After I installed the firmware update, via Odin, i can't seem to re-root my phone. I re-installed the update, renamed the zip, flashed it and no smoke. I'm kind of new with all of this so what do i do to access root at this point?
Also, I re-downloaded the superuser app from the market and it stated that there was a new version available. The app states" an error occurred and su was not updated. A zip(su-2.3.1-bin-signed.zip) has been placed on your sdcard, please reboot into recovery mode and flash it to update your su binary. " I tried to flash this recieved an error message saying that the zip was "(bad)". What do I do?
did not have a problem with ryans one touch lag fix that also takes care of root
I'm having the same problem. Also new to this so I'm sure it's going to be something simple. But it's dricing me crazy. I'm sooo close. Anyone with advice it would be much appreciated.
sorry I forgot to say that I have the Epic 4g
aaconteh said:
After I installed the firmware update, via Odin, i can't seem to re-root my phone. I re-installed the update, renamed the zip, flashed it and no smoke. I'm kind of new with all of this so what do i do to access root at this point?
Also, I re-downloaded the superuser app from the market and it stated that there was a new version available. The app states" an error occurred and su was not updated. A zip(su-2.3.1-bin-signed.zip) has been placed on your sdcard, please reboot into recovery mode and flash it to update your su binary. " I tried to flash this recieved an error message saying that the zip was "(bad)". What do I do?
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The Superuser app from the market isn't going to give you superuser privileges without the phone being rooted. That's why you are rooting the phone in the first place.
As I've made a habit of experimenting with every ROM known to man I've gotten this down to a routine when it comes to flashing and re-rooting. And a big part of my routine is using TGA_Gunnman's handy One Click ROOT Windows application (also a mac version available in the same thread)...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739300
Just use it and follow the instruction. Biggest thing is to make sure the phone has USB Debugging enabled and that the internal and external SD's are NOT MOUNTED. Just click the ROOT ME button, look in the shell window to see that the update.zip has been pushed successfully, use the vol rocker keys to select REINSTALL PACKAGES, and reboot.
It's never failed for me so far, and I've re-rooted dozens of times now.
Best of luck!
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sorry I forgot to say that I have the Epic 4g
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The root method for the Epic4g is a tad different...and located in another forum...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=770388
this is the email I sent to the dev...I'm thinking I could, perhaps, get a solution here also:
So I was doing things as normal with my phone and somehow, I don't
even remember how, I was alerted that "#su binary outdated" in my
notification bar on my dell streak 5.
I clicked the notification and said... sure... go ahead and update...
as the process was proceeding, i put down my phone. This allowed it
to auto-rotate from portrait to landscape mode.... which seem to
restart the update process.
That is a problem because.... some of the prior settings were already
changed but the update process was restarted midway..... so now, when
the process retried, I saw different information than I saw before
(see below).... and the update fails. Now all applications seeking
root fail to get it, including titanium backup, which I would use to
completely uninstall superuser then reinstall it from the market.
Additionally, uninstalling the superuser update from the market and
using the version which came with my ROM (streakin' 354 latest) doesn't solve these problems.
Re-applying the superuser update from the market also does not solve
the problems. Also, flashing the .zip you provide on your website
does not solve the problem (su.3.0.2-efgh-signed.zip).
Additionally, every time I turn off my phone, I have to yank my
battery and SD card, reinsert them, and then start up the phone.)
This is what I see when updating the binary:
Downloading manifest... okay!
Parsing manifest... okay!
Latest Version = 3.0
Checking installed version = legacy
Fixing database... okay!
Downloading custom busybox... okay!
Checking md5sum... okay!
Checking current install path... fail!
Failed to find currently installed su binary. Update cannot continue
as I was watching the update before the auto-rotation... checking
installed version equaled something like 2.3.blah instead of 'legacy'
Any idea how to solve this?
[Guide]Rooting all stock roms the RIGHT way
It unroots before rerooting. If it doesnt fix it then it's your install itself that's broken
TheManii said:
[Guide]Rooting all stock roms the RIGHT way
It unroots before rerooting. If it doesnt fix it then it's your install itself that's broken
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F*cking awesome. You'd think the .zip file available at superuser's website would work better than something crashed together by another android hacker. Thank you so much for the information. It worked!
So, after learning that Motorola was not going to give us a software update for the Atrix 4G, I decided to take a chance and unlock the bootloader and flash a custom rom. I flashed CyanogenMod 7 Olympus (cm-7-20120923-NIGHTLY-olympus) and I love it! I made a backup of the stock rom and then a backup of CM7 after I had it set up the way I like it for the most part.
