Well, a very simple question, but one which is bugging me.
My phone has kitkat and is rooted.
So, how do I remove the unnecessary System apps preloaded in the firmware? Link2sd, Titanium Backup Pro, and NoBloat free are some of the apps which I've tried. They are NOT working.
I've even tried using root explorer to delete the system apps, but I kitkat is not allowing me to mount system to read-write mode. I use fx file explorer.
Any type of help would be appreciated.
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sohailferdous said:
Well, a very simple question, but one which is bugging me.
My phone has kitkat and is rooted.
So, how do I remove the unnecessary System apps preloaded in the firmware? Link2sd, Titanium Backup Pro, and NoBloat free are some of the apps which I've tried. They are NOT working.
I've even tried using root explorer to delete the system apps, but I kitkat is not allowing me to mount system to read-write mode. I use fx file explorer.
Any type of help would be appreciated.
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that means that you are not correctly rooted
flash ftf again
dont wipe anything
and try the root tool for kitkat again
Ashwin Prabhunerurkar said:
that means that you are not correctly rooted
flash ftf again
dont wipe anything
and try the root tool for kitkat again
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Tried it. Not working
Ps - Can it be a problem with my rooting method? Here's what I did---
-> Flash a 4.3 kernel which has recovery.
-> Boot into recovery and flash SU binary zip file.
-> Flash the original 4.4.2 kernel and boot into system.
I trierd root checker and it shows I have root access. Greenify works perfect too.
Here's a screenshot of the error link2sd shows when I try to uninstall Sketch app.
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sohailferdous said:
Tried it. Not working
Ps - Can it be a problem with my rooting method? Here's what I did---
-> Flash a 4.3 kernel which has recovery.
-> Boot into recovery and flash SU binary zip file.
-> Flash the original 4.4.2 kernel and boot into system.
I trierd root checker and it shows I have root access. Greenify works perfect too.
Here's a screenshot of the error link2sd shows when I try to uninstall Sketch app.
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ya the 4.3 methoed wont give you access to rw
do a clean install and root via tool
Ashwin Prabhunerurkar said:
ya the 4.3 methoed wont give you access to rw
do a clean install and root via tool
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A BIG THANKS !!! Your solution worked like a charm !!!:good::good::good:
Please unlock your bootloader
sohailferdous said:
Well, a very simple question, but one which is bugging me.
My phone has kitkat and is rooted.
So, how do I remove the unnecessary System apps preloaded in the firmware? Link2sd, Titanium Backup Pro, and NoBloat free are some of the apps which I've tried. They are NOT working.
I've even tried using root explorer to delete the system apps, but I kitkat is not allowing me to mount system to read-write mode. I use fx file explorer.
Any type of help would be appreciated.
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Please unlock your bootloader to enjoy full rooting experience.
Related
I know this is part of superuser, but I don't use that anymore, I use SuperSU. I removed the Superuser app after I installed SuperSU, and everything still works, still rooted, SuperSU handles root access, but this program still remains. And I am getting force closes from it.
How do I remove it?
Did you try to use root explorer and just delete it?
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thatsupnow said:
Did you try to use root explorer and just delete it?
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I did a search of my SD card and the phone itself, I can't find the actual file.
I have the same problem, where is the file?
Install link2sd or titaniumbackup and remove it.
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f3w1n said:
Install link2sd or titaniumbackup and remove it.
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Fyi titanium can't even find it.
But pm uninstall does work
It should be in /system/app/
Hello all, I have rooted the phone and installed "no bloat" from the play store. I try to delete all the bloat apps..such as play books, but it fails to delete even after i grant it su acess.
What could be wrong?
I am running stock ics ( i find it better for me than cm9 at the moment)
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txrocker281 said:
Hello all, I have rooted the phone and installed "no bloat" from the play store. I try to delete all the bloat apps..such as play books, but it fails to delete even after i grant it su acess.
What could be wrong?
