this is the email I sent to the dev...I'm thinking I could, perhaps, get a solution here also:
So I was doing things as normal with my phone and somehow, I don't
even remember how, I was alerted that "#su binary outdated" in my
notification bar on my dell streak 5.
I clicked the notification and said... sure... go ahead and update...
as the process was proceeding, i put down my phone. This allowed it
to auto-rotate from portrait to landscape mode.... which seem to
restart the update process.
That is a problem because.... some of the prior settings were already
changed but the update process was restarted midway..... so now, when
the process retried, I saw different information than I saw before
(see below).... and the update fails. Now all applications seeking
root fail to get it, including titanium backup, which I would use to
completely uninstall superuser then reinstall it from the market.
Additionally, uninstalling the superuser update from the market and
using the version which came with my ROM (streakin' 354 latest) doesn't solve these problems.
Re-applying the superuser update from the market also does not solve
the problems. Also, flashing the .zip you provide on your website
does not solve the problem (su.3.0.2-efgh-signed.zip).
Additionally, every time I turn off my phone, I have to yank my
battery and SD card, reinsert them, and then start up the phone.)
This is what I see when updating the binary:
Downloading manifest... okay!
Parsing manifest... okay!
Latest Version = 3.0
Checking installed version = legacy
Fixing database... okay!
Downloading custom busybox... okay!
Checking md5sum... okay!
Checking current install path... fail!
Failed to find currently installed su binary. Update cannot continue
as I was watching the update before the auto-rotation... checking
installed version equaled something like 2.3.blah instead of 'legacy'
Any idea how to solve this?
[Guide]Rooting all stock roms the RIGHT way
It unroots before rerooting. If it doesnt fix it then it's your install itself that's broken
TheManii said:
[Guide]Rooting all stock roms the RIGHT way
It unroots before rerooting. If it doesnt fix it then it's your install itself that's broken
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F*cking awesome. You'd think the .zip file available at superuser's website would work better than something crashed together by another android hacker. Thank you so much for the information. It worked!
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After I installed the firmware update, via Odin, i can't seem to re-root my phone. I re-installed the update, renamed the zip, flashed it and no smoke. I'm kind of new with all of this so what do i do to access root at this point?
Also, I re-downloaded the superuser app from the market and it stated that there was a new version available. The app states" an error occurred and su was not updated. A zip(su-2.3.1-bin-signed.zip) has been placed on your sdcard, please reboot into recovery mode and flash it to update your su binary. " I tried to flash this recieved an error message saying that the zip was "(bad)". What do I do?
did not have a problem with ryans one touch lag fix that also takes care of root
I'm having the same problem. Also new to this so I'm sure it's going to be something simple. But it's dricing me crazy. I'm sooo close. Anyone with advice it would be much appreciated.
sorry I forgot to say that I have the Epic 4g
aaconteh said:
After I installed the firmware update, via Odin, i can't seem to re-root my phone. I re-installed the update, renamed the zip, flashed it and no smoke. I'm kind of new with all of this so what do i do to access root at this point?
Also, I re-downloaded the superuser app from the market and it stated that there was a new version available. The app states" an error occurred and su was not updated. A zip(su-2.3.1-bin-signed.zip) has been placed on your sdcard, please reboot into recovery mode and flash it to update your su binary. " I tried to flash this recieved an error message saying that the zip was "(bad)". What do I do?
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The Superuser app from the market isn't going to give you superuser privileges without the phone being rooted. That's why you are rooting the phone in the first place.
As I've made a habit of experimenting with every ROM known to man I've gotten this down to a routine when it comes to flashing and re-rooting. And a big part of my routine is using TGA_Gunnman's handy One Click ROOT Windows application (also a mac version available in the same thread)...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739300
Just use it and follow the instruction. Biggest thing is to make sure the phone has USB Debugging enabled and that the internal and external SD's are NOT MOUNTED. Just click the ROOT ME button, look in the shell window to see that the update.zip has been pushed successfully, use the vol rocker keys to select REINSTALL PACKAGES, and reboot.
It's never failed for me so far, and I've re-rooted dozens of times now.
Best of luck!
