OK, some background and disclaimers.
I searched as best as I could and read the FAQ and couldn't find anything that would help me--the relocker thread from 26 Nov 2012 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2017525) looked useful but too dated. So no flames please!
I bought this phone off a Verizon store manager in early June, who didn't mention that he had rooted it (or failed to return it to bone stock via re-locking it). Recently, it's been losing bluetooth connection to my car, losing the SIM Card connection, and failing to accept the OTA update (which is a daily, obnoxious occurrence). I checked with a VZW employee today and my phone is still under warranty, so I plan to send it in for replacement due to the former two problems.
Problem 1: Transferring a phone between accounts voids the warranty. Solved, as I won't say anything, and am mysteriously still under warranty.
Problem 2: Unlocking/rooting a phone voids the warranty. However, if I can manage to re-lock the phone, then all should be good.
I'm obviously a casual user and have zero idea how to re-lock the phone or even check if it's still rooted. Yes, I am a newbie.
What should I do?
Whenever I try to run the OTA, I am booted into ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.3.1.
Other relevant stuff:
Android 4.1.1
Software: 2.06.605.1 710RD
Please let me know what else you need to know.
Thank you!
There is a guide in development
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There is a guide in development
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Would you mind linking? I looked into development and all I found was an "S-Off" thread for returning to stock and the first one I already linked.
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The s-off guide will do what you need for you. Just ignore the part about going back s-off if you are just trying relock
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What does your bootloader say?
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The s-off guide will do what you need for you. Just ignore the part about going back s-off if you are just trying relock
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What does your bootloader say?
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Ok. I'm doing my best to do it on my own without asking dumb questions, but the post I found (yours, actually-- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2293919) says it's for Facepalm/JTAG/RevOne/Moonshine, which I assume are OSes. But my understanding isn't that my phone is flashed or rooted, just that it's unlocked and I have to get rid of the bootloader, which is the Clockwork Recovery mod.
I just tried this http://www.androidcentral.com/is-my-phone-rooted with ConnectBot and don't appear to be rooted.
All those names are s-off methods...
Just use my lock zip, ruu = profit
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All those names are s-off methods...
Just use my lock zip, ruu = profit
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Thanks for your help. I had some trouble--mostly because I assume you wrote the guide for an average developer who already has all the SDK stuff installed on his computer, and I didn't. But I figured it out. Much appreciated!
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I've got a DNA that I just bought today from someone. Its rooted already with a locked bootloader (that was once unlocked). It has custom recovery installed. Any rom I try to install won't boot and I have to boot into recovery and restore it. It has a functional rom on it now, but the wifi on whatever particular rom it is won't work. I'm not sure what firmware it is its UKB 1.3.0 and PRI version 2.44_002. Not sure if any of that is pertinent information, but I'm just looking to get on a Sense 5 rom with functional wifi. Or at least stock as a whole. It IS trying to accept an OTA update at the moment as well, but I deferred it until the 7th. Thanks for any help anyone can lend.
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I've got a DNA that I just bought today from someone. Its rooted already with a locked bootloader (that was once unlocked). It has custom recovery installed. Any rom I try to install won't boot and I have to boot into recovery and restore it. It has a functional rom on it now, but the wifi on whatever particular rom it is won't work. I'm not sure what firmware it is its UKB 1.3.0 and PRI version 2.44_002. Not sure if any of that is pertinent information, but I'm just looking to get on a Sense 5 rom with functional wifi. Or at least stock as a whole. It IS trying to accept an OTA update at the moment as well, but I deferred it until the 7th. Thanks for any help anyone can lend.
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Ask the dude to email the unlock key so you can unlock it and have fun.
Or just go to htcdev and go through the unlock process.
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Or just go to htcdev and go through the unlock process.
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Doesn't he need the unlock key that is emailed? Last I did this was Nov so I'm a little foggy on the steps.
I thought HTC and Verizon are responsible for the bootloader getting locked again
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I thought HTC and Verizon are responsible for the bootloader getting locked again
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Since it was unlocked before it has supercid, which means you can just go through the htcdev process again.
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Doesn't he need the unlock key that is emailed? Last I did this was Nov so I'm a little foggy on the steps.
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No, he can just get another one.
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It doesn't matter who caused it, the bottom line is that if youve never unlocked and are running 2.04 then the unlock exploit won't work.
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Since it was unlocked before it has supercid, which means you can just go through the htcdev process again.
No, he can just get another one.
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Cool, so he will be a happy camper once he goes through the process.
Hey guys, I went through the process and it says error code 160: MID not allowed. What does this mean?
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Hey guys, I went through the process and it says error code 160: MID not allowed. What does this mean?
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When you did it, did you choose other device instead of DNA? You need to use the other devices option.
