Details : I lost root.
What happened: Was running stock Rogers RAZR 2.35, rooted with Clockwork on boot.
I upgraded to 2.36 when the upgrade came, and since have lost root.
I tried using MOTOFAIL afterwards to restore, but despite trying, it failed.
Any assistance would be appreciated.
bbabiuk said:
Details : I lost root.
What happened: Was running stock Rogers RAZR 2.35, rooted with Clockwork on boot.
I upgraded to 2.36 when the upgrade came, and since have lost root.
I tried using MOTOFAIL afterwards to restore, but despite trying, it failed.
Any assistance would be appreciated.
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Motofail is the root method to 2.3.6
Did you turned on debug usb? Post your error message from motofail.
Btw how did you updated ur system? Was rsd lite?
Cheers
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pedrotorresfilho said:
Motofail is the root method to 2.3.6
Did you turned on debug usb? Post your error message from motofail.
Btw how did you updated ur system? Was rsd lite?
Cheers
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1. USB Debug was on.
2.
[*]
[*] Motofail: Universal Motorola Android Root Exploit (Windows version)
[*] by Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss)
[*]
[*] Tested on Droid 3, Droid Bionic, Droid RAZR, and Droid 4
[*]
[*] Before continuing, ensure USB debugging is enabled, that you
[*] have the latest Motorola drivers installed, and that your phone
[*] is connected via USB.
[*]
[*] Press enter to root your phone...
Press any key to continue . . .
[*]
[*] Waiting for device...
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
[*] Device found.
[*] Deploying payload...
3922 KB/s (501292 bytes in 0.124s)
[*] Owning phone...
[*] Motofail: Universal Motorola Android Root Exploit
[*] Copyright (c) 2012 Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss)
[*] Exploit complete.
[*] Rebooting device...
[*] Waiting for phone to reboot.
[*] Attemping persistence...
remount failed: Unknown error: 0
21 KB/s (22364 bytes in 1.000s)
ln: /system/xbin/su: No such file or directory
2922 KB/s (1867568 bytes in 0.624s)
2640 KB/s (843503 bytes in 0.312s)
[*] Cleaning up...
/sbin/sh: /data/local/motofail: not found
[*] Rebooting...
[*] Exploit complete!
[*] Press any key to exit.
Press any key to continue . . .
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3. Installed a Rogers nandoid to restore missing bloatware from when I rooted then used OTA.
Could the problem be when MOTFAIL reboots the phone and CWM fires up?
bbabiuk said:
Could the problem be when MOTFAIL reboots the phone and CWM fires up?
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Exactly. This is a known issue. Flash cwm remove first and you'll be okay
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pedrotorresfilho said:
Exactly. This is a known issue. Flash cwm remove first and you'll be okay
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forgive me if this sounds noobish but exactly how do I do that? I've bricked a phone or 2 in my life. I'm trying to be careful with this device.
pedrotorresfilho said:
Exactly. This is a known issue. Flash cwm remove first and you'll be okay
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nvm... i remembered.... i am good. rebooting right now and it appears to have worked. tring to reroot in a sec
bbabiuk said:
nvm... i remembered.... i am good. rebooting right now and it appears to have worked. tring to reroot in a sec
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yup! all better!
Curious. Is there a CWM that can be installed that doesn't pop up at reboot every time? That was annoying.
bbabiuk said:
yup! all better!
Curious. Is there a CWM that can be installed that doesn't pop up at reboot every time? That was annoying.
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dont think there is really.. i mean as far as i can remember there is a setting in the script that can be changed from 1 to 0 and it wouldnt pop up but then kinda defeats the purpose of the recovery. unless you plan on changing it constantly whenever you need it lol
pedrotorresfilho said:
Exactly. This is a known issue. Flash cwm remove first and you'll be okay
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Im having the exact same problem & am kind of new to this. how do i flash cwm remove first??
explosivo777 said:
Im having the exact same problem & am kind of new to this. how do i flash cwm remove first??
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Here it's
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1385283
Cheers
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Related
I updated my vibrant to 2.2 used kies, and then I rooted it. I don't remember how exactly, it was a few months ago.
Now, I would like to remove the root. I've looked all over the internet.. and all I see is How To's for 2.1, I did find 1 thread however said use use like odin or something like that. I'm not super good at this whole rooting, recovery, adb.. IDK what most of those even mean. Please help!
