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Hey guys, first time Android user here.
I got my phone on release day...a few weeks later I decided to root it. Went very smoothly with no issues, then I accepted an update and lost the root so now when I try to root again I always end up with all kinds of stop errors. Anyone have any thoughts on why that might be? Ive tried restoring my phone to factory settings and rooting but it makes no difference, always blows up with error after error.
Saying you reset to factory settings, did you ODIN back to stock?
jeeper11 said:
Saying you reset to factory settings, did you ODIN back to stock?
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No sir, just used the reset tool built into the phone....are you saying I need to find the stock firmware and load it through ODIN first?
I would strongly suggest using the ODIN method back to to stock, and then start your rooting process again
Odin to stock, rooted LG1
Dl OTA root keeper from market, using it to back up root
Let the ota update do its thing
Restore root with root keeper
mrhaley30705 said:
Odin to stock, rooted LG1
Dl OTA root keeper from market, using it to back up root
Let the ota update do its thing
Restore root with root keeper
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Is this the name of the correct file that will work? root69_ATT_I747UCALG1.tar
Ive used this before and its one of the ones that caused my phone to pop up with stop errors.
That is a pre-rooted firmware.you need one of the ones from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968625 to go completely back to stock, just make ure you grab the one for your provider
jeeper11 said:
That is a pre-rooted firmware.you need one of the ones from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968625 to go completely back to stock, just make ure you grab the one for your provider
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Ok thanks for the help so far. Im downloading the file now but the next question is once I install this and the phone is fully stock which file should I use to root?
If you are AT&T THEN use the one you mentioned above, if not use the appropriate one for you,
jeeper11 said:
If you are AT&T THEN use the one you mentioned above, if not use the appropriate one for you,
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Thanks guys. Will try it now.
Lato9905 said:
Thanks guys. Will try it now.
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Ok just finished step number one (flashing stock rom) and its the same outcome that ive been getting. As soon as the phone comes on this error pops up unfortunately the process android.process.acore has stopped and it just pops up every ten seconds.
Try clearing you contacts cache, under application manager.
That helped me when I got this error. Never got it again.
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scav1180 said:
Try clearing you contacts cache, under application manager.
That helped me when I got this error. Never got it again.
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Yep you are correct. Just did it and fixed my issues, now rooted again and working. Thanks for the help gentlemen.
Dang.... Wish this conversation was 2 days ago. I had the same exact error after trying to get root, I had to pull battery and do factory reset from stock recovery then flash stock with root and flash the OTA to end up where I wanted to be! . Oh well we live and learn right!
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Hey guys I was following Mr. Robinson's post from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771687
I had ICS rooted but had to factory reset to get the stock JB 4.1.1 update. Anyways I followed the post and Odin says passed after it finished.
The phone rebooted fine but I did not have SU installed, I thought hmm thats the first flag but I installed it anyways and then I tried to run titanium+root it of course failed. I ran the SU checker and it says su decline/not found.
On the guide I only went to the end of the first part since I only wanted the stock 4.1.1 rooted for now.
Any suggestions as to why this did not root?
Phone: T-mobile Samsung Galaxy S3 JB 4.1.1 SGH-T999 Kernel 3.0.31-370274
Just to make it easier here is what I did...
First download the stock odin tar that has a rooted system image injected into it:
Note: Always check the MD5 sums before using any of these! Thanks
MCT: Mobilicity
GLW: Wind
VTR: Videotron
T-Mobile Image
October 2012 - 4.1.1 JellyBean
Note: This is based off of the stock image TMO T999UVDLJA
Perm Mirror: Download - root66_TMO_T999UVDLJA.7z
Second
Extract the root66 tar file from the .7z file you downloaded.
Put phone into download mode [ with phone off, hold vol. down + home + power ], connect to computer and open Odin.
once in odin click the PDA field and select the root66 tar you downloaded.
Leave Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checked.
click start and
when done let phone reboot.
If you have issues flashing with Odin please ensure you are using the microusb cable that came with the phone, users have had issues using other cables.
If you just want a stock, rooted phone with no custom recovery, no plans to flash custom roms, etc. then you can stop HERE.