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I did do other devices cause there was no option for a DNA
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Hey guys, I went through the process and it says error code 160: MID not allowed. What does this mean?
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What's your cid?
fastboot oem readcid
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Hey guys I'm new here and need some help with my phone. I bought the EVO 3d from eBay and it was locked and stock..I was excited coming from my HTC inspire. My goal was to get s-off and have full access to my phone. So when I looked up how to s-off I realised that my bootloader wasn't 1.30 or1.40 its 1.58.0000 by trying the revolutionary method and the New way I found that I think works for the 1.58.0000 hboot s off is the Juopunutbear wire trick. My bootloader is unlocked and I'm on a custom Rom but one thing I need to perform the s off using this new method requires a stock firmware..I have tried many ways to get my phone flashed back to stock but nothing works. I have tried using the zip.IMG to sdcard and it will open it then check it and nothing else happens and I make sure i lock my bootloader back using the fastboot OEM lock cmd command before flashing stock firmwares. When I do lock my phone it says security warning under *relocked* and just boots to bootloader until I unlock. I have tried using the ruu.exe on the pc as well but I get a bootloader [140] error. I think the reason the ruu won't work or the zip.IMG is because i updated my phone with the latest 2.95 and I was trying to do the 2.89 which is the ics update I think... Anyway I'm sorry if I've typed a lot but I'm just explaining the problem the best I can. If anyone knows what I can do to s-off hboot 1.58.0000 or return my phone to stock so I can do the wire trick please let me know.
One more thing. To perform the wire trick successfully I read this on one of the steps, Verify - You are on Stock RUU (not FreshROM, Stock Rooted, HarmonyROM - none of these will work!). So I'm not able to install the official ruu but what I did was installed a stock ruu Rom with root, so what if I uninstall the root. Would this be considered the stock ruu? This Rom has not been modified in any other way besides being pre rooted. I also have linux if any one was wondering so I'm able to use any suggestions. Thanks a lot for any help I get and il be super excited if I can get s off. Maybe I can downgrade bootloader but haven't found anything of how to do it from 1.58.0000. THANKS!!
I have done s off on 2 phones while on harmonia. I'm on virgin, but cant imagine it matters. The first phone was hboot 1.57 and the other was 1.58.
I don't think root matters
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This is the guide I followed
For vm
http://androidforums.com/evo-v-4g-all-things-root/695161-s-off-root-fix-everything-all-in-one.html
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hossman said:
I have done s off on 2 phones while on harmonia. I'm on virgin, but cant imagine it matters. The first phone was hboot 1.57 and the other was 1.58.
I don't think root matters
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This is the guide I followed
For vm
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Thanks for a fast reply. I am using the sprint version of the EVO 3d. not the vm version. Had to remove link from quote cause I don't have 10 posts yet....
All I know is what I did, and I'm on vm and I can't speak for sprint network phones.
However I have flashed several sprint roms and most work.
I would imagine you could use the same s.off process as the vm model.
I'm pretty sure both phones are the same, and use the same hboots
I would think worst case scenario is you would have to run the correct ruu after you get s off, when ruu is run through bootloader you would keep s off. Just my 2 cents
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Once you have s.off you can run any ruu for the cdma evo
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All I know is what I did, and I'm on vm and I can't speak for sprint network phones.
However I have flashed several sprint roms and most work.
I would imagine you could use the same s.off process as the vm model.
I'm pretty sure both phones are the same, and use the same hboots
I would think worst case scenario is you would have to run the correct ruu after you get s off, when ruu is run through bootloader you would keep s off. Just my 2 cents
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Once you have s.off you can run any ruu for the cdma evo
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Well im following the guide now that i am on my pc and so far im attempting to flash the ruu from step one and i got a custom id error. I just made a gold card and im about to run it again. If all this works Il be soo happy.:good:
You cannot run the ruu.
You need to skip that and just flash a stock Rom like harmonia
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You cannot run the ruu.
You need to skip that and just flash a stock Rom like harmonia
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I cannot find the harmonia rom cause the only site it was uploaded to is goo.im and the file was removed.
But i managed to flash a stock 2.89 ruu to my phone just now and running fine. Will it still work if im on a stock ruu?
hossman said:
I have done s off on 2 phones while on harmonia. I'm on virgin, but cant imagine it matters. The first phone was hboot 1.57 and the other was 1.58.