DemDonkies said:
sorry I forgot to say that I have the Epic 4g
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The root method for the Epic4g is a tad different...and located in another forum...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=770388
I have a X10 Mini Pro with fw 2.1-1 on which I can't seem to install Busybox, and as a result xrecovery and custom ROMs. It rooted fine with SuperOneClick.
I downloaded Titanium Backup (free version) and installed Busybox 1.16.0 from there (which is confirmed by Titanium) but according to some sources this Busybox version is only for use with Titanium Backup. This would be confirmed by Root Check which says the device is rooted but does not have Busybox. Next I tried the Busybox Installer from the Market but all versions fail with a generic fail to install error message. Finally I tried this thread which suggests installing an apk but that failed with a "problem parsing the package" error in Root Explorer.
Have to admit I'm a iOS user which I of course jailbreak until the cows come home, so this phone has me baffled. Rooting, installing xrecovery and custom ROMs on a ZTE Blade was also very strait-forward, but I just can't understand what I'm doing wrong here.
Any ideas are much appreciated!
Hey, the thread you linked is from the mini forum, not the mini pro.
Look in this one and see if it helps with anything.
Thanks for the link, used to install xrecovery but it still doesn't work. I can see the installation happening, the file permissions being changed, and finally getting a "done" and the phone rebooting but pressing the back-key during boot does nothing.
I assume this is still because of the lack of Busybox being installed (Root Check confirms this). It's a prerequisite of xrecovery after all, and the script doesn't install Busybox outside of what Titanium Backup does (which, from what I've read, is not a "true" Busybox).
Therefore - how can I make sure a standalone Busybox is installed?
Nitsson said:
Thanks for the link, used to install xrecovery but it still doesn't work. I can see the installation happening, the file permissions being changed, and finally getting a "done" and the phone rebooting but pressing the back-key during boot does nothing.
I assume this is still because of the lack of Busybox being installed (Root Check confirms this). It's a prerequisite of xrecovery after all, and the script doesn't install Busybox outside of what Titanium Backup does (which, from what I've read, is not a "true" Busybox).
Therefore - how can I make sure a standalone Busybox is installed?
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my suggestion would be to try this one. this installs xrecovery everytime i reflash my phone.
Mikevhl's Script
Works like a charm every time. Just close the superallinoneclick when the window pops up and continue following instructions
ctalcant said:
my suggestion would be to try this one. this installs xrecovery everytime i reflash my phone.
Mikevhl's Script
Works like a charm every time. Just close the superallinoneclick when the window pops up and continue following instructions
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Thanks for that. Ran it but Busybox was again not installed, and xrecovery does not run as a result. I'm starting to think this is just plain weird - how can something that works on other phones not work on mine?
Any idea how I reinstall the latest original SE fw? Thinking that I'll do that and run this install right after. Perhaps my messing around has damaged what I have.
Nitsson said:
Thanks for that. Ran it but Busybox was again not installed, and xrecovery does not run as a result. I'm starting to think this is just plain weird - how can something that works on other phones not work on mine?
Any idea how I reinstall the latest original SE fw? Thinking that I'll do that and run this install right after. Perhaps my messing around has damaged what I have.
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Run Sony Ericsson Update Service (SEUS) or repair with pc companion. After fresh flash, run that script for both root and xrecovery, should work flawlessly
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That, unfortunately, does not work. SEUS says there's no software which is fair enough if I'm on the latest fw, but the repair option in Companion says (and I quote): "there is no new software for your phone yet". Absurd, as I want to repair not upgrade.
Any ideas? Or should I just get another iPhone?
The option to repair is really small, but it's there. Try this instead:
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/sup...ed/updateservice/xperiax10minipro?cc=gb&lc=en
download that, run it, repair phone, run script.
ctalcant said:
The option to repair is really small, but it's there. Try this instead:
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/sup...ed/updateservice/xperiax10minipro?cc=gb&lc=en
download that, run it, repair phone, run script.