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I am at work now so I can not try to root it again until I get home but I can monitor the post so any ideas I can try I will.
I did reboot again and still no root.
I've read most of the 80+ pages in the guide and cannot find any reference of this issue.
Of course you lost root. You flashed a stock image. So just re-root it. No big deal.
Tell us how you installed su. Because that's where the problem is.
I had same peoblem I just reboot computer reinstalled drivers worked great.
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daytonahemi08 said:
I had same peoblem I just reboot computer reinstalled drivers worked great.
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I was trying to do it before work this morning, I will give that a try when I get home tonight thank you for the advice.
did you manually reinstall the samsung drivers?
Aerowinder said:
Of course you lost root. You flashed a stock image. So just re-root it. No big deal.
Tell us how you installed su. Because that's where the problem is.
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I used the root injected file from OP and PDA'd it in ODIN. I followed what Mr. Robinson had posted.
I see. Here's the fix. Drop to recovery and flash su again.
crossfx77 said:
Hey guys I was following Mr. Robinson's post from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771687
I had ICS rooted but had to factory reset to get the stock JB 4.1.1 update. Anyways I followed the post and Odin says passed after it finished.
The phone rebooted fine but I did not have SU installed, I thought hmm thats the first flag but I installed it anyways and then I tried to run titanium+root it of course failed. I ran the SU checker and it says su decline/not found.
On the guide I only went to the end of the first part since I only wanted the stock 4.1.1 rooted for now.
Any suggestions as to why this did not root?
Phone: T-mobile Samsung Galaxy S3 JB 4.1.1 SGH-T999 Kernel 3.0.31-370274
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should have root, i'd just go to stock recovery, factory reset and reflash root66 again.
Well I tried it again and this time it rooted and everything is working great. Thanks to all the devs and those who lend their time on this forum :laugh:
I did this exact method roots every time but when I flash any 4.2 ROM I get a call delay answering and making calls!!
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I did this exact method roots every time but when I flash any 4.2 ROM I get a call delay answering and making calls!!
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You're question has been answered! In the statement below
Its a bug in all 4.2 roms currently their technically is no "stable" 4.2 justt yettttttttttttt
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Hello,
So, I have the T-Mobile S4, obviously, and I updated to 4.3 using Kies. Well, long story short, after the updated I couldn't use WiFi at all. I ended up using Odin and putting the stock firmware back on, and that fixed everything.
Now, I rooted it using this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1980683 but, the SuperSU root isn't letting me use OBackup, now. Before, when I had Superuser, it let me use it just fine.
Is there any way to switch from SuperSU to Superuser? I've been reading a few threads but they are all for 4.2.2 and I'm not sure if it'll work on 4.3. I read on one of the threads to use "CWM recovery" and use Odin and that would work, but again, that's 4.2.2.
Any ideas would be great.
Have you tried downloading it from the playstore?
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PwnYourFace said:
Hello,
So, I have the T-Mobile S4, obviously, and I updated to 4.3 using Kies. Well, long story short, after the updated I couldn't use WiFi at all. I ended up using Odin and putting the stock firmware back on, and that fixed everything.
Now, I rooted it using this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1980683 but, the SuperSU root isn't letting me use OBackup, now. Before, when I had Superuser, it let me use it just fine.
Is there any way to switch from SuperSU to Superuser? I've been reading a few threads but they are all for 4.2.2 and I'm not sure if it'll work on 4.3. I read on one of the threads to use "CWM recovery" and use Odin and that would work, but again, that's 4.2.2.
Any ideas would be great.
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The easiest way to solve the problem is to re-odin flash stock 4.2.2 firmware.
After that download CF-AUTOROOT and odin flash it.
After that you will be fully rooted and all apps which require root will work again.
Here is the direct download link for cf-autoroot: http://download.chainfire.eu/328/CF...jfltetmo-jfltetmo-sghm919.zip?retrieve_file=1
p.s. you might need to re-flash cwm or twrp custom recovery.
Good luck!
Android_Monsters said:
Have you tried downloading it from the playstore?
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Yeah; I tried downloading it from the playstore, but all it tells me once I open it is that the it is oudated and needs to update. I hit "Update" and then it crashes the app, and restarts the phone into recovery mode with no prompts except "reboot phone".