My only problem: I lose root access randomly... without rebooting... without doing anything! SU is there, and the superuser apk is there, and they come up as granting superuser permission, but the apps say they don't have access. Even trying to update the binary says "failed" when gaining root access.
I've been scouring forums and the net looking for similar problems. Rebooting doesn't fix it. I've tried downloading and flashing SU 3.1.3 from recovery (wipe cache & dalvik cache, then install from zip), and that didn't work. I then tried the same for 3.2-RC3, and no luck there. I've ran Fix Permissions just to try, and that did not work either. Somewhere, someone posted to reflash the ROM. Instead, I just restored a backup, and it comes back for a few days... then it stops working again.
Any suggestions on how to fix this or what could cause it? I don't mind restoring the backup again, but I'd like to keep it from happening if at all possible.
twomoses said:
So, after learning that Motorola was not going to give us a software update for the Atrix 4G, I decided to take a chance and unlock the bootloader and flash a custom rom. I flashed CyanogenMod 7 Olympus (cm-7-20120923-NIGHTLY-olympus) and I love it! I made a backup of the stock rom and then a backup of CM7 after I had it set up the way I like it for the most part.
My only problem: I lose root access randomly... without rebooting... without doing anything! SU is there, and the superuser apk is there, and they come up as granting superuser permission, but the apps say they don't have access. Even trying to update the binary says "failed" when gaining root access.
I've been scouring forums and the net looking for similar problems. Rebooting doesn't fix it. I've tried downloading and flashing SU 3.1.3 from recovery (wipe cache & dalvik cache, then install from zip), and that didn't work. I then tried the same for 3.2-RC3, and no luck there. I've ran Fix Permissions just to try, and that did not work either. Somewhere, someone posted to reflash the ROM. Instead, I just restored a backup, and it comes back for a few days... then it stops working again.
Any suggestions on how to fix this or what could cause it? I don't mind restoring the backup again, but I'd like to keep it from happening if at all possible.
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Try going in to Manage Applications and clear su data. If that doesn't work go to the Play Store and Install Superuser Update Fixer.
upndwn4par said:
Try going in to Manage Applications and clear su data. If that doesn't work go to the Play Store and Install Superuser Update Fixer.
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Thanks for the quick reply. I cleared the cache for Superuser (couldn't believe I didn't think to do that in the first place), and now it will not prompt to grant or deny. I try to update the binary, and it stops at "Gaining root access..." and doesn't show okay or failed. I tried to run the Superuser Update Fixer, and it says that the signatures are okay. When I try to force it, it does the exact same thing as Superuser: it hangs at "Gaining root access..."
It may be worth noting that I have to force-close Superuser the first time I open it after clearing cache. After that, it opens but only does the above mentioned.
twomoses said:
Thanks for the quick reply. I cleared the cache for Superuser (couldn't believe I didn't think to do that in the first place), and now it will not prompt to grant or deny. I try to update the binary, and it stops at "Gaining root access..." and doesn't show okay or failed. I tried to run the Superuser Update Fixer, and it says that the signatures are okay. When I try to force it, it does the exact same thing as Superuser: it hangs at "Gaining root access..."
It may be worth noting that I have to force-close Superuser the first time I open it after clearing cache. After that, it opens but only does the above mentioned.
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Open a terminal emulator and type su and hit enter. If you don't see #, you are not properly rooted.
upndwn4par said:
Open a terminal emulator and type su and hit enter. If you don't see #, you are not properly rooted.
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Nothing happens in terminal emulator.
Now my question is, (and forgive my n00bness) since CM7 came rooted, do I follow the normal steps to re-root the phone through adb? I've never seen how to root a custom rom, but that may be because the process is exactly the same.
twomoses said:
Nothing happens in terminal emulator.
Now my question is, (and forgive my n00bness) since CM7 came rooted, do I follow the normal steps to re-root the phone through adb? I've never seen how to root a custom rom, but that may be because the process is exactly the same.
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Nothing happens? No error ("not found" or "permission denied" or something like that)?
Go to the Play Store and download Root Checker, and check for root with that also.
I don't know the answer to your question since most users root, unlock, then flash a ROM. If it were me, I would try to root as if it were GB 236.
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Nothing happens? No error ("not found" or "permission denied" or something like that)?
Go to the Play Store and download Root Checker, and check for root with that also.
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That is correct. I ended up having to kill the terminal emulator too. It just sits there with nothing displaying.
