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Ok so my buddy purchased a Samsung Vibrant T-Mobile one and it has been pattern locked. He cant access the Gmail login and password because he simply doesn't know it. It appears the phone is rooted because i can see a custom ROM is on here as well as clockwork. I'm trying all i can do to get past this screen and even flash a ROM to replace this. I need some advice or steps please and thank you. PLease help though
did you try to flash to stock?
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did you try to flash to stock?
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Even if helping a legit user (I see the OP is registered almost 2 years ago) please exercise caution, if feel comfortable PM.
Remember these forums give read access to anyone.
oh i didn't saw that. sorry just trying to help
Let me first start off by saying thank you for the replies already guys. The thing that's weird is when i access clockwork recovery it only shows 4 options..
Reboot
Delete cache
Delete/Wipe system
Restore option
There's no flash from zip option here. Any help would be greatly appreciated again i thank you =)
I'm very familiar with flashing/rooting so that's a plus =)
Markus214 said:
Let me first start off by saying thank you for the replies already guys. The thing that's weird is when i access clockwork recovery it only shows 4 options..
Reboot
Delete cache
Delete/Wipe system
Restore option
There's no flash from zip option here. Any help would be greatly appreciated again i thank you =)
I'm very familiar with flashing/rooting so that's a plus =)
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Does not look like clockworkmod recovery to me, sorry your friend might have been shafted, contact the seller.
Didn't think so either because i have seen clockwork before this recovery actually says like Samsung BML or something like that. Any recommendations? I told him that before but he said he really wants this phone lol stubborn people. I was able to get into that Downloading Mode thing but i really want to be careful and ask you experts first. I'm very familiar with the G1/Mytouch threads =) So i don't want to just start touching stuff and than paper weight =P
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=799105
Hello everyone,
I've already posted 2 threads here! People have been helping me understand alot of this rooting/recovering and stuff.
But i need your help again. I have a LG P500 with official 2.3.3 update and I want to flash the TWRP on my phone (phone was rooted. I have the superuser app) Im following this tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1146566 but im stuck at the "su" command!(by stuck i dont mean bricked! I just can go further than that step!)
When i use that command it takes a while and then it says "Permission denied".
Isnt it supposed to ask me for permission? It didnt even show anything to choose if i want to give the permission or not!
If any of you have another way to flash that custom recovery or could help me with this one i would really appreciate your help! (im kinda noob but i heard that ROM manager has a "good" reputation when it comes to bricking phones so ill probably pass all the tutorials that i need to use it!)
PS: i downloaded the TWRP from this site TakamineSubasa gave me (http://lg-p500.zrusit.eu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=7). And also im using Terminal Emulator from the market to write the commands.
Would really appreciate all the help anyone could give me!
Thank you in advance
edit: sorry didnt see that you were using terminal emulator, please go to Superuser app and be sure "Terminal" is listed in the allow list
I dont have any apps listed on the superuser app! And i dont know how to add them!
BAAAM! From xda app! (LG P500! LEGEN.....DARY!)
Mmm thats weird, when you enter "su" command it should prompt permission :S
Try reinstalling Terminal emulator
If that doesnt work, maybe root is screwed.... After you try re-rooting your phone, install Android SDK then do the recovery install within windows command
Oh, and please post which version of stock rom is in your phone... go to settings --> about phone and post that details, and check if its v10a ,b c, etc...
Some letters doesnt like to be rooted the easy way...
PS: If you dont want to install Android SDK also try the second method in the guide i gave you
just download rom manager
then download CWM recovery
after that, reboot into recovery
and flash any recovery zip file that u wan
The first time you use a function that needs root permission, you should automatically get a screen like this: http://fs03.androidpit.info/ass/x66/772466-1281914300690.jpg
After you click allow, you'll be able to use the su function. I suggest you try using other program that asks for root (for example NoFrills CPU Control, or enable root explorer setting in ES File Explorer). If the screen doesn't show up you may want to repeat the rooting process. By the way, did you root the phone before or after official upgrade?
Alternatively, you can try the LGMDP process for unrooted phones: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15217609&postcount=3
I've heard a lot that using ROM Manager isn't recommended, due to the many reported issues related to it like fastboot, but since I've never tried that I can't vouch for sure.
What I did on my phone was use this "simplified method" to install custom recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13422938&postcount=91
You'll get an AmonRa v1.2 by following this guide, but after that you can easily flash any recovery you want including TWRP using ciaox's guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065197
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just download rom manager
then download CWM recovery
after that, reboot into recovery
and flash any recovery zip file that u wan
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Hello XeactorZ
I appreciate your help but im not an expert in this (only rooted my phone once and apparantely i did it wrong!) and what i heard is that ROM manager is well known for bricking phones and i dont want to take that risk since i dont really want to be without my phone.