And the thing is I do NOT want to go back to 4.2.2. I want to find a way back to Superuser instead of SuperSU.
Misterjunky said:
The easiest way to solve the problem is to re-odin flash stock 4.2.2 firmware.
After that download CF-AUTOROOT and odin flash it.
After that you will be fully rooted and all apps which require root will work again.
Here is the direct download link for cf-autoroot
p.s. you might need to re-flash cwm or twrp custom recovery.
Good luck!
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The thing is I don't want to go back to 4.2.2. I like 4.3, I just need Superuser instead of SuperSU.
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About a month ago I rooted my Galaxy S3 and tried to install CM11. Long story short it did not all work out well because Knox security would not let me install any root apps. And the rumor is that the Galaxy S3 is about to receive the new KitKat update and I would like to unroot the phone before the update arrives so that I can have a chance to install it. I have tried on my own by following some instructions from some websites but so far nothing seems to work. I downloaded the correct firmware from SamMobile and downloaded Odin. When I plug the phone in and start the Odin process everything seems to be going well until a big red "FAIL!" pops up. I'm hoping I don't damage my phone in the process, but so far it hasnt been bricked yet. Please, any help is appreciated.
what model of S3 do you have? There is many.
GS3User15 said:
About a month ago I rooted my Galaxy S3 and tried to install CM11. Long story short it did not all work out well because Knox security would not let me install any root apps. And the rumor is that the Galaxy S3 is about to receive the new KitKat update and I would like to unroot the phone before the update arrives so that I can have a chance to install it. I have tried on my own by following some instructions from some websites but so far nothing seems to work. I downloaded the correct firmware from SamMobile and downloaded Odin. When I plug the phone in and start the Odin process everything seems to be going well until a big red "FAIL!" pops up. I'm hoping I don't damage my phone in the process, but so far it hasnt been bricked yet. Please, any help is appreciated.
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Check out an app called universal unroot it worked for me........ Not sure if it works for Samsung devices
Here is the link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...&utm_medium=organic&utm_term=universal+unroot
Here is some information :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2231096
Press the thanks button if I helped!!!!!!
I am sure it will work
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Download the stock firmware, flash it with Odin, reboot to stock recovery and factory reset
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GS3User15 said:
About a month ago I rooted my Galaxy S3 and tried to install CM11. Long story short it did not all work out well because Knox security would not let me install any root apps. And the rumor is that the Galaxy S3 is about to receive the new KitKat update and I would like to unroot the phone before the update arrives so that I can have a chance to install it. I have tried on my own by following some instructions from some websites but so far nothing seems to work. I downloaded the correct firmware from SamMobile and downloaded Odin. When I plug the phone in and start the Odin process everything seems to be going well until a big red "FAIL!" pops up. I'm hoping I don't damage my phone in the process, but so far it hasnt been bricked yet. Please, any help is appreciated.
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I guess u can update your device when the update comes u don't need to unroot.... The update will automatically unroot your phone....
If I am mistaken pls correct me thanks.....
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The best bet is to get that firmware to flash. You can try using an unroot option if all else fails (in the supersu app, just choose Full Unroot).
But if you want to try to get the firmware flashed, we need more info about what's happening. In particular, what model device, your current firmware version, the version you are trying to flash, where you got it from, and most importantly, what does Odin say when it fails? (Copy the text in your post)
DocHoliday77 said:
The best bet is to get that firmware to flash. You can try using an unroot option if all else fails (in the supersu app, just choose Full Unroot).
But if you want to try to get the firmware flashed, we need more info about what's happening. In particular, what model device, your current firmware version, the version you are trying to flash, where you got it from, and most importantly, what does Odin say when it fails? (Copy the text in your post)
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Okay, I'll get the text off Odin as soon as my phone charges to 80% or so. Should be about an hour or so.
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Okay so now for some reason Odin won't add the phone when its plugged in and in download mode. Maybe its because my battery charge wasn't at 80% or higher? Or could it be because I deleted the SuperSU file? And was it a bad idea to delet the file? Kinda frustrated cause I have no idea what's going on and why it won't unroot, I just want my phone back to normal...
