Just last Sunday when I received a notification to update SuperSU, so as usual I choose to update it. It was installed fine but after that SuperSU stops granting root access permission, when I launch any apps that requires root access example Titanium Backup, XBlast Tool, etc. my phone will restart by itself. When I uninstall and reinstall those apps there were no prompt from SuperSU to grant the access, it like I've lost the root access.
So I want to use flashtool to re-root my phone by using DooMLord method (flash .211 kernel, root using his v18 toolkit, flash .96 kernel) so that I should able to keep all the settings and mods and files on my phone. But another problem, Windows 8.1 cannot recognize my Xperia S in flash mode i.e. when plug in my phone by holding volume down button, Windows 8.1 says the USB device is not recognized therefore I cannot proceed to flash.
So my question:
1) Why do I lost the root access by updating SuperSU? Was I suppose to update it?
2) By using DooMLord method (flash .211 kernel, root using his v18 toolkit, flash .96 kernel), can I keep all my settings, files, data, mods, etc. or should I just do a full wipe?
3) How to setup the drivers properly in Windows 8.1? The Windows 8 trick doesn't work anymore as the drivers are installed but I can't connect in flash mode.
Ok, Problem solved.
If anyone is interested, you can visit http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=920746 for solution.
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I rooted my Xperia Acro S with 2.55 firmware and keeping my bootloader lock with these steps, feel free to follow and don't forget to press THANKS.
Prepare:
*Settings: Security [Unknown sources] CHECKED
*Settings: Developer Options [USB debugging] CHECKED
*Charge the Xperia Acro S battery to 50% - 80%.
1. Flash your rom to 2.45 using flashtool (http://androxyde.github.com/) (you can uncheck all the menus even the wipe column) (this is the file of 2.45 rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2076625)
2. After flashing use this (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460) so that your Acro S will gain root access, after rooting you can now install CWM just follow this:
Download link: https://www.box.com/s/qel8x02wx89uqs2tqgk2
Instructions:
a) Extract ZIP to your computer
b) Connect your phone in ADB mode
c) Launch the .bat file
d) Tap the Sony logo repeatedly when turning your phone on to enter recovery mode
3. Follow the instruction gave by desperanto and you will get the last stock 2.55 with root + cwm
*Unzip archive and flash ftf file via flashtool wintout any wipe! This is the file (http://www13.zippyshare.com/v/18967768/file.html)
*Copy StockRom_6.1.A.2.55+root+cwm.zip (This is the file https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0By2cxCzz7TAFblJmRGw4QkRuTHc&export=download) on your SD Card and install via CWM. (If you want clean ROM, wipe all before installing)
Done!
Press thanks if I helped you
credits:
Bin4ry
Desperanto86
danlikesphones
Very useful post, nice to have all the information in one place. I had a lot of trouble with this and I didn't understand what I was doing wrong but it turns out I was flashing the WRONG rom. Make sure the ROM you download in step 3 is called "LT26w (Xperia acro S)_6.1.A.2.55_Version" and is ONLY 11MB. I was flashing a ROM that was 400MB so when I rebooted my phone I lost CWM and root.
When I flashed the correct ROM, my phone restarted and I still had CWM. I then proceeded with installing the zip file through CWM and it worked! This only takes less than 5 minutes (if you're doing it correctly) and when your phone restarts you should still have all of your data (if you didn't wipe).
Hope this solves the problem of people losing CWM when they flash the ROM - press thanks if I helped!
P.S. you will have both Superuser and Supersu if you followed the method in the OP. If you want to keep SuperSU you can go to System/App and delete the superuser.apk. If you want to keep Superuser you can open the SuperSU app and go to settings and there is a place to switch SU apps, or you can uninstall the SuperSU app from your phone completely.
danlikesphones said:
Very useful post, nice to have all the information in one place. I had a lot of trouble with this and I didn't understand what I was doing wrong but it turns out I was flashing the WRONG rom. Make sure the ROM you download in step 3 is called "LT26w (Xperia acro S)_6.1.A.2.55_Version" and is ONLY 11MB. I was flashing a ROM that was 400MB so when I rebooted my phone I lost CWM and root.
When I flashed the correct ROM, my phone restarted and I still had CWM. I then proceeded with installing the zip file through CWM and it worked! This only takes less than 5 minutes (if you're doing it correctly) and when your phone restarts you should still have all of your data (if you didn't wipe).
