Lost Root & still have CWM - Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Guys
need some quick help. Followed the AFTV guides to the letter (actually did a complete root, downgrade on another device already) but now my FTV downloaded an update and I lost root.
I still have CWM as my recovery. Can I just adb push another ROM that is pre-rooted?
help!
thanks in advance?

Rugged96 said:
Guys
need some quick help. Followed the AFTV guides to the letter (actually did a complete root, downgrade on another device already) but now my FTV downloaded an update and I lost root.
I still have CWM as my recovery. Can I just adb push another ROM that is pre-rooted?
help!
thanks in advance?
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If you have CWM still working properly it might work. I would give it a shot. If CWM is broken, the it should just error and do nothing.

You must be running an older version of cwm for it to have even done that. Just flashing superuser through recovery should get you root back.

everything seems to be ok...it only downloaded the latest ROM but didn't seem to install it. I didn't lose root. actually I ran the command to block OTA and all is good again. Now onto XBMC!!

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[Q] Long time Hero user, just got my EVO. unrEVOked/rooting question...

I wanna root my EVO and delete all the garbage I dont use. Ill stick with the stock rom for now.
With the hero, i would download rom manager, root the device, install clockwork and have at it - deleting the bloat.
is the process about the same with the evo? from my research, it seems that unrEVOked will root and flash a custom recovery. is this accurate?
thank you thank you
Former Hero user myself. I do believe unrevoked has been updated for the easy root method. If you want a stock rom you can use sprintlovers, or MikFroyo4.2 found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=883026. 4.3 is themed, but 4.2 is mostly stock with some bloat taken out, but it's put on your sd card if you want to install any of them, and it has been re-engineered. Basically useless language support has been taken out of all the apks and it is very fast, especially for a sense rom.
Ideally, I just want to gain root access with the stock rom, then delete bloat.
Is this possible with unrEVOked?
thanks!
i ran unrEVOked, everything seems to have worked. it rebooted, now the unrevoked recovery reflash tool reads, 'waiting for reboot'.
my phone rebooted and i installed superuser from the market. I dont have SU access via adb. i havent tried the phone method because i prefer adb. im gonna attempt it now.
thanks for your help more would be appreciated
edit: i actually dont even know how to boot into recovery on the evo. i tried home+power. gonna hit google.
tailsthecat3 said:
i ran unrEVOked, everything seems to have worked. it rebooted, now the unrevoked recovery reflash tool reads, 'waiting for reboot'.
my phone rebooted and i installed superuser from the market. I dont have SU access via adb. i havent tried the phone method because i prefer adb. im gonna attempt it now.
thanks for your help more would be appreciated
edit: i actually dont even know how to boot into recovery on the evo. i tried home+power. gonna hit google.
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Please before you go to far read up on Amon_RA/Clcokwork recovery and some of the issues that have come up recently. Also if you are a basic noob to this I suggest you download Rom manager to help you with flashing. One more thing if you rooted your phone properly there should of been no need for you to go to the market and dl SU. So double check and make sure its been rooted and you have S-off.
1 turn your phone off
2.press power button while holding the vol down button
3.check HBOot to say S-OFF - to ensure your rooted
i used urevoked and didnt seem to work. i had no su access. i then tried the adb method here with thte pc136img.zip that gave me 2.1.
when i try to run an ruu update i get error 170 usb connect.
anyway i can at least get back to stock?
thank you.
When did you buy your Evo?
If you just got it then unrEVOked will not work for you, you need to use this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838448 root method
Also there is this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=881747
read it before trying to root your phone and doing things that could brick your phone.
You also want to make sure the root method you are using is compatible with your hardware and hboot.....
Coming from the hero myself, it became clear quickly that there is a lot more to know about the evo vs what you need to know about the hero....
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
This is the thread for the newest unrevoked. If you have new hboot then this is what you need. Give it a try and let me know if it works for you.
link- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895208
squick said:
This is the thread for the newest unrevoked. If you have new hboot then this is what you need. Give it a try and let me know if it works for you.
link- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895208
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thanks a lot! it didnt seem to work. i didnt have su access. is there a way to just root the stock rom 3.70.651.1? and gain access to delete the bloat?
tailsthecat3 said:
thanks a lot! it didnt seem to work. i didnt have su access. is there a way to just root the stock rom 3.70.651.1? and gain access to delete the bloat?
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I don't understand why it's not working for you. That's weird. I've only used unrevoked so I don't really have any ideas. Sorry.
SSjon said:
When did you buy your Evo?
If you just got it then unrEVOked will not work for you, you need to use this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838448 root method
Also there is this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=881747
read it before trying to root your phone and doing things that could brick your phone.
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thanks. i tried that method, i dont have su access. i ran the AutoRoot v2.2 - No PC36IMG_UD.zip autorun file.
I just got my EVO a few days ago. I'm such a noobie to this, my last phone was an old school Razr..
I downloaded unrevoked3, followed the program prompt and it pretty much did all the work to root the phone. I just had to plug the phone into the computer. (Prior to rooting make sure you download the driver onto your computer but go into "remove programs" in windows and uninstall the HTC sync that came with the driver. You must also enable USB Debugging on your phone.)
I then went to the Droid Market on the phone and downloaded the free version of Titanium Backup. After downloading, the app should appear on your phone. When you first click the app it will display an error. Something about no root access or busybox. Just ignore that and click the "Problems?" button on the app. The app will install busybox and fix itself and now your good to go. Titanium will clean out any of the bloatware you don't want.
tailsthecat3 said:
thanks. i tried that method, i dont have su access. i ran the AutoRoot v2.2 - No PC36IMG_UD.zip autorun file.
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If it still did not work then you need to restore the RUU like it says in the post. I ran the file with the PC36IMG, try that.
did you install the modified HBOOT driver on your PC?