I am running stock ics ( i find it better for me than cm9 at the moment)
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I suggest trying Titanium Backup and seeing if there is a difference. It has helped me remove any bloat I did not want on my phone on many roms, including stock rooted ICS.
RickG13 said:
I suggest trying Titanium Backup and seeing if there is a difference. It has helped me remove any bloat I did not want on my phone on many roms, including stock rooted ICS.
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Just tried to delete some apk's, for example I just tried to remove Play Books.
I get and error from TB that it could not be removed.
txrocker281 said:
Just tried to delete some apk's, for example I just tried to remove Play Books.
I get and error from TB that it could not be removed.
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What's your root app: Super SU or Superuser?
Also how did you root? Flashing the Root.zip file in CWM?
RickG13 said:
What's your root app: Super SU or Superuser?
Also how did you root? Flashing the Root.zip file in CWM?
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1 SuperSU
2 I flashed the zip trough CWM as detailed here
http://galaxys2root.com/t-mobile-galaxy-s2/how-to-root-icsgb-on-t-mobile-galaxy-s2-sgh-t989/
You are getting the super su prompt when launching titanium backup, correct? I've heard some issues with some people not having full root privileges on the stock rom. Try running a darkside cache wipe (in the dev section), reboot phone, and try again.
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RickG13 said:
You are getting the super su prompt when launching titanium backup, correct? I've heard some issues with some people not having full root privileges on the stock rom. Try running a darkside cache wipe (in the dev section), reboot phone, and try again.
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1) yes i did grant titanium su acess when the prompt came up
2) ok i will try to use the darkside wipe later today
Thanks for the help so far. I really enjoy the phone, really a step up from my mytouch 4g
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txrocker281 said:
1)
2) ok i will try to use the darkside wipe later today
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Please be sure to run the CACHE wipe and not the actual system wipe. Hope this resolves your issue.
download this app called root uninstaller. its so easy and free. i use this app instead because it only does one thing, which is delete any apps on your phone. system apps bloat apps and regular apps. keep it simple.
Could also be su issues. You could try to go in and delete the permissions and try again. Probably an issue with root though. could try a root check, dl updated bb and su, or just start over.
Thanks for the help everyone so far.
I went back to stock gb and rooted. Deleted the bloat
Thanks again!
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Hi, I have a SONY XPERIA S rooted, and I have SuperSU after root. Now do I really need other apps like Superuser or BusyBox? Or Superuser it's the same thing as SuperSU.
Can i use the phone just with SuperSU or those apps : Superuser and BusyBox are a must ?
AlinTheron said:
Hi, I have a SONY XPERIA S rooted, and I have SuperSU after root. Now do I really need other apps like Superuser or BusyBox? Or Superuser it's the same thing as SuperSU.
Can i use the phone just with SuperSU or those apps : Superuser and BusyBox are a must ?
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You don't have to install Superuser because you already have SuperSu. Busybox is very useful and many apps depend on busybox so it is much better to have busybox installed. But usually, most rooting tool kits [like DoomLorD's] even install busybox if my memory serves me. So if you would like to know if you already have busybox installed, just check my signature for my app on Playstore
abcdjdj said:
You don't have to install Superuser because you already have SuperSu. Busybox is very useful and many apps depend on busybox so it is much better to have busybox installed. But usually, most rooting tool kits [like DoomLorD's] even install busybox if my memory serves me. So if you would like to know if you already have busybox installed, just check my signature for my app on Playstore
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Yes I have rooted with this : SuperSU-1.25-Busybox-1.20.2-UPDATE but only SuperSU appeared on my phone, as an app. Doesn't BusyBox should appear as an app to ?
AlinTheron said:
Yes I have rooted with this : SuperSU-1.25-Busybox-1.20.2-UPDATE but only SuperSU appeared on my phone, as an app. Doesn't BusyBox should appear as an app to ?
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Oh that's great. Then you should have busybox installed too. Busybox is not an app and hence you won't find it in the app drawer. It is an all in one executable file which contains a variety of commands [linux commands] like cp, mkdir, touch etc. It is located in system/xbin or system/bin.