Hope this solves the problem of people losing CWM when they flash the ROM - press thanks if I helped!
P.S. you will have both Superuser and Supersu if you followed the method in the OP. If you want to keep SuperSU you can go to System/App and delete the superuser.apk. If you want to keep Superuser you can open the SuperSU app and go to settings and there is a place to switch SU apps, or you can uninstall the SuperSU app from your phone completely.
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Thank to you for all the detail.
I did pass the steps, and get a CWM-installed Stock 2.55, but couldn't have root access.
But after I install the Superuser.zip from Recovery, everything works fine.
So, if you could not get root access, after reboot, you could back to Recovery and install the Superuser again.
For Superuser.zip, you could find in below thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34530853&postcount=1074
Thank you guys for the additional information, I'm glad these steps worked. :victory:
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Hi everyone !
3 weeks ago I installed the Xperia UHD 4.0 rom on my arc s following the indicated steps except for the root (my phone was rooted with eroot). Then I tried to install Greenify has recommanded by jader, but i noticed it always failed at hibernating apps. So I checked if I still had my phone rooted, in 2 ways : via Root Checker app, and via a method with Connectbot (if you want to know search "is my phone rooted").
I realized my phone isn't rooted anymore but i have CWM installed (don't know why but i can boot in CWM...), so I'm asking :
- Is it safe to reinstall xperia uhd ? (since i'm not root anymore)
- Any idea to get root back ?
If anything is missing, just tell me i'll add it
EDIT : i tried to reinstall UHD 4.0 but now I'm stuck at the sony logo. If someone is able to help that would save my life
And i tried SEUS, which tells me I have the most recent firmware.
Try installing SuperSU and see if you can regain root access. UHD comes rooted so you don't have to do anything to your phone unless you uninstalled Superuser which will make you lose root...
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popthosegaskets said:
Try installing SuperSU and see if you can regain root access. UHD comes rooted so you don't have to do anything to your phone unless you uninstalled Superuser which will make you lose root...
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I know, that's the point : I didn't uninstall anything ...
Yep ! So I've just downloaded and opened the app. It tells me to update binary, i had to choose between "Normal" installation and "CWM installation".
I tried "Normal" and I got a german message which basically said "Superuser has been detected and it may causes conflicts, do you want to try to remove it ?". I pressed no, and got "Installation failed".
Then I tried CWM installation. It tells me it's going to reboot in recovery, and if nothing happens access recovery manually.
Concretely, it reboots, but normally (and nothing happens). So if I reboot in recovery, I have to install SuperSU from SD (with the zip given in the xda thread) ?
Naptzer said:
I know, that's the point : I didn't uninstall anything ...
Yep ! So I've just downloaded and opened the app. It tells me to update binary, i had to choose between "Normal" installation and "CWM installation".
I tried "Normal" and I got a german message which basically said "Superuser has been detected and it may causes conflicts, do you want to try to remove it ?". I pressed no, and got "Installation failed".
Then I tried CWM installation. It tells me it's going to reboot in recovery, and if nothing happens access recovery manually.
Concretely, it reboots, but normally (and nothing happens). So if I reboot in recovery, I have to install SuperSU from SD (with the zip given in the xda thread) ?
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When SuperSU prompts to remove Superuser, press yes to remove it.
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popthosegaskets said:
When SuperSU prompts to remove Superuser, press yes to remove it.
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Hi again ! I was in a place without any internet connection, that's why I could not answer.
I tried to do that, nothing happened. Absolutely nothing, it did not even uninstall Superuser...
Any idea ? By the way thanks for the previous attempts to help
Naptzer said:
Hi again ! I was in a place without any internet connection, that's why I could not answer.
I tried to do that, nothing happened. Absolutely nothing, it did not even uninstall Superuser...
Any idea ? By the way thanks for the previous attempts to help
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Reflash the ROM, no need to wipe data.
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popthosegaskets said:
Reflash the ROM, no need to wipe data.
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I assume you mean reflash from recovery mode ("install zip from sd card"), without wiping data and without formating /system. I'm trying right now.
EDIT : I tried, but now i'm stuck at the Sony logo . Everything went well, except the reboot failed... If you know what to do, like taking out and in the battery and try rebooting, it would be cool...
Naptzer said:
I assume you mean reflash from recovery mode ("install zip from sd card"), without wiping data and without formating /system. I'm trying right now.