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Did you open Odin after you plugged it in?
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serio22 said:
Did you open Odin after you plugged it in?
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Of course I did. I'm going to try again later today. Hopefully it works.
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GS3User15 said:
Okay so now for some reason Odin won't add the phone when its plugged in and in download mode. Maybe its because my battery charge wasn't at 80% or higher? Or could it be because I deleted the SuperSU file? And was it a bad idea to delet the file? Kinda frustrated cause I have no idea what's going on and why it won't unroot, I just want my phone back to normal...
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Ive used odin with less than 20% battery...
Try installing supersu from the play store, then choose full unroot from the app.
DocHoliday77 said:
Ive used odin with less than 20% battery...
Try installing supersu from the play store, then choose full unroot from the app.
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I would but Samsung Knox security won't grant it permission. And I can't delete the stupid app.
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GS3User15 said:
I would but Samsung Knox security won't grant it permission. And I can't delete the stupid app.
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Is your computer detecting your phone when you plug it in while in download mode? unplug it and plug it back in a few times to see if your computer detects/installs correctly giving a couple minutes before unplugging each time.
Once odin does detect your phone, be sure you have the correct firmware for your phone. If you have the T999, be sure to download the firmware for the T999, if you have the T999L download the firmware for that one... Check DocHoliday77's Firmware/OTA's post in the Android Development section for directions on flashing back to stock.
If you are adamant about the whole Knox thing, you can just flash the attached zip using a custom recovery to remove knox
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Is your computer detecting your phone when you plug it in while in download mode? unplug it and plug it back in a few times to see if your computer detects/installs correctly giving a couple minutes before unplugging each time.
Once odin does detect your phone, be sure you have the correct firmware for your phone. If you have the T999, be sure to download the firmware for the T999, if you have the T999L download the firmware for that one... Check DocHoliday77's Firmware/OTA's post in the Android Development section for directions on flashing back to stock.
If you are adamant about the whole Knox thing, you can just flash the attached zip using a custom recovery to remove knox
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It was just recently that Odin refused to work. Before that it was working fine but if you read my first post there were still obstacles. It all seems to be going well until Odin just gives a big read "FAIL!" at the top. And around last year when I unrooted the same phone, I always got "md5 error" but that isn't the case right now. And I do have the right firmware downloaded from SamWire.com. Hoping you can help.
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If I missed it I apologize, but you still haven't answered several of the questions we've asked you. I'm only assuming you have the T999 model since it sounds like you're stock and its in your dad app Sig.... but what firmware are you on now? What build are you trying to flash? Can you copy the text output from odin after it fails? You say you think knox is blocking odin from running.....if this is the case its actually not knox (common mistake), but its not letting you downgrade due to the revision check, which is why I want to know your current firmware and the build you're trying to flash.
Without this information, the only things I can think to tell you are to try several usb cables (they do go bad, and many are only for charging), try each cable in every usb port on the computer (weird but its worked many times), or try this....
Check my Towelroot root thread in general section. Reroot the device with this method and after installing SuperSU, let it update the binary and disable Knox. Now try flashing in odin. If it doesn't work, try the full unroot option I mentioned earlier.
GS3User15 said:
It was just recently that Odin refused to work. Before that it was working fine but if you read my first post there were still obstacles. It all seems to be going well until Odin just gives a big read "FAIL!" at the top. And around last year when I unrooted the same phone, I always got "md5 error" but that isn't the case right now. And I do have the right firmware downloaded from SamWire.com. Hoping you can help.
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Sometimes if Kies is running then also it fails so make sure Kies is not running in services or you can uninstall it
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DocHoliday77 said:
If I missed it I apologize, but you still haven't answered several of the questions we've asked you. I'm only assuming you have the T999 model since it sounds like you're stock and its in your dad app Sig.... but what firmware are you on now? What build are you trying to flash? Can you copy the text output from odin after it fails? You say you think knox is blocking odin from running.....if this is the case its actually not knox (common mistake), but its not letting you downgrade due to the revision check, which is why I want to know your current firmware and the build you're trying to flash.
