So I've been reading forum after forum and can't seem to figure out what I'm doing wrong and decided to do a post.
I have a X10a and recently rooted it with the following guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=711907
Everything seemed to work fine and now I have the superuser.apk as well as the ADW launcher on my phone.
I've been trying to install xrecovery so that I can load some custom roms onto my phone and have tried both the manual method and using the .apk installer here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=859571
I have had no luck doing so.
I can sideload apps fine (so I guess I have superuser permission?) but my phone won't allow me to install xrecovery. Busybox also says my phone is not rooted. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I've spend a couple hours every day this week working on this and searching forums and can't seem to come up with a solution. Thanks!
Hey, I had a few problems with getting xrecovery to install as well. Are you 100% sure you rooted ur x10 correctly, given that busybox says its not rooted? I used z4root to root my x10. If you used a different app to root ur X10, try this one instead. It tells you on the front screen whether ur phone is rooted or not. If it isn't rooted, try rooting it with this app. I can't post links unfortunately but you can find it easily with a google search. If not, I'd be more than happy to help you with this outside of the forum on the likes of a messenger program. Just drop me a PM if you're okay to do this.
Please explain what is going on better than I can't install. I can probably help, if I know your situation.
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you must be rooted, have busybox and superuser permissons.
Everytime I try to install it using this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=859571
which I'm assuming is the latest, I get the error message that I can't install this app on my phone (the same standard error message that you would get by trying to sideload an app before you rooted your phone). Busybox also won't install and says my phone isn't rooted. I've downloaded a few other apps that require root for functionality and I get the same error with all of them.
I do have the superuser .apk on my phone so I'm not sure what the issue is. I've re-flashed the phone three times now to try and root it and every time it seems to work, but the end product is a phone that still won't let me install third party apps.
I have the x10a in the states and don't have access to the official 2.1 update yet so I can't use any of the one click rooting methods out there. I did find this though and might try it tonight (not sure if it will work though, or if I can even utilize it). http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=920746
If I need to explain more, I will do my best. Thanks for your help!
same
Hi all,
Same issue here except that busybox is installed.
I've tried to install manually but pressing back while booting doesn't do anything but regular boot.
Help would be appreciated
install busybox from the market
Also, I can't use Z4 or anything similar as I don't have the official 2.1 update. Sony hasn't rolled it out in the states yet and considering that the end of life for the phone with AT&T is fast approaching (March or something now) I'm doubtful that they will.
So I found some other apps that allow you to check for Root Access. According to all the evidence I've collected (inability to sideload, busybox won't install, multiple root checker apps say my phone is NOT rooted) my phone wasn't rooted correctly.
I've gone through the guide to root x10a's with 1.6 3 times though and have the superuser .apk on my phone. Hope this additional information helps
Just to be precise... I've got root (titanium, copy to system works) busybox from market but it always says can't install on that phone. Tried manual installation without success. Tried gscript way but no luck.
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Solved for me !!!
I finally managed to install xRecovery and Custom ROM using this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928343
Thx rendeiro2005 and all the other
Everything goes fine with "easy way" procedure.
Then installed busybox from market plus installed xRecovery.
To access it press power button and then I use to clic several time back key until I can see the recovery menus.
I think my issue was because the previous root method I used gave me a 1.6 android system and therefore xRecovery installer may not work with it.
Thanks all.
hello rooted android 2.1
Never mind I got it working. Wasn't aware there were better flash tools out there and I found one that worked for me. Thanks to everyone who tried to help
the new Flashtool version 0.2.6 works pretty well
its does the rooting, and can help to install busybox, xrecovery.
Yes Flashtool can provide "all-in-one" tool.
Flash, root, clean junk files, install apk files in just one click, install xRecovery, etc, etc, etc...
DON´T install busybox if you have xrecovery installed!!!
xrecovery
Hi everyone. I am at my wits end. I have followed everything to the letter to install xRecovery and it is not working. I have superuser working my phone is rooted and busybox is installed (root check says it is working) but the first time i tried the three apps in xRecovery were not all ticked. busy box had a cross saying something along the lines of no such directory. I reflashed my phone and went through the whole thing again and now i have red crosses on all three saying permission denied. I have gone into root explorer and everything is R/W however if i acces the three files on sdcard/data/com.zoz etc and go to permissions to turn them all on it says some file systems eg sdcards do not allow permission changes. I dont know if i need to do this but its the last thing i can think of. HELP!!!
I usualy root my phone through flashtool, its just a one click, be sure to enable the bugging and and click root. Make sure if superuser appears on ur phone, that u allow it 2!
Edit: Just read that uve successfully rooted ur phone. Did you try to install recovery through flashtool?