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Thanks, but that links to the SEUS which I have. Running that I got a message saying there were no updates strait away, it was only in Companion that I had the option of repairing even though that also ended up saying there were no updates instead of actually repairing. I'll have another stab at it when I get home tonight though.
i always update using SEUS, of course it tells you that u have the latest fw, but there are still an option to "Install" the fresh fw...just done it this morning
syin16 said:
i always update using SEUS, of course it tells you that u have the latest fw, but there are still an option to "Install" the fresh fw...just done it this morning
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Ah ok, great. I shall try that tonight then.
Or perhaps I shall not. I just can't see where the install option is in SEUS, and I've now gone over it five times. Appreciate a pointer.
Try xRecovery 0.1.1 manual installation.
That is the ONLY one that ever worked for me.
me2freedom said:
Try xRecovery 0.1.1 manual installation.
That is the ONLY one that ever worked for me.
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Tried that already, but it fails as I can't seem to install Busybox.
Nitsson said:
Tried that already, but it fails as I can't seem to install Busybox.
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When it tells you have that you have the latest software, in the bottom right corner it should still have a button for "Install", click that and will display a confirmation that you want to clear all data. Select yes and it should begin downloading/installing
I believe that busybox is installed in your x10... No matter what use it for.
Now try this link for your xrecovery and isntall manually.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=950324
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Try the Flashtool BETA version 0.2.9.1 from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=920746
It roots, install busybox and xrecovery full automatically after a clean install via SEUS.
I have tried to look for this but can't seem to find info on this, maybe I'm not searching for the right thing, if anyone can point me in the right direction that would be fantastic.
I keep getting a msg on my phone that there is a software update on my phone, I go to install the update, it downloads it, then says my phone needs to be restarted. it restarts and I get to the CWM boot screen... then tells me it failed to update my phone. I'm assuming it isnt working due to the fact my phone is rooted. any suggestions on how to's to do this?
Thank you
Unroot phone .
Update OTA
Root phone
Or join XDA developers and flash stock rom via odin.
jje
MaximoKnight said:
I have tried to look for this but can't seem to find info on this, maybe I'm not searching for the right thing, if anyone can point me in the right direction that would be fantastic.
I keep getting a msg on my phone that there is a software update on my phone, I go to install the update, it downloads it, then says my phone needs to be restarted. it restarts and I get to the CWM boot screen... then tells me it failed to update my phone. I'm assuming it isnt working due to the fact my phone is rooted. any suggestions on how to's to do this?
Thank you
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If you want a samsung update you have to flash a stock rom without root with Odin. You could also use Mobile Odin Pro for flashing a newer firmware and still keep root. You get the firmware here www.sammobile.com/firmware.
Disable Update
That sounds like a bit of a process that I'm not looking to get into right now... until then, is there a way to disable the update notification so that it doesn't keep alerting me that there is an update? it's starting to get rather annoying, it keeps pooping up from time to time.
You can freeze or remove the Update app. An app that doesn't exist cannot give you notifications.
It's not needed for the phone's correct functioning.
Flashing through Odin + Re-Rooting is a procedure of roughly 5 minutes, 4 of which for the firmware transfer and double-checking of the input.
Update CWM and re-run the root process
MaximoKnight said:
I have tried to look for this but can't seem to find info on this, maybe I'm not searching for the right thing, if anyone can point me in the right direction that would be fantastic.
I keep getting a msg on my phone that there is a software update on my phone, I go to install the update, it downloads it, then says my phone needs to be restarted. it restarts and I get to the CWM boot screen... then tells me it failed to update my phone. I'm assuming it isnt working due to the fact my phone is rooted. any suggestions on how to's to do this?
Thank you
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I had the same issue. I had rooted the phone using an older version of CWM. In this version OTA updates download but fail to install after booting to recovery.
Download the latest versions of CWM from here and re-run the rooting process. The newer version of CWM (1.5 and up) supports OTA. Worked a charm for me!
Or you can just plug the handset into your pc and update with kies. You will need to reroot following this though.
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Greetings all!
I have been a long time user, first time poster, but have rooted my phone many times with success, however after a mini update today, the rootkit I used last time kind of worked, however most of the root functionality no longer works. I assume im just using an out of date rootkit.