AlinTheron said:
Yes I have rooted with this : SuperSU-1.25-Busybox-1.20.2-UPDATE but only SuperSU appeared on my phone, as an app. Doesn't BusyBox should appear as an app to ?
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Use "Root Checker Pro.apk" to check superuse & busybox is correctly installed.
Download the pro version of root checker or buy , your wish.
Busybox is required for some mods to work.
I use Xperia Ion, i need busybox for clockworkmod to work properly.
For u it might help in some other mods.
Thanks. Helped me a lot.
abcdjdj said:
Oh that's great. Then you should have busybox installed too. Busybox is not an app and hence you won't find it in the app drawer. It is an all in one executable file which contains a variety of commands [linux commands] like cp, mkdir, touch etc. It is located in system/xbin or system/bin.
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And another thing. What other apps are a must for a rooted phone? Like : Greenify, RomManager [Not working for me, reboots my phone when I try to make a backup ROM ] , DroidWall, Nandroid Manager,Better Terminal or any kind of terminal ? Are this useful or I may look for other apps ?
I don't have any of that. Lol
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AlinTheron said:
And another thing. What other apps are a must for a rooted phone? Like : Greenify, RomManager [Not working for me, reboots my phone when I try to make a backup ROM ] , DroidWall, Nandroid Manager,Better Terminal or any kind of terminal ? Are this useful or I may look for other apps ?
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Well Titanium Backup is a must for all rooted android phones. A good file manager which can modify system files (like Root Browser by Jrummy) is also a must have app. There are many other useful utility apps which utilize superuser access like adb wireless, terminal emulators etc. Each app has it's own function so depending on your needs, just search for playstore and I am sure that you will find an app which suits you the best.
Great, although Greenify it's ok because he can help you identify and put the bad behaving apps into hibernation when you are not using them.
Root uninstaller and es file explorer. Job done
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abcdjdj said:
Well Titanium Backup is a must for all rooted android phones. A good file manager which can modify system files (like Root Browser by Jrummy) is also a must have app. There are many other useful utility apps which utilize superuser access like adb wireless, terminal emulators etc. Each app has it's own function so depending on your needs, just search for playstore and I am sure that you will find an app which suits you the best.
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Thanks, and another question It's true that Rom Manager makes a better and complete backup than Titanium does ?
Ben36 said:
Root uninstaller and es file explorer. Job done
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Thanks.Well es file explorer it's not the same thing as Total Commander with acces granted?
I've never used total commander but it is just a file explorer yea. I just prefer the use and layout etc of es
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AlinTheron said:
Thanks, and another question It's true that Rom Manager makes a better and complete backup than Titanium does ?
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Do not use rom mangler. Not sure how well it works now but it has had a history of not working correctly and messing up some devices.
Yeah,mine rebooted every time I tried to do a backup.
AlinTheron said:
Yeah,mine rebooted every time I tried to do a backup.
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Greenify
Root Browser
Titanium backup
These 3 are must have apps after rooting your phone.
And to make a backup of ur rom why you using Rom manager ?
Use A recovery , CWM is the one im using.
Captain Droid said:
Greenify
Root Browser
Titanium backup
These 3 are must have apps after rooting your phone.
And to make a backup of ur rom why you using Rom manager ?
Use A recovery , CWM is the one im using.
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Great, how you do it?
AlinTheron said:
Great, how you do it?
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If you are on ICS follow this method.
If you are on JB follow this method.
Before trying any of the above, do your own research. See if u have all the requirements before doing anything.
Captain Droid said:
If you are on ICS follow this method.
If you are on JB follow this method.
Before trying any of the above, do your own research. See if u have all the requirements before doing anything.
