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Long time reader first time poster! I'm not by any means an expert but I can follow directions.
I and a friend of mine bought our primes at the same time. Both of us rooted and unlocked both of us runs Virtuous Prime mod. when the .21 update came I was able to update and keep root with Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper. My friend, do not know what he was thinking , did not have rootkkeeper. He did have CWM but somehow did not have a backup rom.
Apparently He selected backup rom, and thought since it rebooted that he had made the backup, he didn’t go though the rest of the process.
So what I he has tried to do, is flash down to Virtuous .15 install rootkeeper, at which point he does have root, SU, and Su Copy available. All nice and easy.
Then flash up to Virtuous .21. Goes perfect.
After the restore however rootkeeper reports Not rooted, no root permission granted, and no SU copy available, even though he did backup .
Where did the root backup go?
Like I said I'm not an expert but I can flow directions. Why is what we are doing not working as I think it should?
PS: just a quick note of thanks to All the posters here. Like I said I've been a reader of these forums for a long time with several devices. I don’t have the time or honestly the inclination to really delve into the particulars of these devices. But I do like them to work the way I want them to, and with the help of the people here And especially Diamondback for his work on Virtuous Prime (Prime is 10X better than stock!) I've been able to get much more use out of my toys than I would have on my own!
Cheers!
I am not unlocked (yet) and was rooted with .15. Ran rootkeeper, and also lost my su-backup when I OTA upgraded to .21
I did make a copy of my su-backup, but since I'm not rooted now I cannot restore it to the /system folder.
Unlock is next.
George
I have a Transformer Prime with an Unknown Serial Number. My tablet can NOT be pushed OTA Updates by ASUS. Do NOT suggest going to ASUS's website and downloading their update file, you can NOT keep Root using those files. OTA RootKeeper ONLY Works on OTA Updates PUSHED by ASUS to your tablet.
Do NOT suggest going to ASUS's website and downloading their update file. Do NOT suggest any blob file that has been linked to on these forums, UNLESS it is from someone who has actually COPIED the OTA Update from ASUS AS IT WAS BEING PUSHED to their tablet. These blob files are NOT OTA Updates.
Okay, so if you have an unknown serial on your Transformer or Transformer Prime you can't get OTA Updates. I am one of these people and it sucks because I actually like 9.4.2.21. I want root.
Now my question is, is it possible for someone with a TF101/TF201 to use some ADB or some other software to intercept the package that ASUS is pushing to the tablet and make it available to others?
I would try to figure out how to do it myself, but as I mentioned earlier. I don't have a tablet with a serial number, it shows unknown. So no OTA Updates for me.
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Okay, so if you have an unknown serial on your Transformer or Transformer Prime you can't get OTA Updates. I am one of these people and it sucks because I actually like 9.4.2.21.
Now my question is, is it possible for someone with a TF101/TF201 to use some ADB or some other software to intercept the package that ASUS is pushing to the tablet and make it available to others?
I would try to figure out how to do it myself, but as I mentioned earlier. I don't have a tablet with a serial number, it shows unknown. So no OTA Updates for me.
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You can manually update it using wolf849 method, which is really used to downgrade but im more then certain it would work to manually upgrade.
Ill go step by step.
1. If you want root, and are on 9.4.2.15 now, root it now! then backup root with OTA ROOTKEEPER
2.Download latest .21 FW here http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=20&s=16&m=Eee+Pad+Transformer+Prime+TF201&os=32 you likely want US build, not WW (check in settings under about this tablet)
3. Download my modded ViperMOD tool from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25508554&postcount=52 this allows for one click downgrade.
4. Extract the .21 fw you download and find the file named "blob" and put blob on the root of you primes INTERNAL MEMORY
5. Make sure all prime drivers are installed (should install by themselves , mine did) then open my modded viperMOD (thanks viperboy) and connect transformer prime. Select option 1 in modded viperMOD tool to downgrade tablet (in your case upgrade, it just manually apply's the blob file (firmware) )
6. Should reboot to .21 then restore root with OTA Rootkeeper if wanted
Hope it works
You can't manually update or you'll lose root. Unless you have tested this yourself I'll stick with where I am. I was on 9.4.2.15, manually upgraded to .21 as I have Unknown Serial problems, LOST ROOT. Currently downgraded to 9.4.2.14.