Model: GT-i9300
Android Version: 4.1.2
Baseband: i9300BVELK1
Build: JZO54K.i9300XXELLA
The device does say modified but the apps still function as if it isn't rooted.
I am on Orange France Telecom living in France, using the handset from Orange. Which software download do I need to get the root working correctly please? I have checked alot of the guides but all point to what I assume is an out of date rootkit.
Thank you for your response in advance.
You can try updating the binaries from within the app.
And please don't ask questions in General
Glebun said:
You can try updating the binaries from within the app.
And please don't ask questions in General
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How do I do that please? I am concerned I will break my phone if I mess too much. Very much a beginner with rooting outside of the guides.
Go to the superuser app and do it there
Glebun said:
Go to the superuser app and do it there
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I may have been unclear, I don't know what the phrase "updating a binary" means. Thank you for taking an interest in helping though.
Also the version of the root software was Odin 1.64 I think (working from memory as not at home right now).
Bastrion said:
I may have been unclear, I don't know what the phrase "updating a binary" means. Thank you for taking an interest in helping though.
Also the version of the root software was Odin 1.64 I think (working from memory as not at home right now).
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Does anyone have any advice on how to fix this please? I am sitting at home now and I think I was using 1.85 Odin not 1.64. Why does my device say modified but still won't give me root access to apps etc.
Bastrion said:
Does anyone have any advice on how to fix this please? I am sitting at home now and I think I was using 1.85 Odin not 1.64. Why does my device say modified but still won't give me root access to apps etc.
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You should root using this its ptobably the best and easiest way
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957273
Download the zip from post 3 extract the MD5 file and flash via odin 1.85 is ok
Ok...
The problem being is that the root hasn't worked. I get through the root, but each time in the past, it does some file verifying where it says "verifying 1 of 145 files" or something similar, and then adds SUser and CWM - It doesn't do this after this root, and the phone, while saying rooted, won't work as a rooted phone. All my unlicensed apps now fail to load.
I really think that the micro update installed via KIES today needs a new rootkit. I tried the above update, and all that did was delete the Super User app too >_<
Thank you for your patience so far. This stuff is very complicated outside of the normal rooting.
Bastrion said:
The problem being is that the root hasn't worked. I get through the root, but each time in the past, it does some file verifying where it says "verifying 1 of 145 files" or something similar, and then adds SUser and CWM - It doesn't do this after this root, and the phone, while saying rooted, won't work as a rooted phone. All my unlicensed apps now fail to load.
I really think that the micro update installed via KIES today needs a new rootkit. I tried the above update, and all that did was delete the Super User app too >_<
Thank you for your patience so far. This stuff is very complicated outside of the normal rooting.
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If you use CF Auto Root and lose SU just download SU from the market, this one
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.supersu&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImV1LmNoYWluZmlyZS5zdXBlcnN1Il0.
CF Auto root doesn't contain CWM you need to install that seperately or install TWRP recovery
ag4751 said:
If you use CF Auto Root and lose SU just download SU from the market, this one
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.supersu&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImV1LmNoYWluZmlyZS5zdXBlcnN1Il0.
CF Auto root doesn't contain CWM you need to install that seperately or install TWRP recovery
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Ok so made a bit of progress, got the SuperSU on there again, but apps still function as unlicensed. This was all working fine until the update this morning, but at least we are progressing.
Still haven't solved it. Some apps work, some don't. I even tried Lucky Patcher, no joy.
I'm usually good at searching for answers for my problems, but I couldn't find the answer to my problems. I'll be as specific and detailed as I can.
I got my HTC Rezound and was running Android 4.0.3 out of the box. Then I decided to root my phone mainly to try to remove HTC sense and bloatware.
*First time at rooting*
From my understanding, I first had to unlock the bootloader, install a custom recovery, then install a custom rom (if I choose to, which I wanted to do).
So I successfully unlocked the bootloader through the HTCdev website. (I'll admit I was having trouble initially on my Windows 8.1 desktop, but I switched to my Windows 7 laptop and it worked perfectly)
Then I went on ahead to flash a custom recovery (Amon Ra Recovery).
