Done a bunch of digging, haven't found anything that really helps me, so....
I previously rooted the phone with Lelus' guide a few months ago. Loved it, worked great. A couple nights ago, SuperuserSU told me it needed to "update the binary." Phone restarts, and when it comes back up, it's factory reset. I had been putting the OTA update off because I didn't want to lose my root. Even though I had Voodoo installed, I was doubtful.
All the recent posts make it sound like it's a hell of a lot easier to root the 20F update, so I decided to just let it go... but it won't take, I keep ending up with the red exclamation point and it keeps factory resetting into 10g. Only difference is SuperuserSU is still installed, and I think that's why the OTA won't take. SU won't give me the option to uninstall - I've completely reset the phone 10 times today, waited for the OTA to show up, and the same results over and over.
I went and downloaded CWM, but it did me no good because a) I'm not rooted anymore and b) it says there isn't a version for this device available. I've tried to start the Lelus method over, but the phone and my laptop aren't cooperating with each other now. I've even gone so far as to re-download Voodoo and delete the backup file, to try and get the OTA to push through. Nothing is working right.
I'm pretty close to just smashing it with a hammer and paying the insurance deductible for a new one, and starting over. Somebody has to have a fix.
Superuser is not the cause. Did you install busybox, linked2sd, overclock, CWM, or anything that would alter the build.prop or system?
Are you sure you don't have root? Go to playstore and uninstall the app then reinstall it. I had the same problem on another phone and that worked for me.
Sent from my LG-P769(20F) using the xda-developers app. If I helped you please hit the "thanks" button.
Nathan.7118391 said:
Superuser is not the cause. Did you install busybox, linked2sd, overclock, CWM, or anything that would alter the build.prop or system?
Are you sure you don't have root? Go to playstore and uninstall the app then reinstall it. I had the same problem on another phone and that worked for me.
Sent from my LG-P769(20F) using the xda-developers app. If I helped you please hit the "thanks" button.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I never got link2sd to work, so I uninstalled it a while ago. I didn't really need it after I cleaned up the bloatware. Busybox was uninstalled before I tried the OTA, and it won't let me reinstall it now - says I'm not rooted. My Voodoo backup didn't work, and it also said I wasn't rooted. I'm trying to get CWM to work, so I can reflash - but everything except SU has been uninstalled either manually or via factory resets...
I just went to play store to uninstall SU - same message, said it needed to "update the binary" - I updated the app, then tried to uninstall...it only uninstalled the update. I'm going to try CWM's Superuser and disable SuperSU, I'm just throwing darts at a map though.
uh...
now it says I'm rooted again. I'm so confused..............
Good, flash this clean ROM for 10g. You deleted bloatware? That's your problem.
https://mega.co.nz/#!qN1kSARZ!KvrIjFP-ieCQXfO752AZ-nl5f407tV3C5inilJ7PD9w
Good luck
Sent from my LG-P769(20F) using the xda-developers app. If I helped you please hit the "thanks" button.
Nathan.7118391 said:
Good, flash this clean ROM for 10g. You deleted bloatware? That's your problem.
Good luck
Sent from my LG-P769(20F) using the xda-developers app. If I helped you please hit the "thanks" button.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks man.
Related
Well I was rooted and and had lagfix on my fascinate. Then I decided to download the new update from verizon today. After the update the update screen kept on popping up even after I already installed it. Then I found out that my apps that require root like autokiller and setcpu did not work anymore even though I still hade the superuser app. So I rooted my phone again restarted it and the apps worked again then I decided I wanted to do the clockworkmod installation thing so I could make my phone flashable, the instructions recommended that i remove lag fix so I took my phone plugged it into the pc and went to my ryan lagfix folder whatever on my desktop and clicked on the unlagfixme.bat thing and at the end it had some errors or something even mentioning the Innopath Activecare in it which was for some reason probably why it didnt work. So I decided to try it again and it didnt work. Then I rebooted the phone and I saw the samsung logo and then black screen! I CANT BOOT UP!!! WHAT DO I DO!!!!!
follow this your going to have to go back to stock, then redo everything.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782204
Also, Do not install the Verizon update, it is not made for rooted phones. Wait for one of the devs to post a root friendly verizon update.
if that doesnt work, take it where u got it and tell them u did the update and that s what it does after the update.