Aka, downgrade to 9.4.2.XX. Root. Protect Root, Use the tool to upgrade to .21. Restore Root. If you can show me video evidence of this, I will do it. Otherwise, it would be a waste of my time as I would have to downgrade AGAIN and stay where I am.
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You can't manually update or you'll lose root. Unless you have tested this yourself I'll stick with where I am. I was on 9.4.2.15, manually upgraded to .21 as I have Unknown Serial problems, LOST ROOT. Currently downgraded to 9.4.2.14.
Aka, downgrade to 9.4.2.XX. Root. Protect Root, Use the tool to upgrade to .21. Restore Root. If you can show me video evidence of this, I will do it. Otherwise, it would be a waste of my time as I would have to downgrade AGAIN and stay where I am.
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I was on .21 downgraded to .15, then rooted, then installed OTA rootkeeper to backup root, updated to .21 OTA then restored root with OTA rootkeeper, and im now on .21 rooted with out a unlocked prime. This has also been stated by many others.
The Blob files are NOT the OTAs as far as I can tell from what I have read.
I can NOT receive OTA Updates from ASUS while connected to the internet on my Tablet. I have an UNKNWON SERIAL NUMBER on my TF201.
An Unknown Serial Number prohibits me from being pushed OTAs by ASUS.
slayvus, im with you, im gonna get my prime replaced or rma'd on thursday if i cant find exactly what your looking for!.
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The Blob files are NOT the OTAs as far as I can tell from what I have read.
I can NOT receive OTA Updates from ASUS while connected to the internet on my Tablet. I have an UNKNWON SERIAL NUMBER on my TF201.
An Unknown Serial Number prohibits me from being pushed OTAs by ASUS.
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doing the manual update is like doing the OTA updates
you keep all your information on your prime hence you can just use the root keeper to restore root
of course we're just trying to help you but if you refuse to listen to us and want us to spend time to prove to you that something works when you can always try your self, then never mind just stay on your firmware that you're on @[email protected];
This is getting tiresome of repeating this. So I let you hear it from someone who MADE Primetime, -viperboy-.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25495366&postcount=1634
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Assdikes said:
How come I can't root or how come vipermod is not getting the job done anymore? Also I don't really know how to make real use of the OTA root keeper, because everytime I updated I made a SU backup, and then I think this is where I mess up, Then I would install the update manually from my sd card and everything is out of whack the root is messed up in a half root state sometimes, and my apps are gone, and blah blah blah...... someone help!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
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Dear God, can you read?! DIRECTLY from the OP:
THIS WILL NOT ROOT .21 AT THIS TIME!!
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There is no root method for .21, only a downgrade procedure. The reason why OTA Root Keeper didn't work is because...
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...it's called "OTA rootkeeper", not "manual update rootkeeper".
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...when you update it from the sdcard, it's the full install, not the OTA that only makes certain changes. You are wiping out the OS and your su-backup.
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Again, lets go over this ONE more time since people can not seem to read and think EVERYONE on the internet is wrong.
THE BLOB FILES ARE NOT OTA UPDATES! THEY ARE MANUAL UPDATES AND YOU CAN NOT KEEP ROOT IF YOU USE THEM!
If someone can show a know developer saying different, THAN I will believe you. Until than, I will go with the assumption that, again, BLOB files are manual updates. I do NOT want to waste time to have to do everything over again on my Prime and risk bricking it AGAIN. I already risked it once by downgrading.
bimbobo said:
It worked finally, but I wasted my time.
I installed WW15, rooted it, save the root with OTA RK, reinstalled 21WW but OTA RK did not restore the saved root. Either I cannot OTA RK correctly, or you cannot root 21 at all. I do not get that somebody reported they could restore 21 root, maybe they are unlocked.
I need to decide to stay with 15 or rest in peace with 21 not rooted.
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bimbobo said:
I installed using the guide in the dev forum, sd card and blob.
Then I do not know.
I just clicked on "backup root", I have no idea where it's installed.