Without this information, the only things I can think to tell you are to try several usb cables (they do go bad, and many are only for charging), try each cable in every usb port on the computer (weird but its worked many times), or try this....
Check my Towelroot root thread in general section. Reroot the device with this method and after installing SuperSU, let it update the binary and disable Knox. Now try flashing in odin. If it doesn't work, try the full unroot option I mentioned earlier.
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Sort for neglecting to answer your questions. Just been stressed about this. But to answer some of your questions; Yes this is the Samsung SGH-T999 model running 4.3. And yes I am trying, and failing, to Unroot my phone by flashing a stock firmware from which I downloaded from SamWire.com. I'm trying to flash 4.1.1 or 4.0.1 (can't remember). And from there on I can upgrade to the newest, 4.3 jellybean or 4.4 KitKat if it is available. As for the Knox situation, I didn't say that it was blocking Odin. I just said that Knox was preventing any root apps to function. Every time I try to access the SuperSu app Knox prevents like "This app has tried to gain access to your phone. We have prevented it.". And so I was wondering if that was why I was having problems? Is this info good now? If you need more I can try and answer.
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GS3User15 said:
Sort for neglecting to answer your questions. Just been stressed about this. But to answer some of your questions; Yes this is the Samsung SGH-T999 model running 4.3. And yes I am trying, and failing, to Unroot my phone by flashing a stock firmware from which I downloaded from SamWire.com. I'm trying to flash 4.1.1 or 4.0.1 (can't remember). And from there on I can upgrade to the newest, 4.3 jellybean or 4.4 KitKat if it is available. As for the Knox situation, I didn't say that it was blocking Odin. I just said that Knox was preventing any root apps to function. Every time I try to access the SuperSu app Knox prevents like "This app has tried to gain access to your phone. We have prevented it.". And so I was wondering if that was why I was having problems? Is this info good now? If you need more I can try and answer.
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That is your problem, you cannot downgrade firmware once you have upgraded to 4.3. That still doesn't explain the Odin problem. That is most likely a cable issue as DocHoliday77 stated or a driver issue on your PC. check your device manager when you plug it in to see if your computer even detects it. If it gives the yellow triangle in your device manager on your PC, try uninstalling, then unplug your phone and plug it back in.
GS3User15 said:
Sort for neglecting to answer your questions. Just been stressed about this. But to answer some of your questions; Yes this is the Samsung SGH-T999 model running 4.3. And yes I am trying, and failing, to Unroot my phone by flashing a stock firmware from which I downloaded from SamWire.com. I'm trying to flash 4.1.1 or 4.0.1 (can't remember). And from there on I can upgrade to the newest, 4.3 jellybean or 4.4 KitKat if it is available. As for the Knox situation, I didn't say that it was blocking Odin. I just said that Knox was preventing any root apps to function. Every time I try to access the SuperSu app Knox prevents like "This app has tried to gain access to your phone. We have prevented it.". And so I was wondering if that was why I was having problems? Is this info good now? If you need more I can try and answer.
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Thanks! This definitely helps! If you have previously updated to 4.3 firmware you cannot downgrade anymore. (Flashing older roms is ok, but not the full firmware). If you find a way to force the flash, it'll brick your phone.
So if your current firmware is MJC, you can only flash MJC or NC2 builds. If your current is NC2, then you can only flash NC2.
If you want to check for sure, install terminal emulator and enter this:
getprop to.bootloader
This will tell you your current firmware build.
If this still doesn't flash, let us know. But you could still try my other suggestions for rerooting and trying the full unroot again.
Sorry I misunderstood what you said about knox. Many people call the warranty bit part of a knox bootloader. This isn't entirely inaccurate, but can lead to some confusion, so I wasn't sure if that's what you were talking about.
DocHoliday77 said:
Thanks! This definitely helps! If you have previously updated to 4.3 firmware you cannot downgrade anymore. (Flashing older roms is ok, but not the full firmware). If you find a way to force the flash, it'll brick your phone.
So if your current firmware is MJC, you can only flash MJC or NC2 builds. If your current is NC2, then you can only flash NC2.
If you want to check for sure, install terminal emulator and enter this:
getprop to.bootloader
This will tell you your current firmware build.