Can someone please help me ASAP. This is really interfering with my work.
Go get super one click and unroot using that! Or odin back to stock and that will unroot u.
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movieaddict said:
Go get super one click and unroot using that! Or odin back to stock and that will unroot u.
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Ok I just did it, and it said Error: Device does not have superruser, after ti went though like 30 steps for 2 minutes. I had superruser before
... how can I just that my decide is unrooted for sure? Because superruser is not there.
WAIT Just realized superruser is still there.. the unroot thing doesn't think i have superruser? SuperOneClick does not find superruser on my phone? I can see it in my apps?
Here is what is displayed.
SuperOneClick v1.9.1.0
Killing ADB Server...
OK
Starting ADB Server...
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
OK
Waiting for device...
OK
Pushing psneuter...
459 KB/s (585731 bytes in 1.245s)
OK
chmod psneuter...
OK
Running psneuter...
ROOTED
Pushing busybox...
375 KB/s (1062992 bytes in 2.765s)
OK
chmod busybox...
OK
Getting mount path...
/dev/block/stl9
OK
Remounting system with read-write access...
OK
Removing su...
OK
Removing Superuser.apk...
OK
Removing Superuser.apk...
Failure
OK
Remounting system with read-only access...
OK
Then a big error message comes up saying: Device Does not Have superuser. I may donate to someone if I can get my problem fixed!
if anyone knows what I can do to solve my problem.. please help... this is KILLING ME!
Go into download mode:
power off phone
pull out battery
turn on odin
attach phone to pc with usb cable
now while holding down both volume buttons put battery back in.
now you should be in download mode and go back to stock with odin from here!
make sure u put the proper .pit and .pda file in there proper places on odin and ur set to go.
Enjoy and also make sure u have the proper samsung drivers
Then odin back to stock and u should be unrooted and on 2.1
Also, to get the latest odin and files that are known to work, you should download the AIO Vibrant Toolbox, its a pretty handy tool, it have all the steps you need to follow to go back to stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13132341#post13132341
What is odin?
Im like.. BRAND new to this kind off.... what is odin?
LaxHoss said:
Im like.. BRAND new to this kind off.... what is odin?
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s15274n guide to go back to stock jfd 2.1 (what your phone probable ame with)
odin's a program that wipes everything and puts it back to how it was when you got the phone
that guide should explain everything you need to know, check his other guides (in his signature) aswell if you still need more info
it helped me alot when i first started
Type odin tutorial in xda search
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After an unfortunately failed experiment at releasing the Droid root exploit after raising money to buy himself a Droid 4 and $300 to charity, the creator of the exploit, Dan Rosenberg has released his root which works on 2.3.6 entitled "Motofail"
http://vulnfactory.org/blog/2012/02/11/rooting-the-droid-4-a-failed-bounty-experiment/
You can download it from the link above and it should be able to root 6.12.173 on Droid RAZR directly without having to OTA rootkeeper 748 and upgrade.
Enjoy~~
And please consider donating to his fund which is still at the link. It all goes to the Red Cross now.
mattlgroff said:
After an unfortunately failed experiment at releasing the Droid root exploit after raising money to buy himself a Droid 4 and $300 to charity, the creator of the exploit, Dan Rosenberg has released his root which works on 2.3.6 entitled "Motofail"
http://vulnfactory.org/blog/2012/02/11/rooting-the-droid-4-a-failed-bounty-experiment/
You can download it from the link above and it should be able to root 6.12.173 on Droid RAZR directly without having to OTA rootkeeper 748 and upgrade.
Enjoy~~
And please consider donating to his fund which is still at the link. It all goes to the Red Cross now.
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You beat me to it I was just about to post about this haha. I just downloaded and might try it out tomorrow.
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Is there a "unroot.bat" in the downloadable?
stupidchicken03 said:
Is there a "unroot.bat" in the downloadable?
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No. There is not an unroot.bat
Posted links to this thread and the dev's site on my blog. Thanks for the heads up guys! Keep spreading the word!
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mattlgroff said:
No. There is not an unroot.bat
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Just tested and DoomLord's unroot works fine, once the phone is rooted. I then rerooted with no problem with this one.
I dont need it at this point but going to buy a new phone. If it works I will donate.
