Hi, I have rooted my S3 using a cnet.com tutorial,and everything went fine. I checked afterwards,using some app I found on the market (RootChecker).
However,after the root I can't seem to access user's info (you know that part in the security section where you can put your own message
on the lock screen).After I click on the icon,I get an error message "Settings has crashed/closed".
Also,I have noticed that an app called SuperSU also keeps crashing (usually after boot,or after adding an SU permission for an app).
Since the S3 is rooted now,I would really like to try out a custom ROM.Can someone point me to a simple,beginners ROM that looks nice,
and doesn't involve flashing something else first?? (I've got Odin and I think I'm not retarded,so...yaay:laugh: I think I can handle a straightforward flash)
Thanks!
Custom roms require CWM to flash .
CWM and root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238
Trouble with stuff from other places we dont know whats what often they just cut and paste and miss bits .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1674286
Above all for International I9300 only .
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I have a T-Mobile version of Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant.
I followed a guide here:
forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7150299&postcount=1
I can get into the recovery menu and I can see the option to reinstall packages. However when I press a power button to reinstall packages it seems like something is happening and it takes about 3 seconds and then the phone reboots.
I tried to use titanium Backup and I get a message it can't get access to root. I am assuming that am still not rooted.
I tried rooting with this method two times and it seems the result is the same.
Anyone has any idea?
thanks
Okay who is going to be the first one to flame him?
Have you tried using Ryan Za's OCLF app in the market?
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dmolition said:
Okay who is going to be the first one to flame him?
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If you can help by replying or guiding me to the right place I would appreciate it.
Have you tried using Ryan Za's OCLF app in the market?
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I just did and followed the instructions. However when I entered the recovery mode I did not see the package that I have to install.
Orochi77 said:
If you can help by replying or guiding me to the right place I would appreciate it.
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Q & A section would have been my first guess.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=708
Orochi77 said:
I have a T-Mobile version of Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant.
I followed a guide here:
forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7150299&postcount=1
I can get into the recovery menu and I can see the option to reinstall packages. However when I press a power button to reinstall packages it seems like something is happening and it takes about 3 seconds and then the phone reboots.
I tried to use titanium Backup and I get a message it can't get access to root. I am assuming that am still not rooted.
I tried rooting with this method two times and it seems the result is the same.
Anyone has any idea?
thanks
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Ignore some of the idiots above me
But that is normally how long it takes.. It doesn't take long at all for it to work. Just go to apps on your phone, and look for an application called "SuperUser"
If it is there then you are rooted, and for apps that require root, there will be a little box that pops up asking for permission
dmolition said:
Okay who is going to be the first one to flame him?
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Why are you going to flame him? None of the stickys have been updated with any information regarding root information for JI6.
Some people have issues, while other people do not.
I visit this forum everyday and still haven't found any definitive information about rooting on JI6...just people saying "hey try this" or "try that".
Goofing around without knowing what you're doing is the easiest way to jack up your phone. If he messed it up just following a thread by 'Billy-bob-Joe' then you would probably be the first one to flame him for not asking for help before he tried anything.
Cut the guy some slack.
Master thank you for responding.
Just go to apps on your phone, and look for an application called "SuperUser"
If it is there then you are rooted, and for apps that require root, there will be a little box that pops up asking for permission
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I had the superuser application even before I was trying any rooting.
I also just tried another tutorial for one click root and another tutorial where a rooting is done from a apk file from within the phone but nothing seems to work.
Some people have the same problem at the one click root thread but there is no answer to that.
Thanks Tarzanman
I am assuming JI6 is a firmware that I have.
As of this post JI6 is the latest firmware for the Samsung Vibrant.
T-mobile is sending it out over their network ("OTA"), but you can also obtain the update via Samsung's (very buggy) Kies or Kies Mini software (assuming you get the software to recognize your phone properly).
It is called JI6 because if you go to Settings|About Phone|Baseband Version
then phones running this firmware will read "T959UVJI6"
Tarzanman thanks for your explanation.
On my phone is actually reads as: T959UVJFD.
Can this firmware be rooted?
Orochi77 said:
Tarzanman thanks for your explanation.
On my phone is actually reads as: T959UVJFD.
Can this firmware be rooted?
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Yes, JFD is the stock ROM. You might as well get JI6 loaded on to it, as loading it on after will reset your root priviledges anyways.