Did you have clockworkmod recovery installed?
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App
dlongb13 said:
Did you have clockworkmod recovery installed?
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No i did not I was going to but then it said lag fix is not recommended so I went to the folder with the lagfix stuff from Ryan and clicked on the unlagfixme.bat and there were issues. I saw innopath activecare some where in the error part or whatever, so something with the update from today or some thing. Dont know what to do now! Stuck on that stupid black screen ANYONE HELPPP!!!!
Had the same error, hold the power button and the volume keys till you can boot recovery. Then do a factory wipe and then after you get back into the phone, do a factory data reset.
It's the only way I got my phone back. Now time to figure out how I can remove the root and re-root .
Hi,
I am rooted on my S3 and all is good. However, my Father also has an S3 and last week he was talked into rooting it by his Grandson. All went well but long story short he was not happy with having a rooted phone so has decided to remove root. He has now done so by following various guides. He used Triangle away which he says went successfully and has used Odin to put the latest stock firmware on the phone which again he says went successfully. I was not there when he did all this but phone seems all good.
Except one thing. He has tried to install a couple of apps he had before rooting. Barclays bank app and Sky Go app. After installation these apps are saying they will not work on a rooted phone, but it's not rooted any more. I have booted into recovery using Volume down, power and home buttons and it says custom firmware / rom, I can't remember exact wording, but it says no. Also in the phone menu where a rooted phone says modified in device status it says normal or whatever it should say. Again can't remember exactly but all looks like no root present.
Anyone got any ideas on this? As I am rooted on my S3 and never un-rooted it yet, I do not know if he should have done something else. Will he have to root again to run triangle away or anything else. Or can this be fixed as the phone is at present?
Thanks for any help guys.
Cheers, Rich
Three6ty said:
Hi,
I am rooted on my S3 and all is good. However, my Father also has an S3 and last week he was talked into rooting it by his Grandson. All went well but long story short he was not happy with having a rooted phone so has decided to remove root. He has now done so by following various guides. He used Triangle away which he says went successfully and has used Odin to put the latest stock firmware on the phone which again he says went successfully. I was not there when he did all this but phone seems all good.
Except one thing. He has tried to install a couple of apps he had before rooting. Barclays bank app and Sky Go app. After installation these apps are saying they will not work on a rooted phone, but it's not rooted any more. I have booted into recovery using Volume down, power and home buttons and it says custom firmware / rom, I can't remember exact wording, but it says no. Also in the phone menu where a rooted phone says modified in device status it says normal or whatever it should say. Again can't remember exactly but all looks like no root present.
Anyone got any ideas on this? As I am rooted on my S3 and never un-rooted it yet, I do not know if he should have done something else. Will he have to root again to run triangle away or anything else. Or can this be fixed as the phone is at present?
Thanks for any help guys.
Cheers, Rich
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
try doing a factory reset
Has it got a custom ROM or stock ROM? could be due to a custom ROM maybe?
Sent from my GT-P7510 jellybeaned up!
slaphead20 said:
try doing a factory reset
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi,
Good idea. Just so I can warn him, I'm guessing this will wipe the phone and he will have to re-run setup etc?
Three6ty said:
Hi,
Good idea. Just so I can warn him, I'm guessing this will wipe the phone and he will have to re-run setup etc?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sorry, just looked on mine and confirmed my question above. It will wipe the lot.
danmorley0702 said:
Has it got a custom ROM or stock ROM? could be due to a custom ROM maybe?
Sent from my GT-P7510 jellybeaned up!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's a stock rom. Downloaded from the official rom thread on here
Three6ty said:
Sorry, just looked on mine and confirmed my question above. It will wipe the lot.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yup, it wipes all user data and apps, let us know if it works after doing this
Hi,
My father did the factory reset today and it wiped his phone and he went through the new set up. However he still can't install some apps as they are still saying they do not support rooted devices. I just can't figure it out. Any ideas please guys. Thanks
Cheers, Rich
Three6ty said:
Hi,
My father did the factory reset today and it wiped his phone and he went through the new set up. However he still can't install some apps as they are still saying they do not support rooted devices. I just can't figure it out. Any ideas please guys. Thanks
Cheers, Rich
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
One basic question..are you still able to go into recovery..vol up+power+home..if yes you are still rooted...you need to find your stock firmware and flash it via odin
check if it was a stock firmware your father flashed orcustom ROM o.follow this guide to do it again
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1710613
zoot1 said:
One basic question..are you still able to go into recovery..vol up+power+home..if yes you are still rooted...you need to find your stock firmware and flash it via odin
check if it was a stock firmware your father flashed orcustom ROM o.follow this guide to do it again
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1710613
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi,
Just tried that and the S3 will not go into recovery via volume up, power and home. Tried several times and it just powers up as normal. He has just tried his banking app and it's telling him the phone is rooted. I'm stumped on what to do.