Anyone who lost root due to the ota update successfully root with this new method?
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tgeigel said:
Anyone who lost root due to the ota update successfully root with this new method?
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Yes
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Ronin3178 said:
Yes
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Awesome thanks. I can now update and root. I'm a happy camper
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Ronin3178 said:
Just tested and DoomLord's unroot works fine, once the phone is rooted. I then rerooted with no problem with this one.
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Ah good to know
Does anyone know if it's possible to get this exploit updated to run with Mac/Linux? Some of us are very afraid of Windows computers.....
jgoose said:
Does anyone know if it's possible to get this exploit updated to run with Mac/Linux? Some of us are very afraid of Windows computers.....
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http://www.mediafire.com/?3742xlbyff8ywa3
Thanks for the link to the Mac/Linux version.
I can't get my phone to root though. This is what I am getting:
[*] Motorola universal root script (OS X version)
[*] by Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss)
[*]
[*] Tested on Droid 3, Droid Bionic, and Droid RAZR
[*]
[*] Before continuing, ensure USB debugging is enabled, that your
[*] device is in 'Charge Only' mode, and your phone is connected via USB.
[*]
[*] Press enter to root your phone...-e
[*]
[*] Waiting for device...
[*] Device found.
[*] Deploying payload...
2361 KB/s (359392 bytes in 0.148s)
[*] Owning phone...
[*] Waiting for phone to reboot.
[*] Root successful! Persisting...
remount succeeded
3075 KB/s (26264 bytes in 0.008s)
link failed File exists
3042 KB/s (1867568 bytes in 0.599s)
3708 KB/s (196521 bytes in 0.051s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS]
[*] Cleaning up...
[*] Rebooting...
[*] Exploit complete!
I think it might have something to do with me having the phone rooted already when the update hit and it screwed something up.
Right now I do have SuperUser in my App drawer and I cannot uninstall it. My razr only gives me the option to uninstall updates.
does anyone have any suggestions?
jgoose said:
Thanks for the link to the Mac/Linux version.
I can't get my phone to root though. This is what I am getting:
[*] Motorola universal root script (OS X version)
[*] by Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss)
[*]
[*] Tested on Droid 3, Droid Bionic, and Droid RAZR
[*]
[*] Before continuing, ensure USB debugging is enabled, that your
[*] device is in 'Charge Only' mode, and your phone is connected via USB.
[*]
[*] Press enter to root your phone...-e
[*]
[*] Waiting for device...
[*] Device found.
[*] Deploying payload...
2361 KB/s (359392 bytes in 0.148s)
[*] Owning phone...
[*] Waiting for phone to reboot.
[*] Root successful! Persisting...
remount succeeded
3075 KB/s (26264 bytes in 0.008s)
link failed File exists
3042 KB/s (1867568 bytes in 0.599s)
3708 KB/s (196521 bytes in 0.051s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS]
[*] Cleaning up...
[*] Rebooting...
[*] Exploit complete!
I think it might have something to do with me having the phone rooted already when the update hit and it screwed something up.
Right now I do have SuperUser in my App drawer and I cannot uninstall it. My razr only gives me the option to uninstall updates.
does anyone have any suggestions?
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Yea you are gonna have to uninstall SuperUser. If its not letting you then restore to 748 with My Utility (full version) and upgrade up.
I wanna root my Razr but have never done one is it pretty easy to do and is there a guide to step by step you on what to do?
it's worked `` 651.167.19 GSM`
mattlgroff said:
Yea you are gonna have to uninstall SuperUser. If its not letting you then restore to 748 with My Utility (full version) and upgrade up.
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I'm not finding My Utility on my razr or in the market place. What and where do I need to search to find it?
Successfully update OTA and kept root!!!
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jgoose said:
I'm not finding My Utility on my razr or in the market place. What and where do I need to search to find it?
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because its not in the market.
Thanks to mattlgroff here is his thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1491410
tgeigel said:
Successfully update OTA and kept root!!!
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because its not in the market.
Thanks to mattlgroff here is his thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1491410
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lol I should have been more clear on that. Enjoy!
I attempted to root this morning using the self extracting magic md5 method. I am running the 2.3.5 that came on the phone from VZW. The Superuser did install, but I don't see the Bootstrap or System Recovery. I see the bootstrap.apk is included in the batch file. Anyway, here is everything that shows during the process.