I ran root checker, and all I get is the loading circle in the middle that says "Please wait for Root Check to complete. System appears to be running very slow." Nothing else was running slow, so I rebooted my phone again.
I don't know what changed, but now I have root again! Many thanks upndwn4par!
My guess is clearing data in Manage Applications did the trick. Anyway, glad it is working!
Another method for checking if you are rooted properly.
EDIT: nevermind, now I see it's been discussed already. :stupid:
Off topic: I seriously want to borrow your signatures tho!
have you disabled debugging in developement settings? if you do so, SU does not work any more, or the be more precisely: You won't be able to see the "Allow"-dialog...
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have you disabled debugging in developement settings? if you do so, SU does not work any more, or the be more precisely: You won't be able to see the "Allow"-dialog...
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USB Debugging stays on usually because I don't connect my phone to a computer I don't know.
When this started, I was still getting the toast messages saying access granted, but it wasn't actually working. Somewhere along the line of steps it started working again tho.
twomoses said:
Off topic: I seriously want to borrow your signatures tho!
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Absolutely!
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Absolutely!
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Done!
Solved: This fixed my problem!
Sabbelknoken said:
have you disabled debugging in developement settings? if you do so, SU does not work any more, or the be more precisely: You won't be able to see the "Allow"-dialog...
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So, props to you Sabbelknoken! I suddenly lost root again the same way I had before. I came back through this thread to revisit my steps, and I found that my USB Debugging was off. (I think I turned it off so one of my computers would stop asking me for the drivers. Not important.) I turned it on and it immediately began working!
Just wanted to concur...
Thanks to Sabbelknoken!! I had this same problem with my Droid Charge running Tweaked 3.0. Nothing was getting root and everything was hanging on "Gaining root access..." I tried SuperSU, re-installing Titanium Backup, Superuser, SuperSU, Superuser Update Fixer, Root checker, I cleared data, rebooted several times...over and over.
Then sure enough, my dang "USB Debugging" was not checked. Checked it, and now I'm happily rooting again. *whew* Thought I was going to have to re-Odin my ROM. Ick.
Thank again everyone!
su losing root usb debug etc
I too get su issues from time to time. mostly with stock roms when i flash a fruitcake or gingerbread. and recently one of the leak roms. just type d su in terminal emulator an got $ instead of #. I hope that means im properly rooted . I have a couple of one click root apps on my computers just incase i need to reroot. one is superoneclick 2.33 shortfuse and the other is motofail. then i make sure to install busybox and upate the binary. i also have su update fixer, superuser elite, and supersu. as well as rootchecker.
two thing I did not know were that 1. usb debugging is not just for transferring files or connecting to the computer. I used to turn it off sometimes and then wonder why superuser had problems. 2. how to see you are rooted by typing su in terminal.
From what i understand the one click methods are not ideal as they do not always work. but I usually try them first . If they are outated and dont work i end up rooting by command prompt. some times it woul take me cloose to an hour trying different things. never knew it was usb debugging turned off that causes most root failures. Did some reading and realized that if i allow su permission for terminal emulator, then type su again i get#. good to know.
activate USB debugging
Sabbelknoken said:
have you disabled debugging in developement settings? if you do so, SU does not work any more, or the be more precisely: You won't be able to see the "Allow"-dialog...
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Thanks for that simple tip. I was having the same problem, the "Allow" dialog didn't appear for any application request and Root Checker was only saying: "Device seems to be running really slow"
I was 2 or 3 days looking for the solution to this problem, because it is my first time rooting and I can't believe something as simple as activating USB debugging is not really explained in the rooting guide I used.
I hope that now Titanium and ROM Toolbox Pro work properly.
I'm usually good at searching for answers for my problems, but I couldn't find the answer to my problems. I'll be as specific and detailed as I can.
I got my HTC Rezound and was running Android 4.0.3 out of the box. Then I decided to root my phone mainly to try to remove HTC sense and bloatware.
*First time at rooting*
From my understanding, I first had to unlock the bootloader, install a custom recovery, then install a custom rom (if I choose to, which I wanted to do).
So I successfully unlocked the bootloader through the HTCdev website. (I'll admit I was having trouble initially on my Windows 8.1 desktop, but I switched to my Windows 7 laptop and it worked perfectly)
Then I went on ahead to flash a custom recovery (Amon Ra Recovery).
After that, I managed to go into Recovery from the Bootloader to install Superuser. Then I updated it to the latest version via Google Play.
So far, I was having little to no issues up to this point.