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Done it. Download it, extracted the files, do the exact steps, everything ok, I see no change. The link you gave me for JB is [RECOVERY] CWM Recovery 6.0.3.0 for {JB} LOCKED bootloader and I have an unlocked bootloader. When Ienter in recovery with my phone it says that I have CWM v6.0.3.2
hi,
I just rooted my HOX, and installed cynagenmod 10.1 , i unlocked the boot loader and install the custom rom through CWM as given on the internet everywhere , but when i try to run titanium backup it says not properly rooted, and when i checked from a root checker it says DEVICE NOT PROPER ROOT ACCESS, i read some where and download the SU bin and arm file and flashed them through CWM in recovery mode , and also flashed the bin first and then the other other file , but when i run TB it gives the same error.
Please help
Thanks in advance
hellzangel said:
hi,
I just rooted my HOX, and installed cynagenmod 10.1 , i unlocked the boot loader and install the custom rom through CWM as given on the internet everywhere , but when i try to run titanium backup it says not properly rooted, and when i checked from a root checker it says DEVICE NOT PROPER ROOT ACCESS, i read some where and download the SU bin and arm file and flashed them through CWM in recovery mode , and also flashed the bin first and then the other other file , but when i run TB it gives the same error.
Please help
Thanks in advance
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You need to uninstall SuperSU if you were rooted before installing cyanogenmod, as CM comes with another superuser app... SO go into your apps find superSU and uninstall it
desmond1303 said:
You need to uninstall SuperSU if you were rooted before installing cyanogenmod, as CM comes with another superuser app... SO go into your apps find superSU and uninstall it
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i tried uninstalling it but it only gives a option to disable it and not uninstall it , the superuser app intaslled is SUPERUSER by CHAINSDD(when i go to play store it says installed)
hellzangel said:
i tried uninstalling it but it only gives a option to disable it and not uninstall it , the superuser app intaslled is SUPERUSER by CHAINSDD(when i go to play store it says installed)
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Wipe /system and /data before installing.
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treebill said:
Wipe /system and /data before installing.
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what data will i loose if i do that, asking this coz im new to this , u want me to wipe the data through CWM in recovery mode ??
hellzangel said:
what data will i loose if i do that, asking this coz im new to this , u want me to wipe the data through CWM in recovery mode ??
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You lose installed apps, settings that you set when you started the phone, WiFi, wallpaper, texts/phone log, contacts
If you pick to back up to Google when you first set up the rom you can restore all the above apart from texts and call logs.
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treebill said:
You lose installed apps, settings that you set when you started the phone, WiFi, wallpaper, texts/phone log, contacts
If you pick to back up to Google when you first set up the rom you can restore all the above apart from texts and call logs.
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well i can manage to loose all that no worries what i dont want to loose is the back up of the stock rom through CWM, okie once i wipe the data in recovery mode then ??
hellzangel said:
well i can manage to loose all that no worries what i dont want to loose is the back up of the stock rom through CWM, okie once i wipe the data in recovery mode then ??
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Well its solved now the device is rooted properly, i flashed it with TWRP and it works fine now
So I'm rooted but all the usual apps that I use to edit system files say the system is read only. What gives?
I'm rooted with Busybox installed
I thought only htc had this kind of security
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reg. root no-go
hi,
maybe using aromafm in recovery mode
could help you get around it and fix things,
also sometime a dalvik/cache wipe will trigger cwm
to notify you that you've lost root and ask you if you
wish to fix it.
twrp does it to but, aromafm doesn't work in twrp.
lastlynsearch supersu update .zip and follow
bye
no root
I think that you're not root. Use root check o titanium to verify.
root checker said I'm root and I've been using other forms of root required apps... I just can't write to system... cwm "fixed" root but even after that I couldn't write to system. I even tried re-flashing the universal root but still nothing
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ended up being a mounting issue I hadn't mounted system from recovery,
i still cant get it to stay mounted and even when i force it to mount a lot of apps still cant edit system. i cant use busybox "chmod" because of this i need some help please
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so I figured out that it's not letting any app remount system as rw. even in terminal emulator I would telling system as rw and "mount" shows it as rw but if I exit out of terminal and go back in its still ro even though I never reverted
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root nogo the sequel part deux
reinaldistic said:
so I figured out that it's not letting any app remount system as rw. even in terminal emulator I would telling system as rw and "mount" shows it as rw but if I exit out of terminal and go back in its still ro even though I never reverted
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okay one more time
go online search aromafm, get, boot to cwm then flash aromafm, give it a second to get going
now, the is a terminal emulator built in logged in as root.