If this still doesn't flash, let us know. But you could still try my other suggestions for rerooting and trying the full unroot again.
Sorry I misunderstood what you said about knox. Many people call the warranty bit part of a knox bootloader. This isn't entirely inaccurate, but can lead to some confusion, so I wasn't sure if that's what you were talking about.
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Okay. I'll download the 4.3 firmware. This is weird cause last time I unrooted, I did so while flashing a ln older version. Or maybe I was mistaken. I'll see what I can do with the new firmware and tell you guys how it turns out. Wish me luck!
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I am having a strange issue on my T-Mobile Note 2... I keep losing my root access, even on different custom ROMs.
I don't post often because I can generally find what I need with a search but this one has me stumped. Could this be due to the 4.3/knox bootloader? Hopefully someone here can help. Here are all the details I can think of:
I have TWRP and generally flash my ROMs in recovery instead of Odin. The ROMs flash successfully and all other components work when I flash a ROM. Also, this has happened across at least 2 different custom rooted ROMs (Jedi x20 & Jedi Master x2).
I started out with the official 4.3 from T-Mobile before rooting and applying a custom ROM, so I have the 4.3 bootloader and can't get rid of it. I see Dr Ketan has come up with a way to remove the 4.3 bootloader on one of the other Note 2 variants (GT-N7100 & N7105)... but I don't see any way to do this on the T-Mobile version, please correct me if I am wrong.
When I lose root, I first notice with messages from my root apps saying that they can't get root access. I then check super su and it notifies me the su binary is missing and needs to be installed but it can't do it. Sometimes root comes back on its own after a while and other times I have to reflash my ROM once or a several times. I have also noticed the super su app is sometimes completely missing when this happens. I have also tried to reflash just SU through recovery but it doesn't always fix it; and if it does, it sometimes reverts to no root shortly after.
The most recent time this happened was this week... The phone lost root for a few days and stayed that way even after a few reboots. Then I woke up in this morning and saw that a scheduled titanium backup had completed. I tested my root apps and found my root access had been restored over night without any changes made by myself. The last time it happened before that, I lost root and it came back after a single reboot... but the reboot solution is inconsistent and only works every once in a while to restore root. Sometimes, multiple reboots do nothing to change the root status.
I have installed several anti virus apps and ran scans with each but the phone appears to be clean. I searched & read the threads for my ROM & searched the help forum too but haven't seen this same issue. I am open to suggestion on what could be causing this issue. If there is an existing thread, please politely point me in the correct direction & close this one.
Thanks!
EDIT 7/23/2014: Solution/Workaround found. See post 22: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=54338165&postcount=22
Ok, it just happened again. This time, my battery was almost dead, so I powered the phone off and waited for it to finish shutting down. Then I pulled the dead battery and replaced it with a charged one. When it powered back on, I no longer had root. I took a screenshot of the su app error.
A couple reboots later and I have root again.
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Have you tried a new SuperSU
Here's Chainfire's 1.99
https://mega.co.nz/#!xt1lRJbI!CyaqzlWsZWd19gpedSD10K037k17_G0zThUe2QKD5ec
I'm also having the same problem. Can't access my recovery either. Can't update SU, says I have no root access. Am on SlimKat rom
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Double0EK said:
Have you tried a new SuperSU
Here's Chainfire's 1.99
https://mega.co.nz/#!xt1lRJbI!CyaqzlWsZWd19gpedSD10K037k17_G0zThUe2QKD5ec
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I have tried a few different versions of Chainfire's Root including 1.80 & 1.93.
I haven't tried 1.99 yet but I will give it a shot next time I lose root.
Thanks for the suggestion! I'll let you know how it goes...
Need some help. Last time I flashed a new rom was a year ago. Been that long since I tinkered with my phone.. Now trying to upgrade but it's not working. Can't access my recovery because apparently I am not rooted. Can't update my SU because I can't access recovery. Downloaded teamwin app but that needs root to run..
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You_got_owned123 said:
Need some help. Last time I flashed a new rom was a year ago. Been that long since I tinkered with my phone.. Now trying to upgrade but it's not working. Can't access my recovery because apparently I am not rooted. Can't update my SU because I can't access recovery. Downloaded teamwin app but that needs root to run..