EDIT : I tried, but now i'm stuck at the Sony logo . Everything went well, except the reboot failed... If you know what to do, like taking out and in the battery and try rebooting, it would be cool...
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If you're using UHD4, it should come as a AROMA installer. Just select upgrade from existing installation. You will keep your data this way.
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popthosegaskets said:
If you're using UHD4, it should come as a AROMA installer. Just select upgrade from existing installation. You will keep your data this way.
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That's what i've done, but as said previously, I'm now stuck at the sony logo... I am going to search for some kind of unbrick method using flashtool (i'm going to try to reflash the stock firmware, then reroot via eroot, and reinstall UHD 4.0).
Finally reflashed stock .587 and rerooted via eroot, worked like a charm ! Thanks for your help by the way !
Device : Xperia arc S
Stock ICS .587
Rooted
Locked BL
Okay be gentle...
After the last update to JSSR15R I lost root and SU, doing the rebbot into recovery (vol down + power button) TWRP launches but when I select to go to recovery via the vol buttons and select it with the power button, all I get is the exclamation point android.
While I'm not a total idiot (debatable of course), is there a way to re-establish root and su without wiping off 15gigs of music and playlists and starting from scratch? Rooting the Nexus 7 (flo) the first time (at least for me) was a fight I eventually won, but for me it was a fight. tia Tutor
Same thing happened to me. I installed TWRP via goomanager. Then, I flashed SU update. Now I'm back rooted and going strong.
Like previous poster mentioned, just reinstall twrp and su.
Your bootloader should already be unlocked. Unlocking the bootloader is the only step that causes you to lose data.
Reinstalling twrp and su will not cause you to lose data, unless you had locked after installing them last time, and now need to unlock again to reinstall.
I reinstalled TWRP via the playstore but while it shows my directory file structure it won't install my copy of Update SuperSU 1.5.1.zip also I went to install goomanager but the descrription says you have to have root prior to installing.
As a sidenote while in TWRP if I go into rebooting the device none of the actions work except when I hit the "Bootloader" option the a error box pops up stating the option isn't available on your device. Tutor
Only way I know of to install TWRP is go to the TWRP web site and download it from there to your PC. You will find flash instructions on the web site.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
Download Goo manager from Playstore. Choose Flash Roms, It will tell you that you need a custom recovery to do this and ask if you have one or would like Goo to find one. Choose find one for me and it will download and install TWRP 2.6.3.0. After said process is complete flash SU update. Profit..
Same happened to me, but I reflashed TWRP and root access... Just curious how come that never happened with Clockwork Mod recovery being lost after applying an update to the system on the old N7.
If you don't want to lose root or recovery, it is very simple.
Boot to twrp
Install OTA update.zip
Install SuperSU 1.55 update.zip (Prior to reboot, use 1.55 as 1.65 has issues)
You will maintain root and keep twrp if you do it in this exact order.
sfhub said:
If you don't want to lose root or recovery, it is very simple.
Boot to twrp
Install OTA update.zip
Install SuperSU update.zip (Prior to reboot)
You will maintain root and keep twrp if you do it in this exact order.
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Can TWRP generally find the latest OTA update.zip on it's own?
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Can TWRP generally find the latest OTA update.zip on it's own?
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Nope, download the ota manually and place on your virtual sdcard, then boot to twrp and select the file for install
installing through goomanager didn't work for me. It would say it installed but wouldn't really install. I did it using the fastboot method instead and that seemed to work fine.
Well nothing I seemed to do would allow me to re-root the Nexus 7 after the 15R update, I finally went as re-rooted from scratch using the sticky post at the beginning of this subdivision forum for the Nexus. Back up and running in root and su... thx to all those that attempted to help me thru this
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Well nothing I seemed to do would allow me to re-root the Nexus 7 after the 15R update, I finally went as re-rooted from scratch using the sticky post at the beginning of this subdivision forum for the Nexus. Back up and running in root and su... thx to all those that attempted to help me thru this
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I used Wugfresh tool. Everything worked until I flashed the updated SU 1.65. I could never get root. I read earlier that others were using SU 1.5, so I manually went back into TWRP and flashed SU 1.5 and bam, had root! Then SU upgraded itself via the play store to the newer version. Go figure!
jyams said:
I used Wugfresh tool. Everything worked until I flashed the updated SU 1.65. I could never get root. I read earlier that others were using SU 1.5, so I manually went back into TWRP and flashed SU 1.5 and bam, had root! Then SU upgraded itself via the play store to the newer version. Go figure!