Cheers, Rich
Sounds like maybe triangle away didnt properly remove the count, was the firmware he downloaded the official one for his phone? Was it previously branded or anything like that?
go supersu and click remove root
Three6ty said:
Hi,
Just tried that and the S3 will not go into recovery via volume up, power and home. Tried several times and it just powers up as normal. He has just tried his banking app and it's telling him the phone is rooted. I'm stumped on what to do.
Cheers, Rich
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Did you try redoing the steps mentioned in the thread??
Also clear data from that app..just a mention
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
Hi,
He has superSu on the phone. Presumably it has downloaded from the play store when restoring the phone. However, he tried to uninstall it which just removed the updates. Couldn't go any further. It is now asking for updates which he has done. But when he tries to launch Super SU it says no apps configured and won't go any further. I think the fact that super su is on the phone, the apps are thinking it is rooted. I am doing this all over the phone so can't see what's happening.
I'm wondering if the way to go now would be another factory reset and when restoring everything, try not to let play store instal super su. Would this be the way to go, or can we get super su off the phone without a reset?
Cheers, Rich
Try uninstalling super su with titanium backup. Then factory reset. Are you sure you have flashed a stock ROM and not a rooted one. This doesnt sound right.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
Why not try reflashing again with original firmware via odin.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
zoot1 said:
One basic question..are you still able to go into recovery..vol up+power+home..if yes you are still rooted...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Didn't know there was something like that. Now I am on stock and un-rooted. I can still go into the recovery by pressing vol up+power+home keys.
Hi,
Trying to do these things with him over the phone ain't easy. I may just go and get the phone and do it myself.
He does have supersu on the phone and it is working, well it's installed anyway but obviously does not do the root things as the phone is un-rooted. There is an option in supersu settings to remove root but will this work as the phone is not rooted? Question is how on earth do I remove supersu. Do i need to re-root and remove it that way?
Cheers, Rich
yldlj said:
Try uninstalling super su with titanium backup. Then factory reset. Are you sure you have flashed a stock ROM and not a rooted one. This doesnt sound right.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Can't uninstall via Titanium backup as he is no longer rooted unless he roots the phone again. It is a stock rom. It was downloaded via the official rom thread on here.
http://www.unlimitedtips.com/2012/06/how-to-unroot-samsung-galaxy-s-3.html
This works very well for me
I have a 769 on T-mobile, Jellybean 20d. I haven't been able to successfully update to 20f using the OTA (red icon). I realize there's an upgrade file to update manually with CWM, but after reading about the various issues, I'd really rather let the OTA take care of it. I've read through the forums and done the following things before trying the OTA...
1.) Remove all links and uninstall link2SD
2.) Uninstall busybox
3.) Unfreeze all bloatware
...but it still fails as soon as it starts a system check:
"file "/system/bin/debuggerd" doesn't have any of expected sha1 sums; checking cache"
Unless someone has more suggestions on how to "fix" my phone for the OTA, I'm thinking of trying either:
1.) Offline Lelus method, reflash 20d with root, OTA
2.) Offline Lelus method, downgrade to 10g with root, OTA
Anyone have recommendations on anything to try to get the OTA to work without flashing? If not, should I reflash to 20d or revert back to 10g?
Thanks in advance.
zaxscd01 said:
I have a 769 on T-mobile, Jellybean 20d. I haven't been able to successfully update to 20f using the OTA (red icon). I realize there's an upgrade file to update manually with CWM, but after reading about the various issues, I'd really rather let the OTA take care of it. I've read through the forums and done the following things before trying the OTA...