Btw my software version is V20c!
I'll try to install ES File Explorer and enable the root explorer setting to see if i accidently pressed the deny option and now its not allowing me to do anything!
if its the case then ill have to unroot and re-root again right? (used this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1200167).
Another thing! when i use the command "su" on the terminal emulator i sometimes get a force close error from the superuser app.
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Hello XeactorZ
I appreciate your help but im not an expert in this (only rooted my phone once and apparantely i did it wrong!) and what i heard is that ROM manager is well known for bricking phones and i dont want to take that risk since i dont really want to be without my phone.
Btw my software version is V20c!
I'll try to install ES File Explorer and enable the root explorer setting to see if i accidently pressed the deny option and now its not allowing me to do anything!
if its the case then ill have to unroot and re-root again right? (used this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1200167).
Another thing! when i use the command "su" on the terminal emulator i sometimes get a force close error from the superuser app.
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Just go to applications menu and clear data for ES file explorer.
I just tried to enable the root explorer option but, again, superuser app forced closed..
terratrix i only installed ES explorer now, i think that didnt affect anything on the superuser permissions. I'll probably unroot and re-root the phone again today. Cant do it at work but ill try to do it at home.
If you have any ideas i could try, please leave a post! would really appreciate it.
Thank you everyone.
PS: right after i posted this i tried to open the superuser app and now it simply doesnt open. Always force closes!
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Hello XeactorZ
I appreciate your help but im not an expert in this (only rooted my phone once and apparantely i did it wrong!) and what i heard is that ROM manager is well known for bricking phones and i dont want to take that risk since i dont really want to be without my phone.
Btw my software version is V20c!
I'll try to install ES File Explorer and enable the root explorer setting to see if i accidently pressed the deny option and now its not allowing me to do anything!
if its the case then ill have to unroot and re-root again right? (used this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1200167).
Another thing! when i use the command "su" on the terminal emulator i sometimes get a force close error from the superuser app.
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well but so far i use so many time
my phone didn;t bricked @@
I understand you, but i have no experience in this kind of things and i guide myself basicaly for what i read in this forum!
But thank you very much for the time you spent trying to help!
Palmaaa said:
I understand you, but i have no experience in this kind of things and i guide myself basicaly for what i read in this forum!
But thank you very much for the time you spent trying to help!
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Yeah as i said, ROM Manager has a risk of bricking your phone, so AVOID it...
And as i said, you either re-root your phone, or use the second method in the guide i posted (LGMDP)
Palmaaa said:
I understand you, but i have no experience in this kind of things and i guide myself basicaly for what i read in this forum!
But thank you very much for the time you spent trying to help!
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yes i also know
but every person sure got his / her 1st time
u didn't try forever will won't get the answer
just my opinion
Well using ROM manager will be my last option ill first try too re-root my phone(think that will work) and if that doesnt solve the problem i use the other method TakamineSubasa adviced!
But will only use ROM manager if those 2 methods fail! So wish me good luck
Any ideas or solutions to this problem please post them! Even if i solve my problem other solutions may help anyone else!
Thank you very much!
Palmaaa said:
Well using ROM manager will be my last option ill first try too re-root my phone(think that will work) and if that doesnt solve the problem i use the other method TakamineSubasa adviced!
But will only use ROM manager if those 2 methods fail! So wish me good luck
Any ideas or solutions to this problem please post them! Even if i solve my problem other solutions may help anyone else!
Thank you very much!
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well good luck then
report back result either success or fail
Palmaaa said:
Well using ROM manager will be my last option ill first try too re-root my phone(think that will work) and if that doesnt solve the problem i use the other method TakamineSubasa adviced!
But will only use ROM manager if those 2 methods fail! So wish me good luck
Any ideas or solutions to this problem please post them! Even if i solve my problem other solutions may help anyone else!
Thank you very much!
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No no no, dont you dare! --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=837
See, ROM Manager = "Da Brick Maker"... daily bread bricks sponsored by ROM Manager
TakamineSubasa said:
No no no, dont you dare! --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=837
See, ROM Manager = "Da Brick Maker"... daily bread bricks sponsored by ROM Manager
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yeah, for those unlucky guys. be warned.
i will still use it though. served me quite well. never failed even once. <knock on wood>
Well i told you guys i would post to tell you how it went!
I managed to "fix" that denied permission problem. What i did was simply update superuser app! And BOOOM! problem fixed.
