Attempted to root with Clockwork and installing SU.ZIP.
http://galaxys4root.com/clockworkmodtwrp-recoveries/
I was able to get clock work installed. I run SU zip and the Zip does install. when i open it it said my binary is out of date. I try and update it and it fails. tried factory reset and didnt help. Tried to restore using KIES and that didnt seam to do anything. I also tried to install TWRP and that didnt work. Also tried motochopper root and still nothing.
Thoughts?
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Hi guys,
I had just installed CWM and had TWRP befor it. Now im tryng to get back to TWRP because a nandroid backup is with TWRP.
Ive tried to install using goomanager but it keeps saying "your download is now starting..." and doesn't download.
Ive also tried using RomManager to get it but it doesnt work either, and also tried to flash with Odin but it keeps failing.
any ideas anyone?
FIXED: Used terminal emulater to flash it
I'm at a loss as to what is wrong. I flashed a prerooted stock version of KitKat and I think root was working. But now for some reason it doesn't work. I flashed the supersu zip (v1.80) via TWRP recovery but after rebooting, the SuperSU app doesn't even show up on my device. When I install manually from thr Play Store it's as if I'm not rooted. I've flashed the zip multiple times and I do not want to factory reset and delete all my data (especially since I really can't backup without root atm). Any ideas?
Edit: sorry about the post title typo. *flashing
Flashed a new recovery over, tried to install supersu from a rooting process. Rebooted into recovery then backed up rom, formatted everything etc. tried to install several different roms using TWRP and Clockwordmod. CWM gave me a status 7 error and TWRP gave me the error updating binary script. It also said that i had no root and would like to install super su to root it. i said yes and then rebooted and it still did nothing. the only thing i can install are GAPPS files and files that ARENT ROMS. Im stuck and I need desperate help on how to fix this. ODIN wont flash the stock rom thats a tar file but will flash recoveries. PLEASE HELP ME
I was able to root my device using these instructions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2401901
I can confirm that it is rooted, TWR is loaded as the recovery and superSU is running as well as some root-only apps.
The problem is that no matter what or how I try, I cannot get a new kernel to install nor can I flash a ROM.
If I try to do either via Odin it completes without errors (either on the computer or tablet) but when the tablet is rebooted, no changes.
If I try to flash a rom from the recovery it just errors out and fails
I even tried using Odin to unroot and reset back to stock and that worked but when I re-rooted it again I was back to where I'm stuck!
Has anyone ever seen this before?
rek410 said:
I was able to root my device using these instructions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2401901
I can confirm that it is rooted, TWR is loaded as the recovery and superSU is running as well as some root-only apps.
The problem is that no matter what or how I try, I cannot get a new kernel to install nor can I flash a ROM.
If I try to do either via Odin it completes without errors (either on the computer or tablet) but when the tablet is rebooted, no changes.
If I try to flash a rom from the recovery it just errors out and fails
I even tried using Odin to unroot and reset back to stock and that worked but when I re-rooted it again I was back to where I'm stuck!
Has anyone ever seen this before?
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1), If you used the TWRP from that post, then you need to update to a newer recovery. TWRP for KK
2). Telling us that "it errors out" is pointless. You need to tell us exactly what error you are getting.
3). Attach the recovery.log from the failed attempt to flash a rom. Google can tell you how to get the log.
welp, I feel dumb - it was the wrong version of TWRP that was causing the problem all along
So i was trying to flash hacker kernel
It bootlooped.
So i reflashed renegade and tried reflashing.
it rebooted
now everytime i try and flash anything it reboots
super su is missing.
I installed super su from play store
when i go to flash binaries it reboots.
I updated TWRP
still same thing.
If i flash anything it just boots back to recovery.
Any thoughts?
Flashed back to stock and rerooted.
Did the trick.
Would you consider editing the topic to add the word "solved" please? The might help give others direction.
So when you started out from stock, you used Odin to install TWRP, but then thought you could get rooted by installing SuperSu from the Play store, which did not work.
Proper steps are to install TWRP using Odin with SuperSU on your phone. After TWRP is installed, instead or rebooting completely, reboot to Recovery and flash SuperSU that way.
Is that about right, @phelony?
koop1955 said:
Would you consider editing the topic to add the word "solved" please? The might help give others direction.
So when you started out from stock, you used Odin to install TWRP, but then thought you could get rooted by installing SuperSu from the Play store, which did not work.
Proper steps are to install TWRP using Odin with SuperSU on your phone. After TWRP is installed, instead or rebooting completely, reboot to Recovery and flash SuperSU that way.
Is that about right, @phelony?
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No I had previously been rooted fine and dandy. for some reason TWRP started just rebooting on any flash.
so is it not going into bootloop mode anymore? because i've been having this problem for the last 6 months. i thought i'd try again and still doing the same, it'll get to the setup at the beginning and then reboot back to twrp????