--Starting---
---Killing the adb server to make sure that there are no problems---
---Waiting for Device---
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
---Cleaning up and Creating link---
rm failed for /data/preinstall_md5/magic.md5, No such file or directory
---Reboot Bootloader---
*
***Device should have restarted and show moto boot logo. If not then ***
***power off and power on the phone while***
***holding the volume up button until you see the Moto Boot logo.***
***Then hold volume down till fastboot, the volume up to select***
Press any key to continue . . .
***flashing files***
sending 'preinstall' (32768 KB)... OKAY [ 3.563s]
writing 'preinstall'... OKAY [ 1.641s]
rebooting...
Phone should reboot, and then continue with the rooting process.
when phone has fully booted,
Press any key to continue . . .
---Waiting for Device---
Rebooting phone, when it has fully booted,
Press any key to continue . . .
---Rooting Phone---
698 KB/s (22364 bytes in 0.031s)
1387 KB/s (843503 bytes in 0.593s)
1493 KB/s (1075144 bytes in 0.703s)
6 KB/s (288 bytes in 0.046s)
push: not found
If you saw no errors, your phone should be rooted, and will reboot to recovery
where you should wipe cache, and reboot. You shouldn't need to wipe data, just c
ache
rm failed for /system/preinstall/md5/magic.md5, Read-only file system
rm failed for /system/preinstall/app/magic, Read-only file system
Your phone should have rebooted to recovery. If so,
press both volume buttons to enter recovery, then
using the volume keys to scroll
and the power key to select, wipe cache and reboot.
If all went well, your phone should now be rooted
Press any key to continue . . .
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I can now browse through directories that require root, but I thought I would also have the Bootstrap or System Recovery installed too.
I appreciate your help.
I dont know what the heck the "self extracting magic md5 method" is but if it rooted your phone then cool. The bootstrap apk can be found here:
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-x2-hacks/159304-x2-bootstrap-recovery-apk.html
Sorry, I was in a hurry to post the OP before I left for work. It is one of the root methods found here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1818758
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royta said:
Sorry, I was in a hurry to post the OP before I left for work. It is one of the root methods found here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1818758
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Oh, I have never used it or heard of it because I'm not on 2.3.5. Just a heads up, I dont know if you are planning on flashing ROMs. But if you dont know already, you need to be on 2.3.4 if you plan on flashing any ROM except Eclipse. Just a friendly warning.
jsgraphicart said:
Oh, I have never used it or heard of it because I'm not on 2.3.5. Just a heads up, I dont know if you are planning on flashing ROMs. But if you dont know already, you need to be on 2.3.4 if you plan on flashing any ROM except Eclipse. Just a friendly warning.
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I did know that, but thank you very much for the reminder.
I just finished downloading Eclipse 2.3 and MD5 Checker to verify the checksum. All is well and now I just need to install the Bootstrap Recovery or Super Recovery. This will be my first attempt at loading a custom ROM. My last X2 I had rooted 2.3.4 w/ the v0.8 battery fix performed. I also removed a few bloat apk's removed.
Thanks for the help.
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for some reason the bootstrap, does not always get pushed
always has for me, but it's been reported
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also bootstrap apk is installed as "system recovery" in app drawer
sd_shadow said:
for some reason the bootstrap, does not always get pushed
always has for me, but it's been reported
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also bootstrap apk is installed as "system recovery" in app drawer
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No big deal. I verified root and then transferred bootstrap.apk after extracting it from the .7z file. The strange thing is that bootstrap didn't install with either the batch file or the .exe file.
Definitely a nice easy way to root 2.3.5 and I do appreciate your help.
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the exe and batch are the same files, you just don't have to extract the exe, it does it for you
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I have a Verizon S4 I had it rooted and working fine with TWRP recovery installed but, my Google play store stopped working is why I am in this situation now. I did the No Wipe Factory Image posted in the Verizon S4 forum and once that was done I still saw the TWRP recovery still popping up and installed. So I proceed to try and restore the root access and now I keep running into this running mottochop...
Device found...
Pushing exploit...
cannot stat 'pwn' : No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /data/local/twp/pwn No such file or directory...
Pushing Root tools...
*leaving out this part because I don't want to type it*
Rooting phone...