Best way to check if you have root is to download Terminal Emulator, open it, and type in SU...
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Yes, JFD is the stock ROM. You might as well get JI6 loaded on to it, as loading it on after will reset your root priviledges anyways.
Best way to check if you have root is to download Terminal Emulator, open it, and type in SU...
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Thanks
Terminal Emulator gave me a message "Permission Denied"
I am assuming that i am not rooted.
What am i doing wrong then?
you followed the steps on this guide?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7150299&postcount=1
make sure you DL the file on that thread, and follow its steps!
1) make sure you rename the dl'd file "update.zip"
2) make sure you have the file in the internal memory of the phone, not the SD card
Try it again, and let us know!
I have never had a root problem, though I do find it strange that you had "superuser" prior to rooting.
You have a brand new phone? or did you buy it off the internet somewhere? There's no way new phones have "superuser" on it already.
If you've already tried to many methods, i'm guessing one of those ways you tried installed superuser on the phone without granting you root access (which is weird too)
From the General Sticky (and it works regardless of JFD or JI6):
HOW TO ROOT
justadude had a great post on how to root. Please read his post. I have used this method about 10 times and it always works flawlessly and it's just so incredibly easy.
Be sure you are placing the file on the root of your internal memory (sdcard/). This is possibly the easiest phone ever to root.
you followed the steps on this guide?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...99&postcount=1
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I did . I just tried now again and the same thing happened.
It seems like the process went fine. Now I tried to type su in terminal emulator and again it says permission denied.
I have never had a root problem, though I do find it strange that you had "superuser" prior to rooting.
You have a brand new phone? or did you buy it off the internet somewhere? There's no way new phones have "superuser" on it already.
If you've already tried to many methods, i'm guessing one of those ways you tried installed superuser on the phone without granting you root access (which is weird too)
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The phone was bought from second hands. It was locked to T-Mobile. The guy who i bought it from unlocked it and claimed that he only used it for one week.
The phone came with superuser app. It is part of the phone and not a 3rd party application. I cannot remove it. I thought it was part of the stock apps that come with the phone.
s15274n, yep did that at least three times now with no luck.
Just to confirm. I am putting the update.zip file on the root of the drive that has internal memory of the phone, not the SD card. I am guessing if I was putting it elsewhere then the recovery menu will not see it as install packages option.
I am lost. Perhaps the dude that sold me the phone messed something up somehow and now because of that I can't root.
Thank you for helping me guys.
s15274n
Can you tell me something?
When you select install packages how long does the process take before the phone reboots?
For me it takes about three seconds.
It really does not take long at all.... several seconds sounds about right.
Are you renaming the file on your phone, or the pc?
My concern is you are renaming it update.zip.zip (because your pc is hiding the file extension).
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It really does not take long at all.... several seconds sounds about right.
Are you renaming the file on your phone, or the pc?
My concern is you are renaming it update.zip.zip (because your pc is hiding the file extension).
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I am renaming the file on the PC via total commander.
I am pretty sure it is not zip.zip issue.
Download the file to your phone directly from the thread I linked.
On your phone, go to the filed (sdcard/download).
Long press and rename it using Astro or Root Explorer, etc.
just start to the left of update.zip and delete the name so it's now just update.zip
long press and move this file to sdcard/
go to stock recovery and flash it.
Do all of these steps and tell me it doesn't work....
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hello,
I rooted my SGS2 using the noob friendly method involving chainfire's method. I got the super user permission and cwm app alright.
to verify its working i bought and installed the triangle away app to remove the yellow exclamation symbol at the start. Its a super app and you should buy it as a token of appreciation for the hard work those guys have done
all my data and apps were intact though i had backed them up using mybackup pro.
Then i noticed 3 apps were missing -
xda deevelopers app
merriam websters dictionary
one more i am unable to find because the icon is not showing and i cannot pinpoint what it was ??
I tried to reinstall the 2 apps and after downloading it says - "couldn't install on USB storage or SD card"
to make sure i went ahead and installed a game springshoot and played for a few minutes and it worked fine.
so what went wrong and how do i set it right again ?
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I also had another doubt.. it was mentioned in the chainfire's thread somewhere that it is closet to the stock kernal and that it is not compatible to the rom manager and we should use cwm to manage app and everything. So what is the difference between the two and should i flash another kernal or rom to make it compatible ?