All went well with the Recovery flashing, I also flashed CM7(had a few scares but managed to fix them [thanks to that im now half asleep at work ]) but after i flashed CM7 and booting into it, i found a problem. My phone doesnt have GSM. I found it wierd that when i booted into it the first time it didnt ask me for my PIN but i didnt even noticed as i was really sleepy. This morning i noticed that i had an "x" next to that GSM scale or w/e you want to call it. And i also dont have my SIM contacts listed.
Im posting this here just to update you guys about how it went but ill do a thread so i try to fix my problem and hopefully it will help someone else!
Thank you guys for all the help you gave!
Hi guys,
I hope you can bear with a very inexperienced user and help me.
I was having problems with the 'gapps process has stopped unexpectedly' popups, so decided to factory reset.
This didn't work out as I expected, it doesn't actually return my X10 Mini to the way it came out of the factory.
The gapps problem is gone but I can't access the Market to get my apps back because I don't have Google Talk on the phone.
After I had previously rooted the phone I removed it in error but was able to reinstall from a downloaded file.
I still have this file on my Pc (gtalkservice.apk) but don't know how to get it back to the phone so that I can get Market going again.
Can anyone advise me?
Do you need more info?
Thank you.
Jerry
Reflash Gapps
SmG67 said:
Reflash Gapps
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Thanks for the reply.
How do I do this?
Jerry
alfajerry said:
Thanks for the reply.
How do I do this?
Jerry
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OK, I managed to download Root Explorer from a non-Market source, found Google Apps and installed, found Google Talk and installed.
Now Market is working again BUT the damned Gapps process stopped working popups are back again.
Please help.
Jerry
Hey people.
I rooted my ANDROID HTC ONE from T mobile, using a guide I found on here and the all in one toolkit.
I am using TWRP newest 2.5.0.0, I can access the bootloader and recovery, and have been sat here now looking for answers for about 5 hours.
It freezes on the HTC quietly brilliant screen.
Also says that there is no OS installed.
I am looking for help via TEAMVIEWER, or someway to get my phone working.
If you need more information please let me now ASAP so I can give it you.
UPDATE: Okay people I successfully installed the XenonHD ROM and it is now stuck in bootloop i have tried clearing the cache and it doesn't do anything, this is the only ROM that is currently working.
I have searched the net searched the post and still nothing.
I am almost got my phone back guys and am willing to DONATE or repay the favour via modding something through XBOX or whatever I can.
Please contact me soon as possible.
I am still on TEAMVIEWER.
Changed my recovery to ClockWorkMod Touch.
Still need help?
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 4 Beta
osmosizzz said:
Still need help?
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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Yeah mate, really bad.
Can you offer any help please.
ScouseCarl said:
Hey people.
I rooted my ANDROID HTC ONE from T mobile, using a guide I found on here and the all in one toolkit.
I am using TWRP newest 2.5.0.0, I can access the bootloader and recovery, and have been sat here now looking for answers for about 5 hours.
It freezes on the HTC quietly brilliant screen.
Also says that there is no OS installed.
I am looking for help via TEAMVIEWER, or someway to get my phone working.
If you need more information please let me now ASAP so I can give it you.
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There have been a lot of posts on similar issues. You can "sideload" a ROM via ADB commands from your computer. If you can get into recovery, your phone can be fixed. I haven't done this myself (still stock), but do a search on google or xda on sideloading a ROM from ADB.
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There have been a lot of posts on similar issues. You can "sideload" a ROM via ADB commands from your computer. If you can get into recovery, your phone can be fixed. I haven't done this myself (still stock), but do a search on google or xda on sideloading a ROM from ADB.
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Already tried sideloading, said it was complete successfully on the phone and on the computer, never worked still says no OS installed.
ScouseCarl said:
Already tried sideloading, said it was complete successfully on the phone and on the computer, never worked still says no OS installed.
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Did you clear the cache? Also, I've seen some people have to format the partitions.
EDIT: But formatting does not seem to be needed if you sideloaded successfully.
stevedebi said:
Did you clear the cache? Also, I've seen some people have to format the partitions.
EDIT: But formatting does not seem to be needed if you sideloaded successfully.
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Tried all that, Any chance you could try helping VIA teamviewer, you now more about it than me I think i could of done it in wrong order or use a bad ROM or KERNAL..
Teamviewer Info:
ID: 928 366 143
PASS: 8119
Im on now just looking for anyone to help. I will have a notepad up so when you access my laptop just let me now your from here.
