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If you’ve upgraded your Ace’s firmware to the official gingerbread update you might know that SuperOneClick rooting method doesn’t work anymore. Luckily there is another method involving installing a zip file from recovery which I’m going to explain now. This method is actually better since you don’t have to connect the ace to a computer. You can root and unroot on the fly. So in this tutorial I’ll be showing you how to root AND unroot you Samsung galaxy ace!
Caution: In my experience nothing has ever gone wrong with rooting. There is always that slight chance something can mess up. Use caution and only do this if you want to. I am not responsible if anything happens (but I really don’t think anything will happen if you do everything right) Also rooting voids your warranty but don’t worry, unrooting should give it back like nothing ever happened.!!
Download the two zip files I’ve attached below
How to Root the Galaxy Ace 2.3
1. Copy the Root.zip file (download below) into your sd card. You can even put it in a folder if you want.
2. Turn your phone off
3. Boot your phone into recovery mode. To do that, hold HOME+POWER buttons. When the screen turns on and you see the Samsung logo, let go of POWER but keep holding HOME. After the Galaxy Ace logo shows up and disappears, you should enter recovery mode. You can let go of HOME now.
4. Now in recovery mode, you can scroll up and down using the VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN buttons and select using the HOME button.
5. Scroll to the second option “apply update from sdcard” and press HOME to select.
6. Scroll to the Root.zip file and select it (if you put it in a folder, find and open that folder and then select Root.zip
7. After it’s done installing, select “reboot system now” and wait for the phone to reboot
8. To check if your phone is rooted, go to you app drawer and look for an app called superuser with an icon of a pirate android with cross bones. If you see it, your phone is rooted.
Congrats! You’ve officially rooted you galaxy ace!!
Now what if you want to go back to unrooted for some reason , or just for the heck of it?? It’s easy. Very similar to rooting
How to Un-root the Ace 2.3:
1. Download unroot.zip (below) and put in sd card
2. Turn off the phone and boot into recovery (refer to step 3 above)
3. Install the unroot.zip (similar to step 5 and 6 above)
4. Restart phone (incase you’re THAT stupid, refer to step 7 above)
5. Look in the app drawer and if all went well, the superuser icon should no longer be there!!!
Note: I've tested the unroot.zip and it works for me. But just incase it still doesn't work you can use a root explorer and delete some files to unroot:-
-Open up market and download "ES File Explorer" (or if you have any other root explorer you can use that).
-Open ES files explorer, tap menu, go to settings, go to the "Root settings" section and enable "Root Explorer" and "Mount file system" (you have to be rooted to do this)
-go back and tap Favorites in the top left corner and select "/". Now go to system/app/ and find and delete "Superuser.apk". PLEASE BE CAREFUL!!! dont delete anything other than the files I mention.
-go back to system/ and open the "xbin" folder and delete the following files and ONLY THESE FILES!!!:
1. busybox
2. sh
3. sqlite3
4. su
5. su-v1
6. su-v2
7. su-v3
-restart phone
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Your ace is now un-rooted! It’s that simple. Hope I’ve helped! I’m not sure this method works for froyo, but there are plenty of tutorials for rooting froyo ace as well.
Note: the root and unroot zip files are not mine. Got them from some nice people on the internet and then renamed them!
I got the root.zip from http://androidforums.com/ace-all-things-root/328648-galaxy-ace-root-gingerbread-2-3-3-a.html ......... on this site the zip is originally named upd_1.zip
The unroot.zip is from here http://www.tutebox.com/3708/mobile/how-to-unroot-samsung-galaxy-ace-with-android-2-3-4-or-2-3-3/ ….. the zip was originally named update.zip
Thanks to the people who made these zips!!
gganon said:
[This is a tutorial on how to root and unroot the official Galaxy Ace GINGERBREAD (android 2.3). It won’t work for the froyo (android 2.2 version). If you google you should find guides on rooting ace froyo. If you can’t (which I doubt) you can request me to make a tutorial on rooting the galaxy ace on android 2.2]
If you’ve upgraded your Ace’s firmware to the official gingerbread update you might know that SuperOneClick rooting method doesn’t work anymore. Luckily there is another method involving installing a zip file from recovery which I’m going to explain now. This method is actually better since you don’t have to connect the ace to a computer. You can root and unroot on the fly. So in this tutorial I’ll be showing you how to root AND unroot you Samsung galaxy ace!
