60542479&postcount=2 nels83 's recovery builds
moonbutt74 said:
OUCH, okay I am only aware of my Philz build for the gt-p5220 [link below]
Philz-gt-p5220.tar
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347818464
Flash in Odin with auto restart UNCHECKED. when flash is done [res-ok] force reboot to recovery.
Search forum for correct supersu or get current supersu from chainfire's thread for KK with x86 support
DO NOT USE BUILT IN ROOTING FUNCTION FROM RECOVERY! FLASH SUPERSU ZIP INSTEAD !
also ask @nels83 if he can get a current recovery build for your tab if there isn't one already.
You may need to un-root manually while in recovery mode and using adb shell.
If so give me a shout here and i'll try to walk you through it.
m
@vin_
Edit - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60542479&postcount=2 nels83 's recovery builds
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Okay, I've got PhilZ Touch working. Now what? (I'm totally new to this kind of stuff, by the way.)
UPDATE: VICTORY! MY BABY'S ALIVE!
Okay, so what I did, was to navigate PhilZ Touch, and I cleared my Dalvik Cache. I then opted to reboot, it notified me that the ROM would overwrite PhilZ, I said, OK cool, fix it. It then told me root access is missing/broken and I told it to NOT root for me. Now it's rebooted, and I'm going to check if it's properly rooted. I'll keep this updated.
UPDATE 2: Not rooted. Sherbet. ALRIGHTY THEN. I'm going to flash that SuperSU zip now. Wish me luck, and for the love of all things technological, please don't go wrong...
UPDATE 3: For f***'s sake. My ROM is incredibly stubborn and -- what's that? The Superuser request? Grant! Re-verify! Rooted! Thanks a bunch dude, you've been super helpful.
@vin_
OK good deal :good:
I CANNOT BELIEVE you said Sherbet in a public forum !!!!!!
Aww ****, now i said it too.... :silly:
m
xD
@moonbutt74
It worked. Thanks so much dude. I literally can't thank you enough. AND I'm typing this straight from my tablet. Any good root apps?
vin_ said:
@moonbutt74
It worked. Thanks so much dude. I literally can't thank you enough. AND I'm typing this straight from my tablet. Any good root apps?
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I don't really know. Make sure you have busybox installed. Anything else kind of depends on what your needs are and what's available to/for your device's architecture.
When i still had my gt-p5210 santos10wifi, i had supersu, busybox and sdmaid and a chroot setup for compiling smaller projects and working through adb shell.
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vin_ said:
@moonbutt74
It worked. Thanks so much dude. I literally can't thank you enough. AND I'm typing this straight from my tablet. Any good root apps?
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moonbutt74 said:
I don't really know. Make sure you have busybox installed. Anything else kind of depends on what your needs are and what's available to/for your device's architecture.
When i still had my gt-p5210 santos10wifi, i had supersu, busybox and sdmaid and a chroot setup for compiling smaller projects and working through adb shell.
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There's the Xposed framework. It allows you to use modules that can do many different things. I'm sure you've heard of it.
Search up Xposed Installer and download the APK. I would provide the link, but XDA won't let me, as I have made less than 10 posts.
You can find modules on the Play Store.
Also on the Play Store, you can find Pimp My ROM, which allows you to modify your device in cool ways. I'm sure you've also heard of that to.
It's free.
And of course, there are mods you can flash in recovery.
There's plenty more root stuff, even in "normal" applications. For example:
If granted root permission, ES File Explorer will let you explore the root of the system.
Nova Launcher also has extra features when granted root access.
And then there is Freedom at in-appstore . com.
Freedom allows you to get in-app purchases for free. However, this is piracy, so install at your own risk.
Hi all. I have rooted my s4 mini using kingroot. I have installed adaway and xmod because they were my main reasons for rooting. But i'd like to go a bit deeper now and learn a bit more about rooting as im a novice. But before i can do that ive read that i should create a back up, am i right in thinking a nandroid and a back up are the same thing? Well anyway my problem is ive tried to create a back up using cwm rom recovery but my device is not supported. Ive also read something aboit phils cwm recovery 6 ( at least i think it was called that) but from my understanding i need access to a laptop or a pc to be able to take that route. I dont have access to a pc or laptop at the moment so im just here to ask if anybody can advise me on how i can create a back up for my device. My plan is to learn the ropes using this device as its an old device and when im more comfortable im going to root my galaxy alpha. Any help and answers will be appreciated, im not so great with tech and the lingo but im wanting to learn. Thanks
Unrooted
Well i have unrooted to be safe. My son plays with my phone and i dont feel safe without out a back up or nandroid. I would still like info so i can reroot n get adaway back and xmod for the unlimited lives on candy crush, and sandbox mode on clash of clans. If anybody has any info that could be of any use to me, even just a link to point me in the right direction it would be great.
Try installing TWRP for backups. i am also a beginner but i tried backing up the stock rom, flashing custome roms, And restoring the backups. Done this almost five times a week.
Here are files.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2678420
Some important steps from here
http://techbeasts.com/2014/05/08/install-twrp-2-7-recovery-on-samsung-galaxy-s4-mini-how-to-guide/
Forgot to mention that my stock rom is 4.2.2 Jelly bean. I had flashed cm12.1 rom before, which triggered my knox to 0x1.
Thanks il check those out now
Yes twrp is a good recovery...i am using it too and it can be installed without a pc
Davidich could you direct me to a link or explain how i can install it without using a pc. Do i need root to install it or can i create recovery then reroot? Is it as simple as finding file and installing it by checking unknown sources. Then opening up twrp app and applying recovery? Or do i need to go into download mode to apply it? Any answers will be appreciated. Thanks
Well ive rooted again and installed twrp because i needed root access to enter twrp. When i open twrp it asks me to install busy box, i accept the request but it doesnt download. What is busybox? Do i need it to back up? Ive just read something about mounting system using terminal emulator and then that should allow busybox to download. Am i going in the right direction?
Please Anyone give me a backup of stock rom for Samsung galaxy s4 m919
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R1C3Y said:
Well ive rooted again and installed twrp because i needed root access to enter twrp. When i open twrp it asks me to install busy box, i accept the request but it doesnt download. What is busybox? Do i need it to back up? Ive just read something about mounting system using terminal emulator and then that should allow busybox to download. Am i going in the right direction?
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Busy box can be downloaded directly from play store. As for installing a recovery without a computer well that's RISKY. There are apps that can help like Flashfire, Rashr and Flashify. These can flash various things without a custom recovery. BUT they are not guaranteed to work. My experience is with Flashfire by Chainfire. With this I was able to flash a stock ROM without a computer. But the app when I last looked was in beta stage. Also if something goes wrong you will need a computer to fix... If it hasn't bricked your phone. Sooo much safer thru Odin on a computer.
Install TWRP and backup
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Yes,i used flashify.First i flashed a recovery.img(downloaded from xda) and when i got a custom recovery,i flashed the last version of twrp.at first yes i get a soft brick because flashed a recovery for i9195L but then i re flashed another for i9195 and that's ok.if you want to try: from here download recovery.img ----> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2589011 ,when you flashed the recovery...flash this one https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347763032 from recovery