Cheers,
I rooted the original ROM with success - No twrp or other ROMs installed, just root on the original ROM. Later, during an update to Supersu, I was given an error "binary occupied". Attempting to fix this wasn't resolved so I deleted Supersu and Magisk Manager because it was causing my phone to lockup and other issues.
I would like to now update to the newest version of andriod and re-root. Which steps should be taken?
- Do I need to clean my system of the old root?
- Which ROM can I use? I see quite a few things are different/updating since rooting 2+ years ago. I do not want to brick my phone. It's presently backup.
Thank you for any assistance.
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Ok, so I really like my HTC Evo, but I want to expand a little outside the box. I used to load custom ROMs on my PPC6700 and that was very straightforward and easy. It seems like this whole Android Rooting thing is not quite so.
What I want to do is load a stock ROM with everything working, but the option to remove some of the Bloatware from Sprint. My biggest problem right now is that I don't know how to backup all my current apps without having root access. In order to get root access, from what I understand, I have to completely erase my phone. Kind of a viscous cycle. Can anyone help me out with this?
Also, should I do the full root (including NAND) or just the base root? Finally, do I have to do the radio update after rooting, or do I not have to worry about it since I already did the first OTA?
Here is the info I have gathered so far:
Root Part 1 (Toastcfh)
Root Part 2 (Toastcfh)
Install New ROM (SuperSonic Version or other??)
Radio Update (Toastcfh - Optional??)
Thanks,
Bryce
You could use unrevoked to root which doesnt wipe your phone and then you would be able to run titanium backup to back your apps then do full root which will wipe your phone install the ROM and radio you want then use titanium backup to restore your apps.
Will I still have to update the radio since I already installed the OTA update? I guess I am confused on the radio thing, is it a driver update or a firmware update?
I beleive once you root using toasts method which uses the PC35IMG.zip file that it downgrades the radio to prior the OTA update. Installing the radio is easy though. Once rooted just install your ROM following the creators directions then flash the radio using the current radio zip and it flashes just like a ROM just has to reboot a couple times. Just what ever you do DO NOT pull the battery during a radio update even if its taking awhile let it finish or you can brick your phone. I used the radio zip found in Flipz ROM post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=700448
Do you have to flash the radio every time that a new ROM is loaded or just once after doing the root?
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Do you have to flash the radio every time that a new ROM is loaded or just once after doing the root?
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Nope, you sure don't.
I just want to say that I have successfully rooted the phone and I am running root required apps just fine. But I have some further questions about where to go from here.
#1: Flashing ROMs using ClockworkMod--do I have to wipe my phone every time I want to change a ROM or can I just install a new ROM on top of the old one?
#2: I keep getting a message about needing to update the Firmware... I heard there was some kind of update which kills root so I have been avoiding the Firmware update. Is this the update that kills root? How do I get this OTA update message to stop showing up & is there an updated rooted firmware I can install to not lose root and still have an up to date phone?
#3: What are the benefits of doing all the junk listed in the rooting tutorial after rooting the phone like unlocking the nand? Why would I ever want to make a nand backup?
AlphaWhelp said:
I just want to say that I have successfully rooted the phone and I am running root required apps just fine. But I have some further questions about where to go from here.
#1: Flashing ROMs using ClockworkMod--do I have to wipe my phone every time I want to change a ROM or can I just install a new ROM on top of the old one?
#2: I keep getting a message about needing to update the Firmware... I heard there was some kind of update which kills root so I have been avoiding the Firmware update. Is this the update that kills root? How do I get this OTA update message to stop showing up & is there an updated rooted firmware I can install to not lose root and still have an up to date phone?
#3: What are the benefits of doing all the junk listed in the rooting tutorial after rooting the phone like unlocking the nand? Why would I ever want to make a nand backup?
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1. You have to wipe every time you flash a rom of different build...example: you have Fresh Rom and you want to go to Damage Control, then yes you would have to wipe. If you are just updating Fresh .3 to Fresh .5 then you would not have to wipe.
2. There are updated roms out using the latest software patch. I know Damage Control's latest utilizes this...not sure of the others, as I have only run his since the last update.
3. Making a "nand backup" is nothing more than backing up the current rom you are using in case you screw something up you can just revert to your backup. Unlocking nand also allows you to "write" within Android vs. having to do it using adb commands.
hope this helps...I'm sure others will chime in.
pretty much what admorris said.