Caution: In my experience nothing has ever gone wrong with rooting. There is always that slight chance something can mess up. Use caution and only do this if you want to. I am not responsible if anything happens (but I really don’t think anything will happen if you do everything right) Also rooting voids your warranty but don’t worry, unrooting should give it back like nothing ever happened.!!
Download the two zip files I’ve attached below
How to Root the Galaxy Ace 2.3
1. Copy the Root.zip file (download below) into your sd card. You can even put it in a folder if you want.
2. Turn your phone off
3. Boot your phone into recovery mode. To do that, hold HOME+POWER buttons. When the screen turns on and you see the Samsung logo, let go of POWER but keep holding HOME. After the Galaxy Ace logo shows up and disappears, you should enter recovery mode. You can let go of HOME now.
4. Now in recovery mode, you can scroll up and down using the VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN buttons and select using the HOME button.
5. Scroll to the second option “apply update from sdcard” and press HOME to select.
6. Scroll to the Root.zip file and select it (if you put it in a folder, find and open that folder and then select Root.zip
7. After it’s done installing, select “reboot system now” and wait for the phone to reboot
8. To check if your phone is rooted, go to you app drawer and look for an app called superuser with an icon of a pirate android with cross bones. If you see it, your phone is rooted.
Congrats! You’ve officially rooted you galaxy ace!!
Now what if you want to go back to unrooted for some reason , or just for the heck of it?? It’s easy. Very similar to rooting
How to Un-root the Ace 2.3:
1. Download unroot.zip (below) and put in sd card
2. Turn off the phone and boot into recovery (refer to step 3 above)
3. Install the unroot.zip (similar to step 5 and 6 above)
4. Restart phone (incase you’re THAT stupid, refer to step 7 above)
5. Look in the app drawer and if all went well, the superuser icon should no longer be there!!!
Your ace is now un-rooted! It’s that simple. Hope I’ve helped! I’m not sure this method works for froyo, but there are plenty of tutorials for rooting froyo ace as well. If you want, you can request me to make one. But I doubt I’ll need to. Anyway, do this at your own risk and of course have fun!! Take care!! (of the Ace, that is)
Note: the root and unroot zip files are not mine. Got them from some nice people on the internet and then renamed them!
I got the root.zip from http://androidforums.com/ace-all-things-root/328648-galaxy-ace-root-gingerbread-2-3-3-a.html ......... on this site the zip is originally named upd_1.zip
The unroot.zip is from here http://www.tutebox.com/3708/mobile/how-to-unroot-samsung-galaxy-ace-with-android-2-3-4-or-2-3-3/ ….. the zip was originally named update.zip
Thanks to the people who made these zips!!
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Hubix covered that.....I think
Forever living in my Galaxy Ace using XDA App
EmoBoiix3 said:
Hubix covered that.....I think
Forever living in my Galaxy Ace using XDA App
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Well i wasn't able to find any posts on rooting and unrooting the 2.3 update. most people just show rooting and then i had to google around for unrooting. So i just thought i'd make one. Had nothing better to do this weekend.
Unrooting issue
I've tried the unrooting tutorial by hubix. However, as I tried using root checker ver 3.2 by Joey Krim, there was a conflict. During my first test (advance mode), the output says
"Root Access is not properly configured or was not granted.
Superuser.apk - com. noshufou. android. su - is NOT installed!
The application Superuser is recommended as it provides basic security and is available for free in the Android Market
Standard su binary location:
/system/bin/su: No such file or directory
Standard su binary location:
/system/xbin/su: No such file or directory
Alternate su binary location:
/sbin/su: Permission denied
SU binary not found in the system declared PATH"
Second time around and it displayed the same output. However, starting at the third trial and so on, the output says
"Congratulations! You have root access!
Superuser.apk - com. noshufou. android. su - is NOT installed!