Is there a way to manually root 4.3 using an unsecure boot image ?

As title.
I always rooted my gnex using an unsecure boot image.
Now I can boot with an unsecure boot image, I can push/chmod su, superuser and daemonsu using adb but than what should I do?
What should I do to root the phone?
Thanks.
sblantipodi said:
As title.
I always rooted my gnex using an unsecure boot image.
Now I can boot with an unsecure boot image, I can push/chmod su, superuser and daemonsu using adb but than what should I do?
What should I do to root the phone?
Thanks.
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You can either flash the SuperSU .zip by Chainfire in a custom recovery or you can take the .zip apart and do it manually. Push all of the files in the .zip to the corresponding locations on your phone and look at the updater-script to see if you need to do any other commands. Root in 4.3 is different and Chainfire's method basically uses a script to enable it at every boot. I have not read about any other superusers working for 4.3, though I could have missed it.
mwalt2 said:
You can either flash the SuperSU .zip by Chainfire in a custom recovery or you can take the .zip apart and do it manually. Push all of the files in the .zip to the corresponding locations on your phone and look at the updater-script to see if you need to do any other commands. Root in 4.3 is different and Chainfire's method basically uses a script to enable it at every boot. I have not read about any other superusers working for 4.3, though I could have missed it.
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is there a way to undo this process once done?
sblantipodi said:
is there a way to undo this process once done?
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Naturally, backtrack your steps.
beekay201 said:
Naturally, backtrack your steps.
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Can I safely remove all the files copied from the zip ?
sblantipodi said:
Can I safely remove all the files copied from the zip ?
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Yes.. Restoring whatever in the process..if you modified anything that was there already.
Galaxy Nexus 4.3 NO ROOT w/ SuperSU_1.51.zip
Ok XDA - you're my only hope. I've completely lost root after flashing the last two PA releases. I just flashed the most recent (dirty), flashed GApps, rebooted, Flashed SuperSU_1.51/zip, Wiped Dalvik/cache in TWRP, rebooted, SuperSU says no binary installed, please manually root. Losing my mind here, need to get rooted again, could someone lend me some backup?
innerspace said:
Ok XDA - you're my only hope. I've completely lost root after flashing the last two PA releases. I just flashed the most recent (dirty), flashed GApps, rebooted, Flashed SuperSU_1.51/zip, Wiped Dalvik/cache in TWRP, rebooted, SuperSU says no binary installed, please manually root. Losing my mind here, need to get rooted again, could someone lend me some backup?
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Did you manage to solve this problem?
I've got the same problem now...(There is no SU Library installed... This is a problem!)
Previously I had root but SU Library wouldn't update, ChainFire told me to re-root which caused me to lose root completely, tried again to root, without any luck.
Stuck without Root
AMKhatri said:
Did you manage to solve this problem?
I've got the same problem now...(There is no SU Library installed... This is a problem!)
Previously I had root but SU Library wouldn't update, ChainFire told me to re-root which caused me to lose root completely, tried again to root, without any luck.
Stuck without Root
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download the most current supersu.zip and flash it in recovery.
if you're using a toolkit (i bet you are) STOP IT.
Zepius said:
download the most current supersu.zip and flash it in recovery.
about 2 minutes prior to your reply, I updated the "Toolkit" along with all the other items (supersu, img, etc..)
And after that, my device is rooted again.
Although, the main reason I started all of this was to update my device's build further, but it seems the OTA update is now gone... I'll have to wait for it appear again and see how it goes...
Zepius said:
I'll keep that in mind...
if you're using a toolkit (i bet you are) STOP IT.
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Thanks for the reply!
Much appreciated!
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AMKhatri said:
Did you manage to solve this problem?
I've got the same problem now...(There is no SU Library installed... This is a problem!)
Previously I had root but SU Library wouldn't update, ChainFire told me to re-root which caused me to lose root completely, tried again to root, without any luck.
Stuck without Root
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I did, though I'm fuzzy on how exactly, and no, no toolkits here. IIRC I ended up wiping, updating recovery, and then manually flashing, but I had to do it multiple times to get root to stick. Sorry I don't have any better info to provide, glad to hear a) I wasn't the only one who experienced this problem, and b) you got your root back.