/system/bin/sh: /data/local/twp/pwn: not found
Cleaning up...
rm failed for /data/local/twp/pwn, No such file or directory...
Exploit complete. Press enter to reboot and exit
Help!!!
killdawabbit said:
I have a Verizon S4 I had it rooted and working fine with TWRP recovery installed but, my Google play store stopped working is why I am in this situation now. I did the No Wipe Factory Image posted in the Verizon S4 forum and once that was done I still saw the TWRP recovery still popping up and installed. So I proceed to try and restore the root access and now I keep running into this running mottochop...
Device found...
Pushing exploit...
cannot stat 'pwn' : No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /data/local/twp/pwn No such file or directory...
Pushing Root tools...
*leaving out this part because I don't want to type it*
Rooting phone...
/system/bin/sh: /data/local/twp/pwn: not found
Cleaning up...
rm failed for /data/local/twp/pwn, No such file or directory...
Exploit complete. Press enter to reboot and exit
Help!!!
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Looks like you are in store for a full system restore to the original stock image. You can try the recovery image from my signature to get rid of the TWRP recovery if you want. Just place the recovery file in the PDA box and start.
So, is that why I am getting that message when I am trying to root my phone again?
killdawabbit said:
So, is that why I am getting that message when I am trying to root my phone again?
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It could be but not 100% sure. Each user is different. I would start there though and see if it works.
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killdawabbit said:
I have a Verizon S4 I had it rooted and working fine with TWRP recovery installed but, my Google play store stopped working is why I am in this situation now. I did the No Wipe Factory Image posted in the Verizon S4 forum and once that was done I still saw the TWRP recovery still popping up and installed. So I proceed to try and restore the root access and now I keep running into this running mottochop...
Device found...
Pushing exploit...
cannot stat 'pwn' : No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /data/local/twp/pwn No such file or directory...
Pushing Root tools...
*leaving out this part because I don't want to type it*
Rooting phone...
/system/bin/sh: /data/local/twp/pwn: not found
Cleaning up...
rm failed for /data/local/twp/pwn, No such file or directory...
Exploit complete. Press enter to reboot and exit
Help!!!
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While I don't know the specifics of the exploit, it sounds like it was unable to push files to the device. Is your USB Debugging enabled prior to running the exploit?
Cilraaz said:
While I don't know the specifics of the exploit, it sounds like it was unable to push files to the device. Is your USB Debugging enabled prior to running the exploit?
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Yes
killdawabbit said:
Yes
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PM sent
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DarkMenace said:
PM sent
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I am back to stock rom without TWRP. Thanks to the Dark Menace. Appreciate your help and I will not screw with my Google Play Store anymore after I root this time!
DarkMenace said:
PM sent
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Why would you PM the solution? Perhaps other people might have this same issue and need the solution as well.
killdawabbit said:
I am back to stock rom without TWRP. Thanks to the Dark Menace. Appreciate your help and I will not screw with my Google Play Store anymore after I root this time!
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crikfromcincy said:
Why would you PM the solution? Perhaps other people might have this same issue and need the solution as well.
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Sent
So I have been looking all over the place these last couple of days and have been finding no real help. I have stock MK2 on my Verizon S4 and have successfully got Saferoot on my phone and when running a root checker it says I have root access. Problem being I am trying to get Clockwork recovery on my phone and then flash to CM11 so I can have 4.4. I have tried using Odin but it fails every time and anything over Odin 3 also will not see my device. I have like 20 tabs open on my computer looking and trying everything I can and I am now lost as what to try next. Has anyone successfully got this to work on MK2 and able to walk me through exactly what I need to do? I need to get this on my phone because everything keeps freezing and crashing and I miss having a custom ROM on my phone. Please help
reaperslay said:
So I have been looking all over the place these last couple of days and have been finding no real help. I have stock MK2 on my Verizon S4 and have successfully got Saferoot on my phone and when running a root checker it says I have root access. Problem being I am trying to get Clockwork recovery on my phone and then flash to CM11 so I can have 4.4. I have tried using Odin but it fails every time and anything over Odin 3 also will not see my device. I have like 20 tabs open on my computer looking and trying everything I can and I am now lost as what to try next. Has anyone successfully got this to work on MK2 and able to walk me through exactly what I need to do? I need to get this on my phone because everything keeps freezing and crashing and I miss having a custom ROM on my phone. Please help
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Pretty sure you can't install a recovery on MK2. You can run safestrap ROM's only.