The application Superuser is recommended as it provides basic security and is available for free in the Android Market
Standard su binary location:
/system/bin/su: No such file or directory
Standard su binary location:
/system/xbin/su: No such file or directory
Alternate su binary location:
/sbin/su: Permission denied
Root user id:
Root not properly returning its user id
Root group id:
Root not properly returning its group id"
It was weird though, I've got a feeling that something's wrong, either my unrooting process or the app itself. Any ideas?
new to flashing
hello,
-i recently upgraded my galaxy ace to gingerbread 2.3.5 will this (rooting tutorial) work with this firmware or should i revert it back to 2.3.4 so i could try rooting?
-i found out in samfirmware.com that they only have 2.3.4 updates, so does that mean my current firmware is no good?
Thank you very much. (1st post here).
unroot doesnt work for me
Rooted yay!
Thanks for the tutorial, i managed to root my Samsung Ace, the files with the bar-code was helpful too, not tried un-rooting yet so i cannot confirm this works
thanks!
Nice thank you.
kevinkrs said:
Nice thank you.
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glad i cud help
Does this work with ddkq6 ?
I am a new user and i have a doubt...do i need to install CWM to root my phone ??
Sachin_22 said:
Does this work with ddkq6 ?
I am a new user and i have a doubt...do i need to install CWM to root my phone ??
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CWM is a recovery. It doesnt root ur fone.
Sent from Galaxy Ace GT-S5830 using Jusada's awsum ICSunday2 + Slaidmod script.
Dont jus say thanks, use d 'THANKS' button. [XDA RULE]
its not unrooting :/ superuser still there
I am not able to root my Unlocked SGA Gingerbread 2.3.5?
I can see superuser icon but Busybox says no root access.
I have tried upd_1, AceGingerRoot but same result.
animal_he said:
I am not able to root my Unlocked SGA Gingerbread 2.3.5?
I can see superuser icon but Busybox says no root access.
I have tried upd_1, AceGingerRoot but same result.
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Change ur baseband & check if su work.
Sent from Galaxy Ace GT-S5830 using TheMyth beta2 lite.
Dont jus say thanks, use d 'THANKS' button. [XDA RULE]
And how do I do that?
And if I change my baseband, will my phone update itself through Kies when update is available?
Update
I couldnt resist and flashed GT-S5830_INU_S5830DDKQ6_S5830ODDKQ5_S5830DDKQ6
Done successfully.
Thanx a lot.
But now Kies says, Device doesn't support update through Kies!!
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2.3.3 (Gingerbread)
Does this also work on the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2.3.3 (Gingerbread)?
Thanks in advance,
Yasumy
how much ever time i unroot, the super user icon does not go and am unable to update via kies due to this
HELP
RamboV said:
how much ever time i unroot, the super user icon does not go and am unable to update via kies due to this
HELP
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kies has nothing to do with root...
it will display update if there are any...
Does this also work on the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2.3.3 (Gingerbread)?
Thanks in advance,
Yasumy
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Yes its made for GB only
is there any way to use the new super su instead of superuser?? how do i get rid of the superuser app?? thanks!
Install SuperSU from the market, then run it a popup will come up asking to update binary say yes.
Then use a file manager to go to /system/app and delete SuperUser.apk
After that the system will use supersu for everything asking you to grant permission just like superuser.
smokin1337 said:
Install SuperSU from the market, then run it a popup will come up asking to update binary say yes.
Then use a file manager to go to /system/app and delete SuperUser.apk
After that the system will use supersu for everything asking you to grant permission just like superuser.
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good looks bro.. worked perfect!!!!
evod3 said:
good looks bro.. worked perfect!!!!
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Simply , you should have went to the official xda thread of super su by chain fire and should have flashed the zip. The zips removes the super user and replace it with super su
evo401 said:
is there any way to use the new super su instead of superuser?? how do i get rid of the superuser app?? thanks!
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Here is how I replaced SuperUser with SuperSU. It is really easy to do!
Just follow the steps and you'll be up and running with SuperSU in a couple of minutes!
If you do not have "Root Explorer", any file manager with Root access will work.