1.) Remove all links and uninstall link2SD
2.) Uninstall busybox
3.) Unfreeze all bloatware
...but it still fails as soon as it starts a system check:
"file "/system/bin/debuggerd" doesn't have any of expected sha1 sums; checking cache"
Unless someone has more suggestions on how to "fix" my phone for the OTA, I'm thinking of trying either:
1.) Offline Lelus method, reflash 20d with root, OTA
2.) Offline Lelus method, downgrade to 10g with root, OTA
Anyone have recommendations on anything to try to get the OTA to work without flashing? If not, should I reflash to 20d or revert back to 10g?
Thanks in advance.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You shouldn't be uninstalling busy box... It'll mess everything up. And have you deleted any bloatware? That will interfere with the update... If you want to force the update the do the following trick.. Go to settings>apps then slide to the "All" tab and look for Google services framework and tap that. Then clear data>force stop>clear data. Do that for 3-4 times. After that reboot your phone and do the trick again once and check for update.
Sent from my LG-P769 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
---------- Post added at 04:47 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:42 AM ----------
And please search the forums or at least the T-Mobile support forums... You're lucky i even helped you. Because i don't help people with problems that are easy to resolve... They make me think they're retarded.
Sent from my LG-P769 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
geeshiet said:
You shouldn't be uninstalling busy box... It'll mess everything up. And have you deleted any bloatware? That will interfere with the update... If you want to force the update the do the following trick.. Go to settings>apps then slide to the "All" tab and look for Google services framework and tap that. Then clear data>force stop>clear data. Do that for 3-4 times. After that reboot your phone and do the trick again once and check for update.
Sent from my LG-P769 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
---------- Post added at 04:47 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:42 AM ----------
And please search the forums or at least the T-Mobile support forums... You're lucky i even helped you. Because i don't help people with problems that are easy to resolve... They make me think they're retarded.
Sent from my LG-P769 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
General consensus on the forums which I already searched through for hours state that link2sd and busybox need to be removed or else the OTA will fail due to changes in build.prop. I already stated I searched the forums and followed several posts. First of all, I attempted the update before uninstalling busybox, and yep, I got the red icon. I attempted the update each time after removing anything related to root. I also already stated I unfroze all the bloatware, meaning I didn't delete anything. Also I'm well aware of the trick to force OTA.
In any case, you made a lot of assumptions that were not correct, and you were rude to boot. That said, I still appreciate your reply. Guess I'm a sucker.
zaxscd01 said:
General consensus on the forums which I already searched through for hours state that link2sd and busybox need to be removed or else the OTA will fail due to changes in build.prop. I already stated I searched the forums and followed several posts. First of all, I attempted the update before uninstalling busybox, and yep, I got the red icon. I attempted the update each time after removing anything related to root. I also already stated I unfroze all the bloatware, meaning I didn't delete anything. Also I'm well aware of the trick to force OTA.
In any case, you made a lot of assumptions that were not correct, and you were rude to boot. That said, I still appreciate your reply. Guess I'm a sucker.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hm, okay the only .apk's that should only be frozen is Lookout security and LGSetupWizard. Did you accidentally unfroze those?
Sent from my LG-P769 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
geeshiet said:
Hm, okay the only .apk's that should only be frozen is Lookout security and LGSetupWizard. Did you accidentally unfroze those?
Sent from my LG-P769 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I unfroze everything. I assumed the OTA would want everything in default form, meaning no frozen applications.
Also, be sure to completely uninstall the locked bootloader cwm. (If that is you installed it)
sent from my locked rooted P769 v20f
I'm on YouTube (BioDesigner48)
BioDesigner48 said:
Also, be sure to completely uninstall the locked bootloader cwm. (If that is you installed it)
sent from my locked rooted P769 v20f
I'm on YouTube (BioDesigner48)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No, I didn't install any cwm after installing jellybean; I did have a copy when I was on ICS, but I removed it before the upgrade (OTA). I'm guessing that while I was messing around with applications, I probably downloaded something that modified the build.prop.
I'll go ahead and flash the v20d kdz and try the OTA again, I don't see any posts that recommend going back to v10g.
Thanks for the replies, I'll post again if it works or not just to give this thread closure.
zaxscd01 said:
I unfroze everything. I assumed the OTA would want everything in default form, meaning no frozen applications.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thats why i said (should be only frozen)... Keep those 2 frozen because it's supposed to be frozen. Then try to update after.