reaperslay said:
So I have been looking all over the place these last couple of days and have been finding no real help. I have stock MK2 on my Verizon S4 and have successfully got Saferoot on my phone and when running a root checker it says I have root access. Problem being I am trying to get Clockwork recovery on my phone and then flash to CM11 so I can have 4.4. I have tried using Odin but it fails every time and anything over Odin 3 also will not see my device. I have like 20 tabs open on my computer looking and trying everything I can and I am now lost as what to try next. Has anyone successfully got this to work on MK2 and able to walk me through exactly what I need to do? I need to get this on my phone because everything keeps freezing and crashing and I miss having a custom ROM on my phone. Please help
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Last I knew, you cannot install aosp roms unless you have an unlocked bootloader. This means that you don't need safestrap. You would have to be on MDK build, not the latest mk2 build. You will not be able to flash cwm or twrp unless you have a loki'd phone. The safestrap recovery only allows flashing touchwiz roms or the Google edition rom as far as I'm aware of
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reaperslay said:
So I have been looking all over the place these last couple of days and have been finding no real help. I have stock MK2 on my Verizon S4 and have successfully got Saferoot on my phone and when running a root checker it says I have root access. Problem being I am trying to get Clockwork recovery on my phone and then flash to CM11 so I can have 4.4. I have tried using Odin but it fails every time and anything over Odin 3 also will not see my device. I have like 20 tabs open on my computer looking and trying everything I can and I am now lost as what to try next. Has anyone successfully got this to work on MK2 and able to walk me through exactly what I need to do? I need to get this on my phone because everything keeps freezing and crashing and I miss having a custom ROM on my phone. Please help
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Sombody correct me if I'm wrong. The way I understand it is if you are on mk2 the only recovery that works is Safestrap. And you can flash only TW based ROMs.
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wtherrell said:
Sombody correct me if I'm wrong. The way I understand it is if you are on mk2 the only recovery that works is Safestrap. And you can flash only TW based ROMs.
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That's a fact jack...
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wtherrell said:
Sombody correct me if I'm wrong. The way I understand it is if you are on mk2 the only recovery that works is Safestrap. And you can flash only TW based ROMs.
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So then what are my options (if any) and what should I be looking to do? I have rooted devices before but now with my current configuration am I able to use CM11 or Gummy or is there something else that works?
reaperslay said:
So then what are my options (if any) and what should I be looking to do? I have rooted devices before but now with my current configuration am I able to use CM11 or Gummy or is there something else that works?
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As it's been said in dozens of postings. ..no cm..no asop. Only TW based stock base. Only thru safestrap. And right now hd11.
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If you want an AOSP look and feel, check out Eclipse: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2351840
There isn't a fully stable MK2 build yet, but there's a public beta that apparently works very well: http://www.elementalxdesigns.com/ec...-4-3-MK2-MDK-users-Progress-Build06-(12-23-13)
As others have said, Hyperdrive is also very good. I put it on my mom's phone and she's quite pleased with it; personally I really dislike the TW styling, but it's excellent if you can get past that.
I am getting so burnt out searching everywhere for answers so I'll just ask straight up. Am I able to get 4.4 with hyperdrive yet and is HD my only option? If it is what version do I need (a link would be nice). If I use HD do I just go to recovery mode and do a wipe/clear and then install the ROM from zip? If I could just get some clear cut answers that would be awesome, my eyes are getting tired from all the reading about this...
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reaperslay said:
I am getting so burnt out searching everywhere for answers so I'll just ask straight up. Am I able to get 4.4 with hyperdrive yet and is HD my only option? If it is what version do I need (a link would be nice). If I use HD do I just go to recovery mode and do a wipe/clear and then install the ROM from zip? If I could just get some clear cut answers that would be awesome, my eyes are getting tired from all the reading about this...
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No you cannot get any 4.4 rom. Mk2 is 4.3 as is the only stable rom for us on safestrap. Go to the development section and read through the safestrap thread. If you have a specific question after thoroughly reading up on it I'm sure many will be happy to answer, but you will be hard pressed to find someone to rewrite the installation instructions/warnings/etc that are posted in the safestrap thread.