Just make sure that it has Write access to the System partition. Even when in
Root Explorer, I think you have to turn this feature on. Not sure. Just check.
1) Use Root Explorer and delete SuperUser.Apk from the /system/app folder.
2) Go to the Android Market and download and install Super User.
3) Use Root Explorer again and delete SU from /system/bin.
4) Go to the Market and uninstall Super User.
5) Go to the Market and install SuperSU & Pro Key.
Zeuszoos said:
Here is how I replaced SuperUser with SuperSU. It is really easy to do!
Just follow the steps and you'll be up and running with SuperSU in a couple of minutes!
If you do not have "Root Explorer", any file manager with Root access will work.
Just make sure that it has Write access to the System partition. Even when in
Root Explorer, I think you have to turn this feature on. Not sure. Just check.
1) Use Root Explorer and delete SuperUser.Apk from the /system/app folder.
2) Go to the Android Market and download and install Super User.
3) Use Root Explorer again and delete SU from /system/bin.
4) Go to the Market and uninstall Super User.
5) Go to the Market and install SuperSU & Pro Key.
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Wrong! Now you cannot grant root access to any app since you don't have the binary.
If you do the 3rd step you will lose root and you will have to root your phone again from recovery.
The correct step should be to just download supersu from play store and update the binary then remove the old superuser apk as smokin1337 said. Your steps are lengthy and will never work.
Or just flash the zip file.
Zeuszoos said:
Originally Posted by Zeuszoos
Here is how I replaced SuperUser with SuperSU. It is really easy to do!
Just follow the steps and you'll be up and running with SuperSU in a couple of minutes!
If you do not have "Root Explorer", any file manager with Root access will work. Just make sure that it has Write access to the System partition. Even when in Root Explorer, I think you have to turn this feature on. Not sure. Just check.
1) Use Root Explorer and delete SuperUser.Apk from the /system/app folder.
2) Go to the Android Market and download and install Super User.
3) Use Root Explorer again and delete SU from /system/bin.
4) Go to the Market and uninstall Super User.
5) Go to the Market and install SuperSU & Pro Key.
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mnomaanw said:
Wrong! Now you cannot grant root access
to any app since you don't have the binary. If you do the 3rd step you will
lose root and you will have to root your phone again from recovery.
The correct step should be to just download supersu from play store
and update the binary then remove the old superuser apk as smokin1337 said.
Your steps are lengthy and will never work.
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First off, I don't understand the hostility.
Secondly, I'm not the one who's wrong. You are, sir. And I find it pretty arrogant for someone to be so rude and make such a statement to someone as if iwhat they're saying is a fact, when the person they're commenting to just finished stating that they had already done it. Don't ya think?
Or did you not read the part where I said, "This is how I DID IT."???
In fact, I had just finished performing these same steps on my "Samsung Galaxy Note 2" and my "Samsung Galaxy Galaxy Tablet", not an hour before I posted them here and guuess what? I have Root access on both and no recovery was necessary!
Now you can continue making the same claim if you wish. Or you can acknowledge that "I did it successfully" outranks you saying "it won't work".
The steps I posted above work just fine. You don't have to worry about losing Root access when you boot your device, because you never reboot your phone before SuperSU is on it and you have the binary installed again. I mean, what do you think SuperSU puts on your phone? Could it be a binary, hello??? <lol>
Of course, the one thing to note is whether you have it installed in /bin or /xbin. If you don't find "su" in /bin then you now know where to look.
Zeuszoos said:
First off, I don't understand the hostility.
Secondly, I'm not the one who's wrong. You are, sir. And I find it pretty arrogant for someone to be so rude and make such a statement to someone as if iwhat they're saying is a fact, when the person they're commenting to just finished stating that they had already done it. Don't ya think?
Or did you not read the part where I said, "This is how I DID IT."???
In fact, I had just finished performing these same steps on my "Samsung Galaxy Note 2" and my "Samsung Galaxy Galaxy Tablet", not an hour before I posted them here and guuess what? I have Root access on both and no recovery was necessary!
Now you can continue making the same claim if you wish. Or you can acknowledge that "I did it successfully" outranks you saying "it won't work".