To make sure uve rooted ur phone, enter flashtool (enable debbugging first), click on Ask Root Perms, if ur phone IS rooted it will say so. Click on xRecovery (in flashtool ofcourse), and u will have it installed
Galaxy S Vibrant had it rooted with 2.1 but now that i have updated to 2.2 wont work. Tried uninstalling Z4mod(RyanZa) installed Astro and reinstalled z4mod (had to use astro to install non store app) Z4mod installed and will open but it gets stuck each time i try to run the perm root. I'm a total noob only rooted originally with the help of my little brother. Problem is the phone is sooooo slow now i can hardly stand it. It needs to be faster liked it better before.
If there is no fix for this how to I go back to the 2.1 so i can re root.
Debugger is checked
error message i get says
"the appllication z4root ( process com.z4mod.z4root) has stopped unexpectedly"
Plug in your USB cable . If you read the debug option it says "Debug mode when USB is connected" . So plug in the USB then run z4root .
If you get stuck, Odin back to stock, then root> then flash any rom you want. In the future use Superoneclick to root, it has less problems.
oka1 said:
If you get stuck, Odin back to stock, then root> then flash any rom you want. In the future use Superoneclick to root, it has less problems.
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Previously rooted with out using a computer, was hopping that I could do it the same way.
I have never used odin and i have never flashed my rom....just a noob with a phone that used to be faster...
Please elaborate on flashing a rom i want to learn more i have seen some stuff but really am just a bit scared to try it myself
should i uninstall z4root and try superoneclick instead... as of now phone is just stock with z4root installed but not working.
Try superoneclick
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Ok! Hi again folks. Today i was trying to root my wifes new lg506go(Optimus) and got a bit surprised with how the phone would respond to that. At first i thought it was going to be pretty simple using z4 root method. But it didnt work at all, tried a few times by the way. Then i decided to give it a go to superoneclick method but never made it either. Tried UniversalAndroot also just to make shure and it didnt work also. Downloaded Optimusroot.zip and tried the ADB method and every command was accepted but then when i enter the command rageagainstthecage it didnt work also. Some files are missing. It has superuser already installed but cant gain complete root acces. Oh, by the way tried gingerbreak also with no succes. Rom manager is installed but i cant flash the recovery because it doesnt have complete permissons. Can someone give me a different idea or am i just an unlucky guy? Thanks in advance!
Nevermind folks! I was using an older gingerbreak version than 1.2 and it was downloaded from a different website. Just downloaded gingerbreak 1.2 from here and the phone was rooted!
Ok so I searched and read up alot but I dont find anyone with my situation, I tried several root methods for OTA gb update and even though I have no errors I still dont have root (or full root). superusers is there and terminal has access but thats it, I downloaded a root checker and titanium back up but im not seeing any root? does anyone know whats going on?
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Ok so I searched and read up alot but I dont find anyone with my situation, I tried several root methods for OTA gb update and even though I have no errors I still dont have root (or full root). superusers is there and terminal has access but thats it, I downloaded a root checker and titanium back up but im not seeing any root? does anyone know whats going on?
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What does the Ti Backup (Root edition) say when you open it? Does it give an error, or say superuser permission granted?
A little Diag. box pops up and says: Sorry I could not acquire root privileges this app will not work yada yada yada.
Try This:
http://briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-root
or
The Second Post here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138204
haven't tried any yet because I am not home, but those methods seem to be on par with the methods I tried. Hopefully different files
hmmm :\ I dont get it.. I KNOW I'm using CMD command prompts correctly but still no luck
Maybe give us the exact steps you are doing and what the cmd outputs are when you enter the commands?
I'm getting no problems when I enter the prompts everything goes as directed per guide but when I check the phone for actual root there is nothing there
Rooted now... for whatever reason I was forced to use the automated script and unlock the bootloader (something I didn't want to do), I tried all other cmd prompt methods and none worked, this might just be an enigma to me.
I have a S3 19300 that was rooted using exploit one click root...
Worked fine on 4.04...
Have recentley updated to 4.1.1 19300XXELJ2
And didnt want to inject su via mobile odin so didnt ckick to root...
Now have lost root and since new rom exploit wont work either...
Next problem is my usb cant connect to otg or computer...
Computet tells me usb device has malfunctioned.
I have latest kies and drivers etc have tried different computer and different ports etc..
Also tried to root by installing cwm zip but keep getting signatures failed thing so no go there..
Is there any other way i can root without odin?
I really want TWRP but need root access first...
Lost for ideas now....
Anybody can help?...
Also im overseas for a while so cant drop phone to get usb problem fixed at moment..
Try installing SU from Play store, sounds as though you have lost the binaries if you didn't select the option
Yeah but need root access....for su to update binarys...
When i flashed jellybean rom with odin i didnt choose ever root
As used exynos exploit one click root before...
I like that you can un root it without flashing a stock rom so
This was my plan...how ever when jb installed exynos exploit wont work now?
Funny cause i thought it was the chip it works on and didnt think a rom would stop it to work..
With out root i cant use TWRP either...
Now im guessing my only choice is to use cwm zip through restore...
Cwm do this on my tablet but on my phone it doesnt work due to failed signatures...
If anybody can help thanks....