But here's where I start getting into trouble...
Before I install a custom rom I wanted to test out the phone with it's new unlocked features. So I decided to download Titanium Backup (which downloaded and installed successfully) and it failed to find root access. So I decided to do some research and found out that rebooting it a few time helped some people out. Not for me.... Hard rebooted as well, but no dice. Looking at my Superuser (v 3.1.3), I noticed that the binaries were out of date (v3.0.3, and the latest is 3.1.1)
Thinking that this was the issue I tried to update it.
This is what the Binary Updater read:
Downloading manifest... okay!
Parsing manifest... okay!
Latest version = 3.1.1
Checking installed version = 3.0.3
Unpacking sutools... okay!
Checking current install path... /system/bin/su
Downloading new binary... okay!
Gaining root access... fail!
Then I decided to continue reboot 3-5 times, still nothing changes.
I downloaded a root checker app, which also told me that my phone is not rooted. I've also tried to reset my phone to factory settings through Recovery, but nothing changed.
I'm not sure if it's the Amon Ra Recovery or what. All I know is that my phone is telling me that it's not rooted, when I successfully did all the steps to do it. If there is another thread that I may have missed that solves this issue, please help me out.
I'm pretty sure I may just need to update the binary files on Superuser, but I can't do that through the Binary updater on my phone due to it's failing to gain root access. I just can't find the proper Binary files online. I'm also not too sure on how to update the binary files either.
Help?
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androooleee said:
I'm usually good at searching for answers for my problems, but I couldn't find the answer to my problems. I'll be as specific and detailed as I can.
I got my HTC Rezound and was running Android 4.0.3 out of the box. Then I decided to root my phone mainly to try to remove HTC sense and bloatware.
*First time at rooting*
From my understanding, I first had to unlock the bootloader, install a custom recovery, then install a custom rom (if I choose to, which I wanted to do).
So I successfully unlocked the bootloader through the HTCdev website. (I'll admit I was having trouble initially on my Windows 8.1 desktop, but I switched to my Windows 7 laptop and it worked perfectly)
Then I went on ahead to flash a custom recovery (Amon Ra Recovery).
After that, I managed to go into Recovery from the Bootloader to install Superuser. Then I updated it to the latest version via Google Play.
So far, I was having little to no issues up to this point.
But here's where I start getting into trouble...
Before I install a custom rom I wanted to test out the phone with it's new unlocked features. So I decided to download Titanium Backup (which downloaded and installed successfully) and it failed to find root access. So I decided to do some research and found out that rebooting it a few time helped some people out. Not for me.... Hard rebooted as well, but no dice. Looking at my Superuser (v 3.1.3), I noticed that the binaries were out of date (v3.0.3, and the latest is 3.1.1)
Thinking that this was the issue I tried to update it.
This is what the Binary Updater read:
Downloading manifest... okay!
Parsing manifest... okay!
Latest version = 3.1.1
Checking installed version = 3.0.3
Unpacking sutools... okay!
Checking current install path... /system/bin/su
Downloading new binary... okay!
Gaining root access... fail!
Then I decided to continue reboot 3-5 times, still nothing changes.
I downloaded a root checker app, which also told me that my phone is not rooted. I've also tried to reset my phone to factory settings through Recovery, but nothing changed.
I'm not sure if it's the Amon Ra Recovery or what. All I know is that my phone is telling me that it's not rooted, when I successfully did all the steps to do it. If there is another thread that I may have missed that solves this issue, please help me out.
I'm pretty sure I may just need to update the binary files on Superuser, but I can't do that through the Binary updater on my phone due to it's failing to gain root access. I just can't find the proper Binary files online. I'm also not too sure on how to update the binary files either.
Help?
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1) I'd recommend TWRP or CWM for your recovery, both can be found in the Original Development section.
2) Try flashing this via recovery for root on an ICS rom - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23897942&postcount=371
i think rooting method u use is not working.
have u try another rooting method?
like z4root or superOneClick shortfuse?
Hey XDA,
So I used Kingroot to root my GT-I9195i (4.4.4).
When I go on SuperSu I get a message that says:
"The SU binary needs to be updated".
I went "continue" and then "normal" way to install the SU binary.
But I keep getting "Installation failed!" and when I click on "how to update" the first method is to install SuperSume which I can't find on the Android store and Method 2 seems too complicated.
Any idea?
Thanks!
Yo?
The ability to remove king root was removed and no longer works. You have to stay with it.
Ok. But what do I do about the SuperSu thing?