The steps I posted above work just fine. You don't have to worry about losing Root access when you boot your device, because you never reboot your phone before SuperSU is on it and you have the binary installed again. I mean, what do you think SuperSU puts on your phone? Could it be a binary, hello??? <lol>
Of course, the one thing to note is whether you have it installed in /bin or /xbin. If you don't find "su" in /bin then you now know where to look.
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Oh ok I did not want to sound rude sorry.
I was under the impression that deleting su binary will not allow the supersu to install its su binary, but yeah if you have mounted the system rw then supersu should be able to install the binary. And your method should work without doing the 2nd and 4th step I guess. If you have more devices then maybe give it a try without doing 2nd and 4th step.
mnomaanw said:
Oh ok I did not want to sound rude sorry.
I was under the impression that deleting su binary will not allow the supersu to install its su binary, but yeah if you have mounted the system rw then supersu should be able to install the binary. And your method should work without doing the 2nd and 4th step I guess. If you have more devices then maybe give it a try without doing 2nd and 4th step.
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No problem.
As for mounting it read/write, yes, that does need to be done. I should have included that. Thanks for noting it.
There is a utility that will mount your system partition as writable when you boot it up. It's called "mount r/w" or something like that. It's in the Google Play Market. I think it has an icon of a yellow folder with a lock, or something like that. Most people recommend against doing that and if you don't want to do it that way, as I'm sure you know, root explorer can mount it writable until you tell it not to, or reboot..
My XZU kitkat 4.4.4 .108 have rooted. Stock rom. I want to set Ext SDcard for Titanium Backup. But I can't access permission (etc/permissions/platform.xml) to change to writeable. I have tried Root Browser, Root Explorer, Solid Explorer and ES File Explorer. All no luck.
It pop up error ***operation failed message: cannot write to filesystem. Mount as read/write has failed***
But I have success to my rooted TabPro 8.4 SMT-325. Kitkat 4.4.2 with Solid Explorer or Root Explorer.
Another problem is I can't install busybox.
Any help or input
Thanks
Hi there,
Please wait until mods will move this thread to the device specific forum for more relevant answers.
Stand by
talongt said:
My XZU kitkat 4.4.4 .108 have rooted. Stock rom. I want to set Ext SDcard for Titanium Backup. But I can't access permission (etc/permissions/platform.xml) to change to writeable. I have tried Root Browser, Root Explorer, Solid Explorer and ES File Explorer. All no luck.
It pop up error ***operation failed message: cannot write to filesystem. Mount as read/write has failed***
But I have success to my rooted TabPro 8.4 SMT-325. Kitkat 4.4.2 with Solid Explorer or Root Explorer.
Another problem is I can't install busybox.
Any help or input
Thanks
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Did you install nut's dual recovery by chance? It has busybox included and if you try to install another busybox it screws up root. For SD card try this app, if you are still rooted and have superuser installed properly it should work.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix&hl=en
adfurgerson said:
Did you install nut's dual recovery by chance? It has busybox included and if you try to install another busybox it screws up root. For SD card try this app, if you are still rooted and have superuser installed properly it should work.
What's nut's dual recovery?
I did try SDFix already, it doesn't work to me.
The purpose I need access permission is modify platform.xml for Titanium backup and mixer_paths.xml for volume boost headphone.
I heard about a custom rom can access permission mostly, is it true? If yes, I might try flash to custom rom.
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If SD card fix doesn't work and gives you an error message. You don't have true root access.
I know because I faced this issue about a month ago, I was able to get superuser access just not edit files I know because I tried to edit the platform as well, so re-root your phone and install the dual recovery (optional?) if you make it that far, run kk fix it should work.
The volume boost is meh, you're better with viper4android
RealityFails said:
If SD card fix doesn't work and gives you an error message. You don't have true root access.
I know because I faced this issue about a month ago, I was able to get superuser access just not edit files I know because I tried to edit the platform as well, so re-root your phone and install the dual recovery (optional?) if you make it that far, run kk fix it should work.