This thread outlines the process in some detail (yet is for updating first, steps you would obviously ignore).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2579278
Good luck!
trouble rooting GS4 Verizon MK2
using saferoot from Mac using simple instructions, for some reason the script fails. Confirmed adb shell access. Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance.. output below
usermbp:saferoot user$ adb shell
[email protected]:/ $ exit
usermbp:saferoot user$ sh ./install.sh
--- Samsung i545 VRUEMJ7 Root ---
--- Based on the CVE-2013-6282 exploit by cubeundcube ---
Waiting for device...
Watch your phone. Unlock it and give permission for the install to run.
Sending files to your device...
2363 KB/s (17804 bytes in 0.007s)
3412 KB/s (104800 bytes in 0.029s)
2208 KB/s (13592 bytes in 0.006s)
3248 KB/s (2139595 bytes in 0.643s)
4732 KB/s (1109128 bytes in 0.228s)
293 KB/s (629 bytes in 0.002s)
Starting rooting program.
ro.build.product=jfltevzw
ro.build.id=JSS15J
selinux enforcing known.
Succeeded in getroot!
Remount success!
Copying files..
Removing temporary files...
error: device not found
error: device not found
error: device not found
error: device not found
error: device not found
error: device not found
Rebooting...Please wait.
error: device not found
Waiting for device to re-appear...
Unlock your phone, and when prompted, give SuperSU permission for
'ADB shell' to run.
/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
Installing busybox
/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
--- All Finished ---
usermbp:saferoot user$
cpiercew said:
using saferoot from Mac using simple instructions, for some reason the script fails. Confirmed adb shell access. Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance.. output below
usermbp:saferoot user$ adb shell
[email protected]:/ $ exit
usermbp:saferoot user$ sh ./install.sh
--- Samsung i545 VRUEMJ7 Root ---
--- Based on the CVE-2013-6282 exploit by cubeundcube ---
Waiting for device...
Watch your phone. Unlock it and give permission for the install to run.
Sending files to your device...
2363 KB/s (17804 bytes in 0.007s)
3412 KB/s (104800 bytes in 0.029s)
2208 KB/s (13592 bytes in 0.006s)
3248 KB/s (2139595 bytes in 0.643s)
4732 KB/s (1109128 bytes in 0.228s)
293 KB/s (629 bytes in 0.002s)
Starting rooting program.
ro.build.product=jfltevzw
ro.build.id=JSS15J
selinux enforcing known.
Succeeded in getroot!
Remount success!
Copying files..
Removing temporary files...
error: device not found
error: device not found
error: device not found
error: device not found
error: device not found
error: device not found
Rebooting...Please wait.
error: device not found
Waiting for device to re-appear...
Unlock your phone, and when prompted, give SuperSU permission for
'ADB shell' to run.
/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
Installing busybox
/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
--- All Finished ---
usermbp:saferoot user$
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Did u check to see if you are rooted?
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decaturbob said:
Did u check to see if you are rooted?
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Yes, thanks. Wish it was an oversight but it's not rooted. Using Root Checker by Joeykrim, it reports device is not rooted. Also downloaded terminal emulator and checked at prompt on phone.
reaperslay said:
So I have been looking all over the place these last couple of days and have been finding no real help. I have stock MK2 on my Verizon S4 and have successfully got Saferoot on my phone and when running a root checker it says I have root access. Problem being I am trying to get Clockwork recovery on my phone and then flash to CM11 so I can have 4.4. I have tried using Odin but it fails every time and anything over Odin 3 also will not see my device. I have like 20 tabs open on my computer looking and trying everything I can and I am now lost as what to try next. Has anyone successfully got this to work on MK2 and able to walk me through exactly what I need to do? I need to get this on my phone because everything keeps freezing and crashing and I miss having a custom ROM on my phone. Please help
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Please read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2578569
It's unfortunate that you didn't read that before flashing.
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cpiercew said:
Yes, thanks. Wish it was an oversight but it's not rooted. Using Root Checker by Joeykrim, it reports device is not rooted. Also downloaded terminal emulator and checked at prompt on phone.
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The "device not found" stuff is weird. What it means is that your phone dropped the USB connection while in the middle of rooting.\
I've been spending a lot of time tonight re-flashing my phone and tweaking the saferoot script. Give it another try and post in that thread.
Fixed by reflashing stock MK2 from Kies.
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