now cd directory and chmod file wherever and whatever those may be.
su bin attr is 6754
start there
moonbutt74 said:
okay one more time
go online search aromafm, get, boot to cwm then flash aromafm, give it a second to get going
now, the is a terminal emulator built in logged in as root.
now cd directory and chmod file wherever and whatever those may be.
su bin attr is 6754
start there
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is this a fix it a work around? If it's a fix which files do I need to chmod?
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do this first
reinaldistic said:
is this a fix it a work around? If it's a fix which files do I need to chmod?
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okay you have custom recovery ?
if not goto tab 3 7.0 area of the forum find and follow rooting and recovery
if you do search online right now for supersu update zip, download the latest version [chainfire's website]
get it on your tab reboot into recovery, install then wipe cache goto advanced then wipe dalvik cache and reboot
i' online right now best time to wrk on this
moonbutt74 said:
okay you have custom recovery ?
if not goto tab 3 7.0 area of the forum find and follow rooting and recovery
if you do search online right now for supersu update zip, download the latest version [chainfire's website]
get it on your tab reboot into recovery, install then wipe cache goto advanced then wipe dalvik cache and reboot
i' online right now best time to wrk on this
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Yeah I'm on twrp and fully rooted with the latest universal root directly from chainfire
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okay
reinaldistic said:
Yeah I'm on twrp and fully rooted with the latest universal root directly from chainfire
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okay, be more complete in the description of your current situation
if supersu is installed and groovy start it
in automatic responses set to grant/allow
search for total commander get it from home page or play
a side note ; when youre in terminal youre pretty much in linux
meaning case matters spaces matter foward and backward slash matter, underscore dash, syntax etc
I already use total commander I have had the su app and it works with most everything except writing to system. total comander cant save to system it asks to remount as rw it asks for root and is granted it but then it displays a toast message saying "remount error"
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hmm
reinaldistic said:
I already use total commander I have had the su app and it works with most everything except writing to system. total comander cant save to system it asks to remount as rw it asks for root and is granted it but then it displays a toast message saying "remount error"
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okay if you flashed root/supersu with twrp it might have gone wrong
take a moment to get philz touch cwm flashable zip and twrp recovery's flashable zip [not the odin ones]
i keep both on my tab for specific flashes calling for twrp or cm
now, if you haven't beefed up your rom with apps and stuff yet
reboot into recovery flash/install cwm then reboot recovery, do a factory reset, then reflash supersu
make a back either way
if you want twrp back then cool but let's stick with cwm for now
I started with cwm, I flashed twrp through cwm only after I discovered the problem...both recoveries haven't been able to help
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what rom are you running
reinaldistic said:
I started with cwm, I flashed twrp through cwm only after I discovered the problem...both recoveries haven't been able to help
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it's annoying I know, cwm clean to install new rom might be the cure-all
did you do any .prop mods eith in default.prop or build.prop ?
did you download aromafm yet if not get it from dev-host [use cwm to flash it]
in /system/bin/.ext should be a file named .su it's permissions should also be 6754
also did you get busybox setup and allow root functions everywhere in total commander
i do know that system rw doesn't stick between sessions and it not irregular for tc to need another rw button click
after being closed and cleared from ram
does supersu crash on open?
I am in the process of downloading all of that
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cool
reinaldistic said:
I am in the process of downloading all of that
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when you have aroma download move to safety like all your flashable stuff [extSdCard]
get cwm recovery up, flash aroma and let me know
dude make sure you use philz cwm
scroll to philz setting and select re-root supersu