I don't think root matters
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This is the guide I followed
For vm
http://androidforums.com/evo-v-4g-all-things-root/695161-s-off-root-fix-everything-all-in-one.html
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OMG IT WORKS. I was able to restore my phone to the offical 2.89 ruu and the wire trick really worked!!! IM SO HAPPYYY!! thanks so much.:laugh::victory::highfive::good::fingers-crossed:
I am very sad at this point, one I was happy at the beginning when I followed Hasoons2000 root toolkit to root my HTC amaze, the steps were easy to follow UNtil , I started to poke into an area I wasnt familiar with, the S-Off /ON and when I ran the exploit for Hasoon S-off, trouble began. My phone was up and running, it installled supersu, everything was fine, Now I cant even get the phone to turn on. I read some threads saying I need to download and install new rom, or stock rom, . ..Im ok with that part, However I read another thread saying I needed to relock the phone. And things became worst. Now its on Relocked, S-On, tried to root , was successful, now all I see is the bootloader screen with no OS, no img, its tough at this point. But I am sure someone out there can help me rebuild and start over again. Help me please!
Need @ravike14 he'll help you out!
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Put the ruu file in the ext sd and flash it thru bootloader your amaze will be up and running and unlock bootloader again before doing this with new unlock code from htc dev
If you need an even detailed process post again and you should at least search once this is not an uncommon problem and watch a video before doing s-off
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2437057
[TOOL] [10.15.13] WinDroid HTC Amaze 4G Toolkit v2.1 | Unlock | Root | Flash | S-OFF
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You don't need a new unlock code if you kept the bin file.
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Tool kit is more up to date
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old bin file
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2437057
[TOOL] [10.15.13] WinDroid HTC Amaze 4G Toolkit v2.1 | Unlock | Root | Flash | S-OFF
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You don't need a new unlock code if you kept the bin file.
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Tool kit is more up to date
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i heard if you have relocked your boot loader you coudnt unlock it by the old unlock code.
Old bin
Muneeb Saeed said:
i heard if you have relocked your boot loader you coudnt unlock it by the old unlock code.
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I just did it...
I messed up and forgot to change the partition to flash the system to and had to go back to an ruu
I still had the bin file.
I flashed the ruu
then I used the windroid toolkit and did the unlock bootloader and used the old bin file.
then i pushed the recovery image and then flashed viper again and
back to normal!
chevycowboyusa said:
I just did it...
I messed up and forgot to change the partition to flash the system to and had to go back to an ruu
I still had the bin file.
I flashed the ruu
then I used the windroid toolkit and did the unlock bootloader and used the old bin file.
then i pushed the recovery image and then flashed viper again and
back to normal!
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It happened to me at one point when I ported sense 4.1, I had to relock, flash the ruu, and unlock the bootloader again. Then I simply used the perm root zip, flashed a recovery, one of my roms, done.
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Although I'm s-on, I too have had to reflash back to stock after monkeying around with some tweaks meant for other HTC devices. Long story short, the partition schemes vary between devices and I hosed something important, causing a bootloop. I was easily able to relock my bootloader, flash factory ruu, then unlock again using the same blob from HTC dev. Keep the unlock blob somewhere safe and handy. You never know when it might be needed again.
If you accidentally flash to block 17 or 18 you'll need a jtag! Most others are recoverable.
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If you accidentally flash to block 17 or 18 you'll need a jtag! Most others are recoverable.
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Thanks for the heads up Chevy. Thank goodness it was block 22 not the ones you mentioned. Actually, I was trying to flash the leedroid tweaks, but from the EVO 3d GSM, not the sensation, over the bone stock latest ruu. I had just deodexed the ROM in the kitchen and was trying to see how I could modify it on the handset.. Obviously I know now that they aren't as compatible as I was hoping. LOL
How did you guys port those tweaks? When I tried using the leedroid zip from the sensation in the kitchen it would boot, but never make it to the lock screen. Same when I tried the Dark Forrest tweaks. After those failures, I'm thinking about trying out exposed instead. Maybe I'll have better luck.
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Thanks for the heads up Chevy. Thank goodness it was block 22 not the ones you mentioned. Actually, I was trying to flash the leedroid tweaks, but from the EVO 3d GSM, not the sensation, over the bone stock latest ruu. I had just deodexed the ROM in the kitchen and was trying to see how I could modify it on the handset.. Obviously I know now that they aren't as compatible as I was hoping. LOL
How did you guys port those tweaks? When I tried using the leedroid zip from the sensation in the kitchen it would boot, but never make it to the lock screen. Same when I tried the Dark Forrest tweaks. After those failures, I'm thinking about trying out exposed instead. Maybe I'll have better luck.
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Eek! Block 22 is scary too. That's the boot partition!
29 30 & 31 are our main partitions.
29 is system
30 is cache
31 is data
22 boot image
The venom tweaks were already in viper as it was ported from sensation.
There may be some smali editing. Afnan could guide you better on the tweaks than I could.
I've really just recently got into the deeper editing of the Roms.
I've been losing hair and brain cells working with ravike14 on the two Roms and the kernel.