But you can eventually explain how to use it correctly.
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No, I'm asking how you went from 15 to 21. Did you let it update over the air or did you manually update via an SDcard update? Just wondering because Root Keeper only works for OTA updates from what I understand. For example, I was on version 15, rooted with this tool, installed Root Keeper, backed up root, and when the update came it installed automatically, and I just had to go back into Root Keeper and restore root.
EDIT: just noticed this
I think this is your problem. It's an OTA Root Keeper. You did not update OTA
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Now PLEASE, stop suggesting that I install .21 using a BLOB file off my SDCard. It's making me feel bad having to prove you wrong. All I want to know is if it is possible to intercept ASUS' OTA Updates so that people like ME can make use of them.
Could be a way
slayvus,
This guy managed to intercept this us one, now it would be nice if they could do it for my ww version.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437274
im downloading this old firmware to comare it to the manual blob to see if its just a case of putting the blob in the cache folder :S
we would just need someone with a non .21 prime to download the ota for us
It looks promising, but it doesn't seem like anyone has contributed to that method in over a month.
without trying to get your hopes up im returning mine tomorrow if i dont find a solution tonight i did find this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22928122
a direct link to asus ota update for 8.6.5.21 -> 9.2.1.11 US
im going to check out whats in this zip, and see if i can find an ota link for ww, if i find one for .21 its worth you trying, you can allways downgrade again.
i went from .21 to .11 to .21 to 8.8.3.33 now im back at .15, lol
You can download FOTAKILL.apk and install it in /system/data and it will no longer OTA.
Did it for the Xoom on 4.0.3 Team EOS 1.0. Works perfect. Will work on the Lemon TF201 as well.
slayvus said:
Okay, so if you have an unknown serial on your Transformer or Transformer Prime you can't get OTA Updates. I am one of these people and it sucks because I actually like 9.4.2.21.
Now my question is, is it possible for someone with a TF101/TF201 to use some ADB or some other software to intercept the package that ASUS is pushing to the tablet and make it available to others?
I would try to figure out how to do it myself, but as I mentioned earlier. I don't have a tablet with a serial number, it shows unknown. So no OTA Updates for me.
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You can go to Asus.com and download the .21 updated zip file. If you unzip it you will find the blob file there. You will have to manually update but you will lose root. OTA root keeper wont work for this method.
If you want to intercept, accept the OTA download but dont install it. Go to your cache folder (I forget the sub folder maybe someone can chime in) and there you will find the dlpkxxxxx file. I assume if you copy that file into another Prime in the same directory that the tab will assume you have just downloaded an update and will install it as if it were OTA. Then you may be able to use OTA rootkeeper to restore root afterwards. I haven't tried this myself so just a theory.
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slayvus
im going to get mine rma'd or replaced this afternoon,
when i get a working one back ill get a copy of the OTA from my cache folder, i feel this may be a way for unknown serial number units to get .21 with root!
i may be getting mine fixed but i will still strive to get a fix for this situation.
Believe me ive upgraded and downgraded to and from .21 about 10 times sofar so its still worth trying.
Again, the updates from ASUS on their website, which are the blob files people are passing around for things like downgrades and such ARE NOT THE SAME THING AS AN OTA UPDATE.
An OTA Update is smaller than the blob files by a LOT. The OTAs are like less than 100 MB for the incremental updates. The updates on ASUS's website are over 300MB.
calm down, im sorry if i didnt say it right, im only human, i am going to get the ota update that downloads to the cache folder which as you say is smaller than the asus blob, i fully understand this, i spent all last night looking for the asus OTA 9.4.2.21 update, the best i could find is one to update to 9.4.2.11.
I repeat, I do not mean the one from asus.com, i am refering to the ones the units automaticly notifys you that they are availble and you then download direct to device, allowing you to use ota root keeper.
i upgraded to .21 using wolfs method last night and confirm that root is not kept if you do it that way.
when i get a working unit i will help intercept where the update downloads to and get a copy from my device, even if it means downgrading multiple times till we get it right!
I have no problem with what you said XN, the problem is with people like aznmode.