The volume boost is meh, you're better with viper4android
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The root checker show **device have rooted**
I used Easyroot. Does your meaning use easyroot to re-root the phone again? Or get another tool? Any rooting tool suggestion.
Should I unroot from supersu before re-root?
Yes I know that.. Like I said I had the same issue, you may have root access but you don't have true root, so re-root your phone. It will fix the issue.
So again re root your phone.
And for me I did not uproot I just ran the root exploit and overwrited the old su
Great! I'll try to root again tonight.
BTW, is your device is XZU and root by Easyroot.
Thanks
Nah I have galaxy s2 but posting in xzu section. Yes I have Xperia Z ultra. And yes I did the easy Xperia root, plus I have dual recovery
IT WORK !
As you said re-root device again. Access permission available and Titanium backup to extsd.
Thanks all you guys input.
Zomg don't forget to thank me, hit the thanks button. *sarcasm
Hi all, i had a problem today morning with my Galaxy S2 (last stock android).
Time ago, I rooted it using phliz touch + supersu mode.
Today, i was having a nandroid backup (using philz as i did in past), when phone crashed.
So i restarted it and i try to delete everything in clockworkmod folder, but i can't remove "blobs" subfolder.
(Total commander show a file named "u95")
I restarted phone in recovery, trying to do a backup again, but it gave error.
Restarted phone again, and opening total commander, it says that my sdcard is read only.
The same happens when i use root explorer.
If i open root explorer, set rw to sdcard, exit and reopen root explorer i see sdcar read only again.
How can i fix that?
Please, help me.
I'm very ignorant about this things.
Hello guys,
i've ended in here from another thread which is locked LINK
As the OP of the thread, i've tried several 1-CLICK root apps (both Android and PC) with no luck (Mine is also as gift from mobile carrier).
I have screenshot of "Version" sub-menu, from something called "Factory mode" also i can access the tablet via fastboot and adb (see attached pictures)
Any suggestions?
No one?
I root it using http://www.kingroot.net for PC. Enable. Developers option, then adb USB whatever it was... And should work.
Sent from my QC-703GN using Tapatalk
mefistoreyon said:
I root it using http://www.kingroot.net for PC. Enable. Developers option, then adb USB whatever it was... And should work.
Sent from my QC-703GN using Tapatalk
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Well it doesn't. I can't tell why, cuz is in Chinese.
soadfan said:
Hello guys,
i've ended in here from another thread which is locked LINK
As the OP of the thread, i've tried several 1-CLICK root apps (both Android and PC) with no luck (Mine is also as gift from mobile carrier).
I have screenshot of "Version" sub-menu, from something called "Factory mode" also i can access the tablet via fastboot and adb (see attached pictures)
Any suggestions?
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Ways to root:
KingRoot
Flash with Recovery supersu
Use Framaroot.
Mempler said:
Ways to root:
KingRoot
Flash with Recovery supersu
Use Framaroot.
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Well... Kingroot worked yesterday. Idk is because i've downloaded latest version or that i've added it as device administrator (also disabled built-in app permission manager).
Now how to replace kingroot with super su? I tried both Super-sume and mrw v2.4 with no luck.
First flash TWRP with the TWRP manager then install root browser goto /system/app delete kinguser restart your phone goto recovery and flash the supersu update
Mempler said:
First flash TWRP with the TWRP manager then install root browser goto /system/app delete kinguser restart your phone goto recovery and flash the supersu update
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Well...it isn't supported. Is there generic recovery that can be used on various devices based on...idk, chipset?
fyi
I've managed to do it. idk exactly how.
Tried again this mrw (v.2.4) in the root of the sdcard. i'm not running *.sh files from terminal emulator, but via root explorer's script executor.
This time i've mounted /system RW before starting the procedure (found this tip in a lenovo a5000 tutorial that i saved in the past. It can be done via terminal emulator or with app like root essentials).
This time looked like the script hanged, king root has stopped several times and finally "executing script" popup disappeared.
However tried to install SuperSU manual (because script failed)
Then SuperSU returned that kingroot is still present in the system and can try to uninstall it (last time this did unroot the tablet), but with /system mounted RW i decided to give it a try.
Well, now i have fully functional SuperSU and root.