After that, I managed to go into Recovery from the Bootloader to install Superuser. Then I updated it to the latest version via Google Play.
So far, I was having little to no issues up to this point.
But here's where I start getting into trouble...
Before I install a custom rom I wanted to test out the phone with it's new unlocked features. So I decided to download Titanium Backup (which downloaded and installed successfully) and it failed to find root access. So I decided to do some research and found out that rebooting it a few time helped some people out. Not for me.... Hard rebooted as well, but no dice. Looking at my Superuser (v 3.1.3), I noticed that the binaries were out of date (v3.0.3, and the latest is 3.1.1)
Thinking that this was the issue I tried to update it.
This is what the Binary Updater read:
Downloading manifest... okay!
Parsing manifest... okay!
Latest version = 3.1.1
Checking installed version = 3.0.3
Unpacking sutools... okay!
Checking current install path... /system/bin/su
Downloading new binary... okay!
Gaining root access... fail!
Then I decided to continue reboot 3-5 times, still nothing changes.
I downloaded a root checker app, which also told me that my phone is not rooted. I've also tried to reset my phone to factory settings through Recovery, but nothing changed.
I'm not sure if it's the Amon Ra Recovery or what. All I know is that my phone is telling me that it's not rooted, when I successfully did all the steps to do it. If there is another thread that I may have missed that solves this issue, please help me out.
I'm pretty sure I may just need to update the binary files on Superuser, but I can't do that through the Binary updater on my phone due to it's failing to gain root access. I just can't find the proper Binary files online. I'm also not too sure on how to update the binary files either.
Help?
:angel::crying:
androooleee said:
I'm usually good at searching for answers for my problems, but I couldn't find the answer to my problems. I'll be as specific and detailed as I can.
I got my HTC Rezound and was running Android 4.0.3 out of the box. Then I decided to root my phone mainly to try to remove HTC sense and bloatware.
*First time at rooting*
From my understanding, I first had to unlock the bootloader, install a custom recovery, then install a custom rom (if I choose to, which I wanted to do).
So I successfully unlocked the bootloader through the HTCdev website. (I'll admit I was having trouble initially on my Windows 8.1 desktop, but I switched to my Windows 7 laptop and it worked perfectly)
Then I went on ahead to flash a custom recovery (Amon Ra Recovery).
After that, I managed to go into Recovery from the Bootloader to install Superuser. Then I updated it to the latest version via Google Play.
So far, I was having little to no issues up to this point.
But here's where I start getting into trouble...
Before I install a custom rom I wanted to test out the phone with it's new unlocked features. So I decided to download Titanium Backup (which downloaded and installed successfully) and it failed to find root access. So I decided to do some research and found out that rebooting it a few time helped some people out. Not for me.... Hard rebooted as well, but no dice. Looking at my Superuser (v 3.1.3), I noticed that the binaries were out of date (v3.0.3, and the latest is 3.1.1)
Thinking that this was the issue I tried to update it.
This is what the Binary Updater read:
Downloading manifest... okay!
Parsing manifest... okay!
Latest version = 3.1.1
Checking installed version = 3.0.3
Unpacking sutools... okay!
Checking current install path... /system/bin/su
Downloading new binary... okay!
Gaining root access... fail!
Then I decided to continue reboot 3-5 times, still nothing changes.
I downloaded a root checker app, which also told me that my phone is not rooted. I've also tried to reset my phone to factory settings through Recovery, but nothing changed.
I'm not sure if it's the Amon Ra Recovery or what. All I know is that my phone is telling me that it's not rooted, when I successfully did all the steps to do it. If there is another thread that I may have missed that solves this issue, please help me out.
I'm pretty sure I may just need to update the binary files on Superuser, but I can't do that through the Binary updater on my phone due to it's failing to gain root access. I just can't find the proper Binary files online. I'm also not too sure on how to update the binary files either.
Help?
:angel::crying:
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1) I'd recommend TWRP or CWM for your recovery, both can be found in the Original Development section.
2) Try flashing this via recovery for root on an ICS rom - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23897942&postcount=371
i think rooting method u use is not working.
have u try another rooting method?
like z4root or superOneClick shortfuse?