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aznmode said:
You can go to Asus.com and download the .21 updated zip file.
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I have no problem with what you said XN, the problem is with people like aznmode.
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Did you see my 2nd paragraph? Did that not answer your question? I try to help and you have a problem with it. Get that stick out of your ass dude.
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Did you even read my OP before I updated it? I have no problem with reading.
I can NOT receive OTA Updates. My Prime has an Unknown Serial Number. ASUS refuses to push OTA Updates to Primes that have the Unknown Serial Number.
I understand you cant receive OTA and thats a known problem ever since the first ICS build came around and Asus is well aware of it and I've been in this ATP forums since this tablet was release so I am well aware of that issue as well. My 1st prime was in Dec of last year. Anyway I was generalizing when I said "you" and I didnt mean YOU cause obviously you cant get the OTA. My main point was how it can be done. I have intercepted an OTA before and I have some saved and I've done it with my Acer a100 as well. We're all here to help each other out so you should be thankful instead of being an ass about it. People will less likely to help you in the future. Not gonna waste anymore time..but good luck and hope you get your problem sorted out.
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I have a TF201 with the "Unknown Serial"
Recently I found that I could root it with the SparkyRoot app
My question is, does the Voodoo OTA Root Keeper app still keep root if I do a manual update (since OTA updates don't work for me)?
I tried the manual update from .15 to .21 with "Wolf's ultimate flash and downgrade guide" and I couldn't keep root. It kept over writing the root..
ShyTownFantasy said:
I tried the manual update from .15 to .21 with "Wolf's ultimate flash and downgrade guide" and I couldn't keep root. It kept over writing the root..
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Right. I learned a couple of posts above yours that you lose root doing manual update. "Root keeper " tool does not recover root because of the exploit gets patch unlike doing an OTA
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1648296
if your US, or im looking at when i get mine back from rma, ill try to post the ww version.
try it, you can allways downgrade
xn1337 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1648296
if your US, or im looking at when i get mine back from rma, ill try to post the ww version.
try it, you can allways downgrade
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Yes, US version.
So I just put that file in /cache/ and reboot or something? And it will automatically try to update? Or I go to check for updates?
How well does that method work? Since I am on .15, that should be safe, right?
See this post：
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1648296
It can make sn problem pad upgrade 21 ok and root keep with voodo rootkeeper.
So I copied that file to /cache/ and I saw some notification that there was an update. Then I wanted to make sure OTA Root Keeper was setup first and also I wanted to double check my version. I realized I was on .14, so I did a manual update to .15 and got root again.
Now I can't get the dlpkgfile to be recognized. I've tried removing it and copying again. I've done numerous power down, power on, cycles, as well as a "hard reboot" by holding vol up before holding the power to turn it on.
I'm not really sure what to do. Is there some way to make it recognize that there is a dlpkgfile in /cache?
Hi guys,
I'm RMA'ing my Prime back to Asus to hopefully improve it's WiFi performance. I'm not really sure if there's anything they can do but it's just so terrible I can't live with it anymore.
The tablet is rooted (with Voodoo backup) but is not unlocked. If I remember correctly there is an option within Root Keeper to unroot. Is this all that I need to do in order to get it back to stock?
Also, the CS guy from Asus said that they might need to do a full wipe and reload of the OS. I'm guessing that I need to get the backup file that Voodoo uses to do it's magic off of my Prime. Anyone happen to know where that is kept and what it's called?
If they do end up reinstalling the OS I will still be able to restore root with Root Keeper, right?
Thanks in advance!
Scotlac said:
Hi guys,
I'm RMA'ing my Prime back to Asus to hopefully improve it's WiFi performance. I'm not really sure if there's anything they can do but it's just so terrible I can't live with it anymore.
The tablet is rooted (with Voodoo backup) but is not unlocked. If I remember correctly there is an option within Root Keeper to unroot. Is this all that I need to do in order to get it back to stock?
Also, the CS guy from Asus said that they might need to do a full wipe and reload of the OS. I'm guessing that I need to get the backup file that Voodoo uses to do it's magic off of my Prime. Anyone happen to know where that is kept and what it's called?