ScouseCarl said:
Tried all that, Any chance you could try helping VIA teamviewer, you now more about it than me I think i could of done it in wrong order or use a bad ROM or KERNAL..
Teamviewer Info:
ID: 928 366 143
PASS: 8119
Im on now just looking for anyone to help. I will have a notepad up so when you access my laptop just let me now your from here.
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Sorry, I've not even rooted my phone, and I would not want to use your device as a learning tool. Let me look around and see if I can find a nandroid backup.
EDIT: Nope, I don't see one. Try opening a thread requesting a nandroid back for your recovery.
stevedebi said:
Sorry, I've not even rooted my phone, and I would not want to use your device as a learning tool. Let me look around and see if I can find a nandroid backup.
EDIT: Nope, I don't see one. Try opening a thread requesting a nandroid back for your recovery.
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Ok thanks.
Still looking for help guys. Really need my phone up and running, I got a job to run.
UPDATE: Installed XENONHD ROM and it has got passed the HTC Quietly Brilliant screen and moved onto their load up screen.
BUT, then resets backs to the HTC load up screen then back to there's.
Any more help is appreciated and am willing to donate to them for getting my phone back online.
ScouseCarl said:
UPDATE: Installed XENONHD ROM and it has got passed the HTC Quietly Brilliant screen and moved onto their load up screen.
BUT, then resets backs to the HTC load up screen then back to there's.
Any more help is appreciated and am willing to donate to them for getting my phone back online.
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I think i will be able to help you, am at work atm but when i get home around 6:30 pm est i will teamviewer with you to try to get you back on track.
ScouseCarl said:
UPDATE: Installed XENONHD ROM and it has got passed the HTC Quietly Brilliant screen and moved onto their load up screen.
BUT, then resets backs to the HTC load up screen then back to there's.
Any more help is appreciated and am willing to donate to them for getting my phone back online.
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You have to be careful with No o.s installed .
Normally if u reboot when u see that you'll brick.
Without a o.s you have no bootloader..
I bricked my s3 and had to jtag it when it said no o.s I rebooted and black blank screen nothing.
I've had this happen also when choosing format system and format data /media some reason it botches the boot up .
My only fix was to sideload a rom or wipe factory and restore a nandroid .
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I think i will be able to help you, am at work atm but when i get home around 6:30 pm est i will teamviewer with you to try to get you back on track.
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Thankyou.
How long is that about as I am in UK.
lojak29 said:
You have to be careful with No o.s installed .
Normally if u reboot when u see that you'll brick.
Without a o.s you have no bootloader..
I bricked my s3 and had to jtag it when it said no o.s I rebooted and black blank screen nothing.
I've had this happen also when choosing format system and format data /media some reason it botches the boot up .
My only fix was to sideload a rom or wipe factory and restore a nandroid .
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No i got a ROM working, the XenonHD.
I am basically I think stuck in a bootloop, I am currently sideloading the ROM again wiped the data and that.
So going to check again inabit.
After all that did you try erasing cache one more time? Maybe through recovery or fastboot?
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app
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I think i will be able to help you, am at work atm but when i get home around 6:30 pm est i will teamviewer with you to try to get you back on track.
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Thanks for helping him. I just didn't feel comfortable working on this when I have not done it on my own phone first.
Okay guys i will add a thanks to all your posts.
My phone is now working I got it to stop bootlooping but just need a little help to check if my phone is rooted and what not.
So how can i check since I have nothing on my phone including the playstore or anything.
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Thankyou.
How long is that about as I am in UK.
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in about 2 - 3 hours from now.
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ScouseCarl said:
Okay guys i will add a thanks to all your posts.
My phone is now working I got it to stop bootlooping but just need a little help to check if my phone is rooted and what not.
So how can i check since I have nothing on my phone including the playstore or anything.
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my recomendation is that you get s -off and supercid asap so next time you run into a similar problem you can just install any ruu(note only do this if your phone has no official ruu) and work it out from there.
ScouseCarl said:
Okay guys i will add a thanks to all your posts.
My phone is now working I got it to stop bootlooping but just need a little help to check if my phone is rooted and what not.
So how can i check since I have nothing on my phone including the playstore or anything.
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What ROM did you flash? It should say if it was rooted (most are).
ScouseCarl said:
Thankyou.
How long is that about as I am in UK.
No i got a ROM working, the XenonHD.
I am basically I think stuck in a bootloop, I am currently sideloading the ROM again wiped the data and that.
So going to check again inabit.
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What you need to do is this exactly .
Dload a rom on pc reboot recovery on phone first .IMORTANT FIRST FORMAT SYSTEM.
Then when that's done choose factory reset.