[Q] Where to find SU binaries for P600?

Hi All!
I'm stuck in the state where I cannot complete root after update. I have no idea why this happened. I used autoroot first time on a stock. Everything worked like a charm. However In order to install update I have installed xposed and few modules to hide reset flag. After that I was able to update stock. Problem is that after this running autoroot and installing stock recover does not help. I not getting root despite the fact that I see instalation successfully completed and other people report success.
So question is - were to get SU binaries for P600 and where to put them? I'm able to reboot in TWRP using ADB if this matter.
I would also glad to reflush latest stock, but I do not know how to do it, because KIES says i'm up to date.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
CNemo7539 said:
Hi All!
I'm stuck in the state where I cannot complete root after update. I have no idea why this happened. I used autoroot first time on a stock. Everything worked like a charm. However In order to install update I have installed xposed and few modules to hide reset flag. After that I was able to update stock. Problem is that after this running autoroot and installing stock recover does not help. I not getting root despite the fact that I see instalation successfully completed and other people report success.
So question is - were to get SU binaries for P600 and where to put them? I'm able to reboot in TWRP using ADB if this matter.
I would also glad to reflush latest stock, but I do not know how to do it, because KIES says i'm up to date.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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Have you tried updating Supersu from play store
lsherif said:
Have you tried updating Supersu from play store
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Yes, I did. It says that binaries are not found.
CNemo7539 said:
Yes, I did. It says that binaries are not found.
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Have you tried flashing SU zip? You should be good to go after flashing :good:
http://download.chainfire.eu/447/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.99r4.zip
22sl22 said:
Have you tried flashing SU zip? You should be good to go after flashing :good:
http://download.chainfire.eu/447/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.99r4.zip
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Thank you! Now I'm rooted again!

Can't root after 4.4.4 OTA update.

I installed a stock recovery to update to 4.4.4 OTA. I then installed TWRP(openrecovery-twrp-2.8.1.0-m8) through fastboot and attempted to install the super SU zip 2.00.
The file seemed to install properly as it gave me no errors, but I did not have root access when booting into the phone. I then tried CWM recovery (recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.8-m8). CWM installed the super SU 2.00 zip without any errors as well, but warned me before reboot that my root access was not found, I selected the option that "fixes" that, but still I am without root.
I like the 4.4.4 features but I don't want to be without root, please help me guys.
Let me know if you guys figure anything out for the stock rom. I just jumped on the latest cyanogenmod nighty till I figure this out.
Do you have s-off?
You should definitely get s-off as it makes everything so much easier.
But in the meantime, I would download the sunshine.apk and run it. It will reboot your phone and ask you to confirm and enter PayPal info. I believe your phone at this point has a soft root. If you now run superSU and allow it to install the binary, you should have root.

Is lollipop Temp-Root-able??