If they do end up reinstalling the OS I will still be able to restore root with Root Keeper, right?
Thanks in advance!
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Hi I got my tablet few days back from asus RMA it comes full wiped and it has the 9.4.2.21 system version so the back up in Voodoo wont help you because you will lose root. Yes when you unroot the tablet it will be OK.
grilko said:
Hi I got my tablet few days back from asus RMA it comes full wiped and it has the 9.4.2.21 system version so the back up in Voodoo wont help you because you will lose root. Yes when you unroot the tablet it will be OK.
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Wow, so I guess my only option to root if they do have to flash a new OS is to unlock and flash a rooted ROM?
There's no other way for me to recover root if I have the files from Voodoo?
Sorry, I'm not exactly sure about how Root Keeper does what it does.....
Scotlac said:
Wow, so I guess my only option to root if they do have to flash a new OS is to unlock and flash a rooted ROM?
There's no other way for me to recover root if I have the files from Voodoo?
Sorry, I'm not exactly sure about how Root Keeper does what it does.....
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Now you dont need to unlock bootloader. The Viper tool will root your prime so you dont need to worry about rooting prime.
The Root Keeper keeps the root but when they repair your tablet the do a factroy reset and wipe so you would have a completly new OS like when you first time start your prime so the Root Keeper has nothing to do.
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Now you dont need to unlock bootloader. The Viper tool will root your prime so you dont need to worry about rooting prime.
The Root Keeper keeps the root but when they repair your tablet the do a factroy reset and wipe so you would have a completly new OS like when you first time start your prime so the Root Keeper has nothing to do.
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Thanks for the info Grilko!
I'm just a little confused because I had to do a full factory reset on my tablet last week and Root Keeper restored root afterwards with absolutely no problem. I'm just wondering what they might do at the service center that would interfere with it's ability to restore root as long as I kept a copy of the file and restored it when I got it back from RMA.
Anyway, that doesn't make a bit of difference if Viper tool can now root 9.4.2.21 but according to their post in the dev forums it still won't.....
just factory reset your prime, send it in
they'll send it back on .28
then just use this to root your prime
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1706588
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Greetings,
I know the easy answer to this is going to be to flash a new rom, but if I wanted to do that I would have already. I'd rather find and repair the source of the issue and learn from it.
That being said, shortly after getting my tbolt (when they were first released) I used the revolutionary root and added in VPN software for work. Being unaware that OTA updates hadn't been blocked during the rooting, the phone took an update and went into a death-boot-loop. I found a clean updated OTA rom, flashed and unrooted the phone as the VPN software didn't work well for what I intended anyway.
Great, now the phone is all back to stock (or so I thought).. After a while, another OTA update came down, it asked to update, I allowed, and it said update failed.. Repeat ad nauseum for the next several weeks. Since I was happy with the way the phone was operating, I didn't care if it got the updates or not.
So last week, I decided that since the phone is out of warranty anyway, I might as well root and get rid of some of the bloat, and while I'm at it, get rid of the damn nag screen every tine I hook it to a computer. Searched around, found thunderbolt tool 1.0.1, downed it and tried it out, and it proceeded to say unable to lock my phone.
After a little screwing around, the "update status" on the phone itself reports ROM Version: 2.11.605.9, while the tool was getting a response of 2.11.605.5, so it was using the wrong method to get into the phone. So I edited the batch file to use the .9 method no matter what it reported back, and it proceeded to root, add the recovery, and superuser.
Ahhh, life is good, the phone is rooted again, time to start doing my own customization.
Except that after a couple reboots, everything loses the root rights.
Running titanium backup says "asking for root rights" and then "titanium has been granted superuser permissions" but it just hangs there at the "asking for root rights" screen.
Wireless tether similar story... Start the app and it says "press to start tethering" and touching the screen gets "wireless tethering has been granted superuser permissions", then hangs at "please wait while starting".
Won't do anything that requires root, unless I run the tool again and select "S-off but no root", and it will go through a procedure and root will work again for a while.
Also, as I'm typing this, I discovered that it doesn't necessarily require rebooting to lose root. I had root working last night, but when I picked up the phone to get the proper messages to type, it is not showing root again, and it hasn't been rebooted since root was working.