There will be more of a stock 4.5 jellybean and a stock sense 5. We will turn these loose on the forum and let others go in depth for tweaking. It's been damn hard enough just trying to get sensors and stuff working.
Can't post the Roms in any part until he can upload his kernel source.
Chevy.
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chevycowboyusa said:
Eek! Block 22 is scary too. That's the boot partition!
29 30 & 31 are our main partitions.
29 is system
30 is cache
31 is data
22 boot image
The venom tweaks were already in viper as it was ported from sensation.
There may be some smali editing. Afnan could guide you better on the tweaks than I could.
I've really just recently got into the deeper editing of the Roms.
I've been losing hair and brain cells working with ravike14 on the two Roms and the kernel.
There will be more of a stock 4.5 jellybean and a stock sense 5. We will turn these loose on the forum and let others go in depth for tweaking. It's been damn hard enough just trying to get sensors and stuff working.
Can't post the Roms in any part until he can upload his kernel source.
Chevy.
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That explains why I didn't hose my handset. The boot partition is pretty small and the kernel image read only on my s-on device. So probably only a few bits of data got squeezed into there causing no harm. Since then I've flashed back the latest stock kernel and libs, so I got lucky and escaped.
Hi folks,
I'm selling my phone and trying to get it back to stock. I flashed a lock_bootloader.zip file from another thread to lock the bootloader. I realized though, I don't know how to verify if that was successful. I booted into bootloader. Nothing says Locked or Unlocked. Says Moonshine S-OFF but doesn't say if it's locked or not. Does that mean it's unlocked? Or does that mean that it is locked?
Thanks...sorry for the noob question.
Moonshine hides the lock status so you need to follow the guide to completely go son and then a status will show as locked.
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Moonshine hides the lock status so you need to follow the guide to completely go son and then a status will show as locked.
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Ahhh....cool! Thanks! There was a note in the guide that said to verify you were unlocked before proceeding, but I hammered on like you said to do and in the end it was fully successful. Thanks.
This is the best guide to get completely stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2293919 ://
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This is the Verizon 3.06 Ruu
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2570548
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MSmithXDA said:
Hi folks,
I'm selling my phone and trying to get it back to stock. I flashed a lock_bootloader.zip file from another thread to lock the bootloader. I realized though, I don't know how to verify if that was successful. I booted into bootloader. Nothing says Locked or Unlocked. Says Moonshine S-OFF but doesn't say if it's locked or not. Does that mean it's unlocked? Or does that mean that it is locked?
Thanks...sorry for the noob question.
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Flash a stock hboot preferably the 1.54.0000 and then it will tell you at the top whether its locked or not, cant miss it lol
Okay so I unlocked my bootloader using the toolkit but I dont want to flash a custom recovery, I like the stock one. Is there anyway I can root it using the stock recover?
Probably not since most Roms need a custom recovery..twrp/philz..
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But rooting u just use the toolkit.. I think you don't need to even go into recovery with the toolkit
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Probably not since most Roms need a custom recovery..twrp/philz..
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But rooting u just use the toolkit.. I think you don't need to even go into recovery with the toolkit
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Does anyone know if one would still get OTA updates from AT&T if rooted and unlocked?
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Does anyone know if one would still get OTA updates from AT&T if rooted and unlocked?
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Yes if you are on the stock rom with no deleted or modified system apps, however the update will most likely break root and could result in the inability to root in the future. Usually within days of an update, someone mods the new update and posts it in the dev forum for those who are unable to update, at least that was my experience on the S3.
How to unlcok the HTC One (M8) bootloader with official HTC Dev tool
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http://hobbyforum.ro/topic/3956-how-to-unlcok-the-htc-one-m8-bootloader-with-official-htc-dev-tool/?p=41286
CavyS said:
Okay so I unlocked my bootloader using the toolkit but I dont want to flash a custom recovery, I like the stock one. Is there anyway I can root it using the stock recover?
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yes, just boot into twrp, don't flash it.
fastboot boot twrp.img
you can flash supersu and never touch stock recovery
This is your second thread of the same question....I wrote a reply here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52170012#post52170012
This will get you what you need. One thread is usually good enough
Thanks everyone for the replies. I was somehow able to just push SuperSu onto my phone, no need go into fastboot or anything. After I unlocked the bootloader I restarted my phone and just clicked on Perm Root, it did its thing, I restarted one more time and boom SuperSu was there and root was verified with root checker.
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This is your second thread of the same question....I wrote a reply here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52170012#post52170012
This will get you what you need. One thread is usually good enough
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Yeah sorry about that, I noticed that this thread was in General and than there was another thread for Help and Troublshooting. Not knowing which one to put it under I put it in both. Lol