#2 make sure never ever to take an ota update!!! you could lose your root forever Wait for a dev to incorporate the update (you should find an updated rom and the update messages will stop)
#3 You want to unlock nand because that is full root. The first part of rooting is only the half of it Most custom roms now require nand be unlocked in order for the rom to properly function
thanks. Is there any app I can download to make a backup of my settings & apps? I'm tired of wiping my phone and starting over from scratch.
titanium backup
Hello,
I recently got myself an Xperia ZL C6502 with unloackable bootloader. It came loaded with the .434 firmware (Android Version 4.1.2.), and so I rooted using this method here: ROOT MANY ANDROID v31 by Bin4ry. (link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460&highlight=434)
Then I updated via OTA to the .244 firmware (4.2.2) thinking that root would hold through the OTA update. I ran a factory reset afterward, hearing that is good for performance.
The strange thing is, now that I've updated, I'm unsure on root status.
For starters, AVG says I am operating in higher permission mode, aka root is enabled. However, Titanium Backup can't get root access permissions, and when I try to manually update the binary of Superuser 3.1.1 (it's the most current version but I tried anyway), it told me root access failed.
Even stranger is that when I load up Flashtool (latest version as of this date of posting) it tells me Root Access Allowed.
Can anybody help shed some light on this issue I'm having? Apps that require root aren't given permission, Superuser doesn't seem to detect the fact that my device is rooted, yet AVG and Flashtool are telling me that it is.
Thanks in advance.
Any ideas?
CedricFP said:
Any ideas?
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This may not be the answer you want to hear but if I was you, I would flash a clean 244 build with Flashtool and then root. No more mysteries about whether or not root is there or not ... or if it's a broken root.
You will have a fully rooted latest build of 4.2.2.
Its really easy, only takes 15 min.
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This may not be the answer you want to hear but if I was you, I would flash a clean 244 build with Flashtool and then root. No more mysteries about whether or not root is there or not ... or if it's a broken root.
You will have a fully rooted latest build of 4.2.2.
Its really easy, only takes 15 min.
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Thanks for your reply
Yes I had considered that, but I was wondering if I had encountered some kind of show-stopping bug or what-not. Ultimately, doing a clean flash is a last resort, but definitely an option. If anybody else has any idea why this might be, or has encountered this issue before, please do respond!
I want to get some of the bloat off my Galaxy Tab S (WiFI only 10.5" 32GB) and have it auto sync time to NTP. Pretty weak that it can't do the latter on default software. I see the lovely Chainfire root tool in the General forum for this device.
My best guess is that I will still receive Android updates but installing one will void the root and make me re-root. This from a two year old thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1814093
Install Titanium Backup, freeze half the stuff that comes with it, how could life get better?
Im not sure about reciving an ota update from the device will make you lose root. I have supersu pro and turned on survival mode in case I lost root from an update. To update I think you will need to flash and stock updated rom and reroot. I am on rooted stock rom and have twrp recovery. I also changed my status to official so I can see if their is an update. So basically I can get the ota update and install it but I have not tested it yet with the new update yesterday. Since im on a custom recovery and rooted Im not sure if the ota update will install correctly. But to answer your question Im pretty sure you flash the rom update with odin. As for ota updates and installing them i do not know. Hope this helps!
I spent a bunch of time last night helping my brother root his G3 and install custom recovery and Xposed. I wasted time trying root methods that didn't work because I didn't realize until after the fact that he was running a newer version of Lollipop than most tools were for. We installed Lollipop on his phone last night and rooted afterwards. Apparently the latest version for the Tmobile G3 is D85120E, aka 20E. Most guides and tools are written for 20B.
First, we rooted using this tool: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/guide-root-method-lg-devices-t3129197
It worked well and was easy (once we found it, that is). After that, we wanted to install TWRP so we could put Xposed on there, but I couldn't find any information about how to do that. I was looking to install aboot and all that other stuff but couldn't find it for this phone/version. Well, it turns out that you don't need any of that stuff because you can install TWRP unmodified. We came to Tmobile from Verizon a month or so ago where we both had G2s, so I was familiar with that process and the hoops needed to jump through on VZW. Turns out that the bootloader for the Tmobile G3 is unlocked, so it's unnecessary. All I did was install TWRP Manager from the play store and installed the latest version of TWRP with it. We got a warning about not being able to write to the sdcard, but I ignored that and it worked fine.
The only issue we had was a constant FC after installing Xposed that LG Smart Cover stopped working. This can be remedied by freezing that with Titanium Backup before installing Xposed. We didn't know that beforehand though, so I used ADB to delete it by deleting the folder at /system/priv-app/LGCover
Also, some weather program FC'd at boot (only once or twice per boot, not constantly like the LGCover program), so we froze that with Titanium. That could be deleted as well, if you prefer or don't have TB.
I hope this helps. It turns out it was easier than expected to root, TWRP and Xpose the latest LP on Tmobile, just had to know that Tmobile had a newer version of LP and that the bootloader is unlocked by default.
Thanks.