Thoughts on how to repair this without flashing a rom?
Have you attempted to run the "fix permissions" option in your recovery?
If that does not help, You could use something like OTA RootKeeper to protect root, if you loose it you would just click one button to get it back.
Last thing I can think of is to just reflash the same ROM you are using now on top of what you have so you loose no data and any messed up settings or files will be rewrote.
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You should really think about installing a custom ROM, because until you do, or you block OTA updates, this will be a reoccurring issue.
You could easily install a stock rooted ROM of the exact same thing you have now. nothing would change except it would be properly rooted and OTA updates would be blocked.
That is because only temp root is applied to the official 605.19 Ruu. You need to downgrade back to 605.5 after getting temp root on the 605.19 Ruu then apply the perm root zip in recovery and then flash a newer rom from recovery. If that doesn't work don't lose hope. I may be misunderstanding the situation you have but it sounds like you're only applying temp root. The tool doesn't need to be edited and you may need to flash the 605.19 stock Ruu, relock and s on and then run the tool again.
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Milimbar said:
Have you attempted to run the "fix permissions" option in your recovery?
If that does not help, You could use something like -edit- to protect root, if you loose it you would just click one button to get it back.
Last thing I can think of is to just reflash the same ROM you are using now on top of what you have so you loose no data and any messed up settings or files will be rewrote.
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You should really think about installing a custom ROM, because until you do, or you block OTA updates, this will be a reoccurring issue.
You could easily install a stock rooted ROM of the exact same thing you have now. nothing would change except it would be properly rooted and OTA updates would be blocked.
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Haven't seen the fix permissions option anywhere I've been, care to point me in the right direction?
I'll check out the rootkeeper.
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That is because only temp root is applied to the official 605.19 Ruu. You need to downgrade back to 605.5 after getting temp root on the 605.19 Ruu then apply the perm root zip in recovery and then flash a newer rom from recovery. If that doesn't work don't lose hope. I may be misunderstanding the situation you have but it sounds like you're only applying temp root. The tool doesn't need to be edited and you may need to flash the 605.19 stock Ruu, relock and s on and then run the tool again.
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Never took the .19 update, and both the tool and phone report as .05 now. (if I remember correctly the .09 reverts back to .05 to get in)
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Haven't seen the fix permissions option anywhere I've been, care to point me in the right direction?
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What recovery are you using?
I only use 4ext and would recommend that.
The fix permissions will take up to 5 min and may not help your particular issue, but shouldn't hurt to try.
If 4ext - Boot into recovery, select tools then select fix permissions.
If CWM I think its in the advanced menu.
and If TWRP I think it is in the advanced menu again.
Good luck and listen to the others here, they go out of their way to help people a lot
Ok earlier I misread your post. I thought it said 605.19. Still though something you're doing is causing you to only get temp root. Reread the op of the allinone tool and make sure you meet the requirements before you start it. That away when you run it this time you are in the best possible situation for it to work. Trter is very helpful and if you post your issue in his thread he will probably assist you with anything you need.
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I remember having a similar problem about 6-7 months ago.
I would randomly loose root, though not as often as he is describing.
In my case it was a combination of an outdated root method and a flawed ROM.
If everything he is using is current, including the ROM, he shouldn't have an issue.
If it were me I would flash Santod's stock deodexed ROM and be done with it.
It is the stock ROM with nothing changed except it is prerooted.
I understand that you would like to "fix" this issue without flashing a ROM, however the ROM itself could be the problem. this solution is the simplest I can think of.
Using everything from the thunderbolt toolkit, so yes, 4ext.
Found and ran the fix permissions, ran for 15 minutes before it finished so we'll see how it goes.
I get what you're saying about the rom being screwed up, and am starting to think my only choice is to reflash it, so I'll start looking into a new rom.. That being said I'm still pursuing fixing this until I find a rom that serves my purpose.
Is there a good stable ICS for thunderbolt, pre-loaded with root and good battery life?
Yea the one in the post above yours. If you want something a that is faster and has better battery than it then head over to infectedrom.com and check out all the different options santod has made.
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