Ok, I know this is the m8 thread 1st off. I own a m7, S-off'd, unlocked boot loader, rooted, etc. I have ABSOLUTELY NO ACCESS TO A PC FOR QUITE AWHILE, SO PROBABLY NO ACCESS TO ADB/FASTBOOT for me.
I am prepping for when the Lollisense update comes for the m7, and I have everything figured out as far as getting back to stock (STOCK Rom & recovery, so I'm OTA-READY) & taking the OTA .
Now here is the problem, Once I'm updated to lollipop/Sense, with no access to a pc, is there any TEMP-ROOT that will work? Long story short, plan was to Use something like TowelRoot or Weaksauce 2 to Temp-root JUST LONG ENOUGH TO USE Flashify to flash TWRP back onto the phone and then flash supersu to gain perm-root again.
Now here's my question/ favor to ask anybody with a M8 and on the stock Lollisense Rom- Can anybody test out WeakSauce 2 or TowelRoot to let me know if either of those Will work on lollisense, or does Anybody know the answer to this???
Again, I know this isn't the M7 thread, but the M7 hasn't gotten Lollisense yet, so nobody in our thread can test.
Any help and/or feedback would be EXTREMELY APPRECIATED !
bdizzle1686 said:
Ok, I know this is the m8 thread 1st off. I own a m7, S-off'd, unlocked boot loader, rooted, etc. I have ABSOLUTELY NO ACCESS TO A PC FOR QUITE AWHILE, SO PROBABLY NO ACCESS TO ADB/FASTBOOT for me.
I am prepping for when the Lollisense update comes for the m7, and I have everything figured out as far as getting back to stock (STOCK Rom & recovery, so I'm OTA-READY) & taking the OTA .
Now here is the problem, Once I'm updated to lollipop/Sense, with no access to a pc, is there any TEMP-ROOT that will work? Long story short, plan was to Use something like TowelRoot or Weaksauce 2 to Temp-root JUST LONG ENOUGH TO USE Flashify to flash TWRP back onto the phone and then flash supersu to gain perm-root again.
Now here's my question/ favor to ask anybody with a M8 and on the stock Lollisense Rom- Can anybody test out WeakSauce 2 or TowelRoot to let me know if either of those Will work on lollisense, or does Anybody know the answer to this???
Again, I know this isn't the M7 thread, but the M7 hasn't gotten Lollisense yet, so nobody in our thread can test.
Any help and/or feedback would be EXTREMELY APPRECIATED !
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You can flash TWRP using terminal emulator.
Put it in the root of your internal storage (by in the root I mean not in a folder) and rename it to twrp.img
Launch terminal emulator, then type this, hitting enter after each line:
su
dd if=/sdcard/twrp.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p34
You don't need a PC or Towelroot.
xunholyx said:
You can flash TWRP using terminal emulator.
Put it in the root of your internal storage (by in the root I mean not in a folder) and rename it to twrp.img
Launch terminal emulator, then type this, hitting enter after each line:
su
dd if=/sdcard/twrp.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p34
You don't need a PC or Towelroot.
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Dude If this is true, u just SOLVED my WHOLE PROBLEM..
..But, 1 last question.. I've never had to use a Terminal emulator on the phone, Doesn't it require root access? Or no?
Because once I flash on stock Rom and recovery and then take the ota update, I'll be stock without root and no pc. So if you're saying I can use Terminal Emulator WITHOUT root to flash TWRP so that I'll BE ABLE to flash root , THEN U JUST MADE MY DAY
bdizzle1686 said:
Dude If this is true, u just SOLVED my WHOLE PROBLEM..
..But, 1 last question.. I've never had to use a Terminal emulator on the phone, Doesn't it require root access? Or no?
Because once I flash on stock Rom and recovery and then take the ota update, I'll be stock without root and no pc. So if you're saying I can use Terminal Emulator WITHOUT root to flash TWRP so that I'll BE ABLE to flash root , THEN U JUST MADE MY DAY
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No you are right. I was having a **puff** and didn't pay attention to your details. The "su" command says it all. I read it, then puffed, then thought "that dude can flash TWRP without a PC!" like an idiot not thinking of you going back to stock/unrooted.
Sorry to get your hopes up buddy.
bdizzle1686 said:
Dude If this is true, u just SOLVED my WHOLE PROBLEM..
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While it might have not been true, you don't need to go back to stock to take the OTA because you are S-Off. That is one of the best features of being S-Off. Go SuperCID and flash the new firmware through hboot or ADB.
xunholyx said:
While it might have not been true, you don't need to go back to stock to take the OTA because you are S-Off. That is one of the best features of being S-Off. Go SuperCID and flash the new firmware through hboot or ADB.
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That's the WHOLE problem... My kid fried my pc and now have no access to adb or fastboot. Without a pc, I've completely figured out how to get back the stock odex Rom, flashify to flash stock recovery, take OTA, ETC.
BUT, that's where the brick wall comes. Once I take the lollisense update, ill n without root, on STOCK recovery, and won't have any access to adb / fastboot, so I'll not be able to get root back Unless there comes a temp root method that will work on lollisense, (which seems highly unlikely).... Cuz if I have temp root, I could just use it to use flashify to flash TWRP back on , then supersu... Hmmm, hopefully 1 of my m7 brothers will post a rooted lollisense nandroid 4 me
bdizzle1686 said:
That's the WHOLE problem... My kid fried my pc and now have no access to adb or fastboot. Without a pc, I've completely figured out how to get back the stock odex Rom, flashify to flash stock recovery, take OTA, ETC.
BUT, that's where the brick wall comes. Once I take the lollisense update, ill n without root, on STOCK recovery, and won't have any access to adb / fastboot, so I'll not be able to get root back Unless there comes a temp root method that will work on lollisense, (which seems highly unlikely).... Cuz if I have temp root, I could just use it to use flashify to flash TWRP back on , then supersu... Hmmm, hopefully 1 of my m7 brothers will post a rooted lollisense nandroid 4 me
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Is there not a thread in your device specific forum that has an hboot mode flashable twrp/philz zip kinda like the link below that At&t HTC one m8 forum has
Below link is not for your M7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-htc-one-m8/development/ruu-file-att-htc-one-m8-twrp-t2951030

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