Rename the rom to Rom.zip or anything you want but make sure it says.zip
Sometimes sideload won't work if roms not renamed , that's mentioned in another thread about sideloading.
Then sideload the rom
Let it load and install .
When it reboots itl take a while .
I just did this to my HTC one the other day after I got stuck after formating data media .
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lojak29 said:
What you need to do is this exactly .
Dload a rom on pc reboot recovery on phone first .IMORTANT FIRST FORMAT SYSTEM.
Then when that's done choose factory reset.
Rename the rom to Rom.zip or anything you want but make sure it says.zip
Sometimes sideload won't work if roms not renamed , that's mentioned in another thread about sideloading.
Then sideload the rom
Let it load and install .
When it reboots itl take a while .
I just did this to my HTC one the other day after I got stuck after formating data media .
Sent from my M7 using xda premium
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Yeah my phone is currently working now, but I have no play store nor do I now if my phone is rooted.
I have a custom ROM on it XenonHD. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2290785
That one.
Just currently trying to get to grips on how to work it and that.
I can't download the playstore because it says it is currently installed but it is nowhere to be seen.
Hi, I am Asbaat and this is my first post in this forum. Actually I've heard a lot about this forum and also whenever I had any question about a mobile or a tablet, this site was the best. Ok, the story starts 2 years back when galaxy s3 was just launched and I got my garnet Red phone from France. It was awesome and like everybody knows, after some time, galaxy laggs, stucks, bla bla bla. Same happened with me. I heard that rooting it and installing some files helps speed it up just like jailbreaking an iOS device. I searched some sites and got Odin and a custom recovery (something like that) I followed the instructions carefully and the rooting process started. But the rooting didn't complete properly and the phone turned off and Odin crashed. Now I have supersu and clockwerk(something like that) installed on my mobile but root checker says that the phone is not rooted. They do not uninstall and super su when opened says that binary not installed. when I click ok, the app closes. I am completely helpless and I seek your help so can any technician help me about it. I want to either root it completely or either unroot it completely, Im stuck in the middle. Thanks, I just made my account on this forum so I don't know whether I posted it in the right section. This seemed fine to me. Thanks a lot!
Regards,
Asbaat
Asbaat1 said:
Hi, I am Asbaat and this is my first post in this forum. Actually I've heard a lot about this forum and also whenever I had any question about a mobile or a tablet, this site was the best. Ok, the story starts 2 years back when galaxy s3 was just launched and I got my garnet Red phone from France. It was awesome and like everybody knows, after some time, galaxy laggs, stucks, bla bla bla. Same happened with me. I heard that rooting it and installing some files helps speed it up just like jailbreaking an iOS device. I searched some sites and got Odin and a custom recovery (something like that) I followed the instructions carefully and the rooting process started. But the rooting didn't complete properly and the phone turned off and Odin crashed. Now I have supersu and clockwerk(something like that) installed on my mobile but root checker says that the phone is not rooted. They do not uninstall and super su when opened says that binary not installed. when I click ok, the app closes. I am completely helpless and I seek your help so can any technician help me about it. I want to either root it completely or either unroot it completely, Im stuck in the middle. Thanks, I just made my account on this forum so I don't know whether I posted it in the right section. This seemed fine to me. Thanks a lot!
Regards,
Asbaat
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Flash the zip in recovery from here
http://download.chainfire.eu/636/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.37.zip
Thanks but
Bro, I'm a complete noob at this, I know how to get it to recovery but i dont know how to do what you are wanting me to do. Give instructions please. Thanks!
Asbaat1 said:
Bro, I'm a complete noob at this, I know how to get it to recovery but i dont know how to do what you are wanting me to do. Give instructions please. Thanks!
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Boot to recovery, go to install zip, navigate to where you downloaded to it. usually sdcard/download and choose it to install. go back to main menu and choose reboot to finish then try reloading super su.
Darke5tShad0w said:
Boot to recovery, go to install zip, navigate to where you downloaded to it. usually sdcard/download and choose it to install. go back to main menu and choose reboot to finish then try reloading super su.
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Thanks I'll try
Omg thank you so much!
HEY BRO! THANK YOU SO MUCH. I OWE YOU A LOT!!!! MMMMUUUUAAAHHHHH!!!! :highfive::highfive::highfive: ok here's what I did as if other people have this problem, they might be able to solve it.
I flashed that super su update thingy you said. It made the supersu problem fine. It downloaded an update, then I uninstalled it and finished the root completely, (This made my device unrooted). Then I again rooted it by a website, used Odin and WOALA! IT WORKED! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! MAN!!!!!!!