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The update.zip for SU 1.65 is broken. A "placeholder" install script was included that does nothing.
IMO SuperSU 1.55 is the best version to use right now. The install script works, it doesn't mess with a bunch of file permissions for your *other* files in /system to support the new ota survival mode, and it has the fix for the problem that used to break the OTA installs.
Hey,
I recently rooted my Galaxy SIII and when i booted up for the first time, Knox blocked SuperSU access. This resulted in the Play Store not being able to connect to the internet, and Google Chrome not having a safe connection (which meant I couldn't access the internet). I've tried to root again, but it doesn't work. I tried to flash TWRP using Odin, but when I boot into recovery, there is no custom recovery. When using Total Commander or such, the SuperSU access prompt does not pop up which leads me to think that the device has not been successfully rooted. I can't access the internet or the Play Store. Please help!
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Try flashing TWRP again or Philz Touch.
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Try flashing TWRP again or Philz Touch.
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I have tried quite a few times, but the recovery doesn't come up. When I downloaded TWRP, it says that I have no root access, though I rooted using Chainfire's method twice. I'm lost and don't know what to do to fix this
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Do not check auto reboot in Odin. When you see PASS in the status window, disconnect the phone, pull the battery, and boot into recovery.
What firmware version are you on? Did you use towel root to root? Using SuperSU from the Play Store will alert KNOX, but should prompt you to disable KNOX when SuperSU is ran for the first time. Side loading the SuperSU.apk file from Chainfire's website does not alert KNOX and will disable it once installed and executed.
StoneyJSG said:
What firmware version are you on? Did you use towel root to root? Using SuperSU from the Play Store will alert KNOX, but should prompt you to disable KNOX when SuperSU is ran for the first time. Side loading the SuperSU.apk file from Chainfire's website does not alert KNOX and will disable it once installed and executed.
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I ended up flashing the Clockwork Mod recovery, and sideloaded SuperUser.zip. It seems that the problem was that my device was not properly rooted, (Chainfire's auto root didn't work for me) and the battery pulling worked.
Thanks everyone for the help!
Hi Everyone,
I need some help. The short of it is that Magisk has put me into a bootloop. Here is what I have done to end up at this point:
1) Attempted to install Magisk v17 when the notification popped up. This failed and then removed root from my phone but the phone was working normally otherwise at this point.
2) Attempted to run the Magisk Uninstaller zip in TWRP. It appeared to run fine.
3) Attempted to run the Magisk v17 zip while still in TWRP right after running the Uninstaller. It appeared to run fine.
4) Attempted to reboot and this is where my real trouble began. I am now stuck in a bootloop.
5) Got back into TWRP
6) Attempted to run the Uninstaller again. This time it fails with an error.
7) I then attempted to boot into bootloader mode. I was able to get there but then running "fastboot devices" shows no phone attached.
I'm at a loss of what to do now and I really don't want to factory reset. Is there anything I can do to get out of this? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
OK so I have since been able to reflash boot.img and I'm now able to boot the phone. Still not sure what to do about getting root back though.
Just install trwp again and flash magisk, I'm running 17.1 with few modules activated and had no problems with the latest updates
SeriousFlash said:
Just install trwp again and flash magisk, I'm running 17.1 with few modules activated and had no problems with the latest updates
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What about rooting and then unrooting? I want to root my phone to move some apps to system and then unroot my phone. Some of the apps and games I have still detect Magisk even with Magisk Hide and running core only mode.
Any idea?
Oblituarius said:
What about rooting and then unrooting? I want to root my phone to move some apps to system and then unroot my phone. Some of the apps and games I have still detect Magisk even with Magisk Hide and running core only mode.
Any idea?
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Don't root the phone then and read on how to relock your phone is my personal advice. Had a similar issue with the German skygo app and it was detecting the unlock.
SeriousFlash said:
Don't root the phone then and read on how to relock your phone is my personal advice. Had a similar issue with the German skygo app and it was detecting the unlock.
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I don't have issue with it detecting that the bootloader is unlocked.
The apps that detected root only detect that part. I even have TWRP still running with the stock image reflashed.
Just want to find a reliable source of how to unroot phone after rooting. I think I know what to do and it is all related to the boot.img
I just have to try it.