Sent from my LG-P769 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
geeshiet said:
Thats why i said (should be only frozen)... Keep those 2 frozen because it's supposed to be frozen. Then try to update after.
Sent from my LG-P769 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
OK, I'll give it a shot, then try the flash.
zaxscd01 said:
OK, I'll give it a shot, then try the flash.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Give me the results..
Sent from my LG-P769 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
geeshiet said:
Give me the results..
Sent from my LG-P769 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Still status 7, debuggered etc even without unfreezing those two apks.
I went ahead and flashed v20d with root / busybox, stupidly forgot to load up Voodoo before update, and ended up with 20f no root. Tried Jcase apk twice, but didn't work likely since I already had remnants of SuperSU. Can't remove, can only revert to a previous version. *facepalm*
Flashed v20d stock (no root) and completely uninstalled SuperSU.
Repeated v20d with root / busybox, root was not successful, although busybox installed, so the kdz procedure was correct. Tried Jcase apk twice again. Failed the first time, succeeded the second time. Didn't stupidly forget to load up Voodoo, updated to 20f, restored root, and done.
I certainly made that harder than it had to be, but nevertheless: :victory:
Thanks for the advice!
So I rooted my phone two days ago and yesterday I was using GameCIH on Temple Run 2 and after adding some coins and starting another run, my phone freezed, and I tried pressing the home button and nothing but the vibration, and then the phone rebooted all by himself. After this I tried opening again GameCIH, and it says that the system denies to root. I tried opening Game Guardian, it closes automatically. Same thing with SuperSU. I tried entering the root folder, acces denied. I tried reflashing the ROM, nothing happened. I am using mySENSEdx RX3.0. Someone told me that it looks like I lost my root. I am kind of new to this rooting thing so if you can please help. And another thing, when I tried connecting my phone to my computer, the usb debbug doesn't work. It tells me that the device is not connected but I can access the sdcard and the external memory of my phone. Thanks for whoever can help.
Did u try to reroot it again by doing the same process again? Did u use that app successfully before or is it frst time that u used it?
I had once similar problem, and when i lost root, i flashed superuser zip, went to market, installed superSU, installed it in /system and that was it
Sent from my precious!! HTC DX
I didn't tried to reroot my phone and I successfully used that apps before. I do not want to reroot it because I have to wipe everything again and I have some things that I 100% lose during the process and I can't do a backup or something.
drgdimitriu said:
I didn't tried to reroot my phone and I successfully used that apps before. I do not want to reroot it because I have to wipe everything again and I have some things that I 100% lose during the process and I can't do a backup or something.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you flash SuperSU zip you will not lose your data.
xpirt
So I reflashed the superuser zip and everything came back to normal. Thanks for your help.
drgdimitriu said:
So I reflashed the superuser zip and everything came back to normal. Thanks for your help.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Did flash Superuser or SuperSU? Because Superuser is outdated
Superuser. Can you give me the zip for SuperSU?
Download here: http://download.chainfire.eu/346/supersu
If you download there, you'll always have latest version.
Works great, thank you
I took the OTA from last week and rooted it. Yesterday, it seems I've lost root possibly. When I open Titanium Backup, I get the message "sorry, I could not acquire root priveleges...........this attempt was made using the " /system/xbin/su" command". So, what's going on?
ycats said:
I took the OTA from last week and rooted it. Yesterday, it seems I've lost root possibly. When I open Titanium Backup, I get the message "sorry, I could not acquire root priveleges...........this attempt was made using the " /system/xbin/su" command". So, what's going on?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Some programs that you install are not KK friendly, it has happened to me a couple times, did you do a backup, if so, flash it, if not, just Odin the root tar again.
Sent from my SM-N900P using Tapatalk
I believe I still have root (Adaway and Root Explorer apps still work), but all of a sudden, TB isn't working.
Well, I found a thread about adding a line to a particular .xml file for writing to sdcard........rebooted and TB is working fine.
Also sometimes this happens depending what recovery you are using when you wipe everything. You can boot into your recovery and hit reroot and usually this will fix it also.
That's good to know, thanks.
Sent from my SM-N900P using xda app-developers app