Also after using the cf method can i install cyanogenmod stable version on my phone now ? is rom manager necessary for installing new roms ?
thanks..
i am sorry but after searching everywhere i still cant find any answers... amybe not searching the right places
can anyone help me with the lost apps.. i still cant install the ones that got uninstalled upon rooting though i did installed titanium backup and did a successful backup and also connectbot and root checker to verify if root access is provided properly...
should i simply do a backup and go for a new custom rom and then install those apps ? i will try cynogenmod now and see if i can reinstall everything back including the lost apps.
will keep posted on how it goes...
Some cf root kernels have issues with external storage. They are flagged with stars. You can
- flash a valid cf root again
- flash your stock kernel then root with the guide method 1 (link in my signature) : proper and no yellow triangle
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28178105
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Hi All,
i have an issue - i installed custom ROM, custom kernel, all is working except root.
I have two root apps - superuser (standard) and one from ROM supersu. One came with ROM, and i flashed another (standard) just after flash (not sure why really)
So - I have two supersusers - bot don't have root... irony
Any suggestion how to fix that? Also, how should i delete superuser (standard) from system/app folder (without root apparently)?
Thanks all!
"This app cannot be uninstalled if it was installed with your ROM or root. If there is no uninstall option, it's because you placed it in /system/app, not me. It is impossible for an app to be installed in /system/app by the Play store. In fact, the entire /system partition is read only at runtime. The only way for an app to be placed in /system/app is via a rooting process (which usually installs Superuser), or by remounting the system partition as read/write and manually putting it there."
this is from the play store page. I guess you could try using root explorer to delete it but don't know if it will work
The more important question is why don't you have root? You have two root apps installed on a custom ROM. You should be able to run SuperSU and let it update the su binary. Then you can use ROM Toolbox or TB to remove Superuser.
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That is a strange problem. Never had that issue. Some custom come with supersu already installed and don't require you to install super user from the market. In fact it dont make sense to download standard unless you have standard from Rom and want to add supersu for better root access. Try to reflash Rom first and see if that works. Don't install standard. If that don't work try another Rom.
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That is a strange problem. Never had that issue. Some custom come with supersu already installed and don't require you to install super user from the market. In fact it dont make sense to download standard unless you have standard from Rom and want to add supersu for better root access. Try to reflash Rom first and see if that works. Don't install standard. If that don't work try another Rom.
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That's already been suggested in the ROM thread on another site, but he seems to be trying to get around it without reinstalling the ROM. He said over there that he doesn't know why he installed SuperUser since the ROM came with another su app and neither do I. He should just go ahead and reflash the ROM.
For some reason this guy seems to want to do things differently from standard practices and then ask for help when it doesn't work. His latest post in the other thread was asking if he could flash the ROM after removing the kernel (boot.img)!
I'm not sure where he comes up with these ideas but he seems to be off doing his own thing even though he is new at this stuff. I'm not suggesting that you don't help him, but wanted you to be aware that he may be creating problems for himself.
ramjet73
Thanks for the heads up. Your right, it don't make sense to try something different if what we suggest to somebody has been a better and usually a full proof way of fixing a problem. But like you said if he wants to add to his own problems that's on him. Let's make this clear to him too since he is new. Nobody on this site or other sites are responsible if you blow up your device, your gf leaves you, or you burn down your house and get fired. :highfive:
Hi. I want to make you some questions about root.
01. Now i have the jelly bean nordic 4.1.2 "I9100XXMS2 / I9100XWLSS" with sales code nee and "PhilZ-cwm6-XWLSS-OXX-5.00.4-signed" installed to my phone.
02. Does the root affect the stability of any mobile phone?
03. If we install root to any mobile phone(Like samsung galaxy s2 i9100) can we un-root it WITHOUT loosing any data/options/settings?
04. How we can find out which root file it is better for our phones? What exactly we must look?
05. Does ALL rom versions has root files?
06. What exactly change the root files?
A LOT OF THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR ANSWERS.
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Hi.
I want to make you some questions about root.
01. Does the root affect the stability of any mobile phone?
02. If we install root to any mobile phone(Like samsung galaxy s2 i9100) can we un-root it WITHOUT loosing any data/options/settings?
03. How we can find out which root file it is better for our phones? What exactly we must look?
04. Does ALL rom versions has root files?
05. What exactly change the root files?
A LOT OF THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR ANSWERS.
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1. Depends on what you do with root.