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Pretty sure powering off (be sure its unplugged from the charger)
And manually booting into recovery will still work. (Hold Menu + Vol up + Power)
You_got_owned123 said:
Need some help. Last time I flashed a new rom was a year ago. Been that long since I tinkered with my phone.. Now trying to upgrade but it's not working. Can't access my recovery because apparently I am not rooted. Can't update my SU because I can't access recovery. Downloaded teamwin app but that needs root to run..
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Here is the TWRP thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1966105
In the thread, there is a download link that points to the Team Win site. You can find the recovery for the T-Mobile Note 2 here:
http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/123
There are several different methods of flashing recovery, you could try the Odin method, I don't think that requires root or an existing recovery.
Double0EK said:
Pretty sure powering off (be sure its unplugged from the charger)
And manually booting into recovery will still work. (Hold Menu + Vol up + Power)
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Yes, Double0EK is right. This method will load whatever recovery is installed.
When this happened to me, the custom recovery kept getting overwritten with stock recovery.
Double0EK said:
Pretty sure powering off (be sure its unplugged from the charger)
And manually booting into recovery will still work. (Hold Menu + Vol up + Power)
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I'm such an idiot! I forgot to hold the menu button! Was able to get into recovery and flash the new SU. Works perfectly now. Thanks all of you!
Ok, I lost root again... this time, I powered off, booted to recovery and flashed chainfire 1.99. When I booted back up, I still didnt have root. Also noticed su app is missing. Powered off & booted back into recovery... flashed root a few more times but still no root when I boot into my ROM.
Any other ideas?
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nickf123654 said:
Ok, I lost root again... this time, I powered off, booted to recovery and flashed chainfire 1.99. When I booted back up, I still didnt have root. Also noticed su app is missing. Powered off & booted back into recovery... flashed root a few more times but still no root when I boot into my ROM.
Any other ideas?
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Flash it 3 times then reboot.
I flashed it twice & rebooted... I'll try again and see if the 3rd time helps
Thanks!
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Flashed root 3x and rebooted... still no root :banghead:
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I may have missed this but did you try root66 v2 for 4.3 ?
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If you are referring to the root injected stock ROMs by mrRobinson, no I have not. I started out with official T-Mobile 4.3, rooted, installed recovery & flashed a custom ROM.
Root sticks for a while and then just disappears like it did yesterday. Then, a little while later I had root again. Really stange issue.
I was thinking of just backing up everything, then wiping everything and starting over from scratch.
After I wipe, I think I will try mrRobinson's 4.3 from Dec, that's the v2 you were referring to, right? I'll flash in Odin and then try to reinstall my current ROM and see what happens. Hopefully it will be more stable.
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If you are referring to the root injected stock ROMs by mrRobinson, no I have not. I started out with official T-Mobile 4.3, rooted, installed recovery & flashed a custom ROM.
Root sticks for a while and then just disappears like it did yesterday. Then, a little while later I had root again. Really stange issue.
I was thinking of just backing up everything, then wiping everything and starting over from scratch.
After I wipe, I think I will try mrRobinson's 4.3 from Dec, that's the v2 you were referring to, right? I'll flash in Odin and then try to reinstall my current ROM and see what happens. Hopefully it will be more stable.
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Yes, I was referring to MrRobinsons 4.3 v2 ROM. What custom ROM do you plan to flash ?
I am currently using Jedi Master X2 and it has been stable, so I'll probably stick with that unless there is something new that looks interesting. I don't mind trying out some other ROMs if you have any suggestions.
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Ok, I lost root again... this time, I powered off, booted to recovery and flashed chainfire 1.99. When I booted back up, I still didnt have root. Also noticed su app is missing. Powered off & booted back into recovery... flashed root a few more times but still no root when I boot into my ROM.
Any other ideas?
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You have to flash the supersu apk then install it when the phone boots then open the app and it may ask to update the binary
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I have tried flashing root in recovery and then installing super su after the phone boots but it is unable to install the su binary and I get the error from the screenshot in the 2nd post of this thread