2. As far as I know. NO. ( have not tried )
3. Don't understand what your asking.
4. Whenever you flash a ROM it will. ( your phone must be unlocked it's not the same as root.
5. Nothing???
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05. I don't thing it doesn't change anything at all to the mobiles with root files.
I believe it change importand files so we have admin access to the mobiles phones and not simple user access.
i believe if an root file don't create it well then we have unstability problems to any phone.
1) Read.
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5) Read.
It's all there.
Now, root is to gain access to our devices, we can do this in various ways, depends on the ROM.
The only root that works ON EVERY ROM is Chainfire's EverRoot featured in Mobile Odin Pro app. Why? Because it roots the ROM during the flash.
Stability? Of course, as long as you don't use the rooted status to temper with the device (certain apps like Setcpu) in a dangerous way.
As this is a "state", it can be undone (unroot). Data, no harm.
I can see that you were thinking CF- root, stop it, CF-root stopped being THE root method on ICS. Since ICS you've got ExynosAbuse, custom kernels and CWM + BusyBox + SU recovery flash.
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Read what and where?
And i DON'T have ics but jelly bean.
Is there any SAFE ROOT file for any jelly bean release?
And no i don't use the root from overclock the phone the only use of root is to make a complete backup WITH SETTINGS from the programs i want like wifi stored passwords and i CAN'T do that to a NO ROOT phone so the root files is one way road.
Do you have any to suggest any other program that DOESN'T NEED root to make a complete backup of programs with their settings?
Read the Stickies. Near the top of the General section. Like everyone else here.
Backup without root ? Search Google Play.
You're obviously in a tizz that rooting your phone is somehow harmful to the phone despite what people have told you to the contrary (I.E it isn't), so do yourself a favour & leave your phone as it is, you'll probably end up 'breaking' it.
Already have install the nordic 4.1.2 even it doesn't come in my country to unbranded mobiles galaxy s2 and already do root and i believe the reason for these restarts is the root file.
And another thing is if from any GENUINE 4.1.2 ROM when the mobile starts if it run the music app and it is running at the active app.
I ask that because at 4.0.3 it doesn't run any app with the power on mobile or at least doesn't appear at active apps widget.
No, no and no. Just factory reset.
And use comas man.
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To your 4.1.2 doesn't run any app when you power on the phone?
With original NOT CUSTOM 4.1.2 Nordic nee?
When I tell run app that has it at the widget active apps.
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jwwolf said:
Today my s4 lost root out of the blue(i was changing wifi settings at the time).i went to root explorer and its saying i dont have root.I checked Titanium and supersu and they all report its gone.
I had used towelrootv2 i believe, to root my phone.I 've not had any issues with it for about a year now.I froze the service that allows updates so i know it didn't update.
Attached is my phone info. Im really at a loss at how to proceed here, I've spent about 4 hours trying various options but it just dosen't seem to be working.
Trying the towelroot+supersu combo dosent work.Supersu reports there is no su binary.Checking i can verify that no su binary is being created.All "root checker" programs show an empty line for status when checking.I tried motochopper but it failed on the rooting part.I ran the adb commands manually and the result was the same.I run linux,but do have a windows machine available.I dont care about warranty(its already expired) but i would like to retain all data,mms/sms etc.All personal data has been backed up.
I tried motochopper but it failed on the rooting part.I ran the adb commands manually and the result was the same.I run linux,but do have a windows machine available.I dont care about warranty(its already expired) but i would like to retain all data,mms/sms etc.All photos etc have been backed up.I couldnt find if there is a way to reapply root non-destructively by flashing.I just want the stock rom.I'd like to retain the 4.4.2 kernel for certain apps
Model number didnt fit in the picture its: SCH-1545.
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Try using toweleoot v3. Get it from this thread and run it and u should gain root http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-to-root-i545vrufnk1-4-4-2-12-1-2014-t2959613
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Very odd. I would try to use Odin or Safestrap, but you need all your data... My suggestion is normally Odin, but:
A) You need data
B) Odin seems to be screwing up a lot lately
This problem was because the Security manager was updated thru the play store! It automatically pushes to your device...Then protects against root! You didn't freeze the Security updater in titanium. :/ unfortunately...You may have to back up and start from scratch. I can help you!
I have all the packages from Verizon
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It updates the selinix partition, you can try to undo the app update, clear data, then use towelroot....but that would be the best you could do. If that doesn't work...Then you have to start over
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