I need help to fix my tab,
I've been running pershoots OC kernel with task's roms for several months with no problems and i've been keeping up to date with each version with out any problems.
I just rebooted my tab today and now suddenly out of the blue, the screen shows static and corrupted rbg lines after a few seconds of the samsung logo. And now it is stuck like this after repeatedly trying to turn my device on. I can get into CWM recovery but i dont a restore file on it because i moved them off my tab to my PC to save space.
Is there anyway to move the files back on to the tab to restore it or maybe move the stock kernel so i can flash it and see if that fixes it?
If you don't care about the data in your tab (all your apps and the /sdcard partition), you could try returning to stock via Odin. Here is a good guide (is the last part "Re-“Stocking” Yer System…"): The Guide
Other option (I recommend this one) is adb, in cwm just push the files you want to flash to the /sdcard .
Thanks! I'll try by android debug bridge and see if i can figure this out..
I have adb installed and it works but when i push the zip to /sdcard/ it doesnt show up on CWM install zip from sdcard menu option, i also tried to push it to /mnt/sdcard/ and the files doesnt show up.
I'm at a loss here the cmd prompt doesnt give any errors after the zip transfer
Mercatorn said:
I have adb installed and it works but when i push the zip to /sdcard/ it doesnt show up on CWM install zip from sdcard menu option, i also tried to push it to /mnt/sdcard/ and the files doesnt show up.
I'm at a loss here the cmd prompt doesnt give any errors after the zip transfer
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Are you mounting the partition? My guess is you forgot to do it.
Enter the follow commands (one by one) in the terminal (cmd prompt):
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adb shell
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mount /data
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exit
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adb push fileyouwanttoflash.zip /data/media
Now the file should be in /sdcard, just install it from cwm.
If at the moment you're trying to choose the zip from sdcard you get an error telling you "Couldn't open directory" and "No files found", reboot cwm.
Other way to do it is in cwm (so you don't have to do the "adb shell" and "adb mount")
In cwm, choose "install zip from sdcard", then "choose zip from sdcard", then "+++++Go Back+++++"
And from your cmd promt:
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adb push fileyouwanttoflash.zip /sdcard/
Now, flash the file from cwm. (Again, if there's some error, reboot cwm).
OK, so I have a rooted I9300 and for some reason for the last few weeks I cant update the subinary and titanium wont get root access.
I did many google searches, tried a few thing eg (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1900217) , tried rooting again (even though I know Im rooted but nothing works.
So the next thing I want to try is to unroot my phone and root again.
My question is, because I cant access titanium to back everything up,
is there a way to unroot WITHOUT losing all apps and data?
Thanks a lot in advance.
Make nandroid backup and restore apps using titanium when your phone are rooted again.
Use MybackupPro to backup messages/contacts/bookmark/system setting/bookmarks.
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Uninstall super su via Google Play and reinstall .
jje
Cant use nandroid. It needs busybox which requests root access.
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Uninstall super su via Google Play and reinstall .
jje
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Tried it- it wont uninstall but go back to an earlier version.
Reinstalled the latest version and Im getting the same message.
Root checker app says "This device does not have proper root access".
...just re-root it? Assuming you used CF-Root and will be flashing it again, when CWM runs again and installs the SuperSU ZIP, /system/xbin/su will get overwritten (and get set with the correct permissions).
Else, if whatever reason you don't want to do that, if you have CWM recovery installed, just mount /system, and using ADB delete /system/xbin/su, /system/app/Superuser.apk, /system/bin/.ext and install CWM-SuperSU-v0.96.zip again.
If you don't have CWM, you can use a kernel with an insecure adbd (Perseus kernel has this for Jellybean ROMs, and earlier Siyah and GalaxSih kernels have this for ICS) and delete /system/xbin/su and /system/app/Superuser.apk. You'll have to manually install SuperSU from the ZIP.
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...just re-root it? Assuming you used CF-Root and will be flashing it again, when CWM runs again and installs the SuperSU ZIP, /system/xbin/su will get overwritten (and get set with the correct permissions).
Else, if whatever reason you don't want to do that, if you have CWM recovery installed, just mount /system, and using ADB delete /system/xbin/su, /system/app/Superuser.apk, /system/bin/.ext and install CWM-SuperSU-v0.96.zip again.
If you don't have CWM, you can use a kernel with an insecure adbd (Perseus kernel has this for Jellybean ROMs, and earlier Siyah and GalaxSih kernels have this for ICS) and delete /system/xbin/su and /system/app/Superuser.apk. You'll have to manually install SuperSU from the ZIP.
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I tried rooting again- didn't change anything.
I do have CWM.
Tried using ADB, but it requests root access and fails to get it...
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I do have CWM.
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Good, ADB will be running as root in CWM by default. Boot into recovery mode, go to mounts and storage, and select Mount /system.
If you don't already have ADB setup and the correct drivers installed (if you already have Kies installed then you have the drivers installed). do the following. You can check, if you wish, by seeing when you connect your phone in recovery - you should have a SAMSUNG Android ADB Device under SAMSUNG Android Phone or an Android Debugger Bridge device in Device Manager. If not:
Download http://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools_r14-windows.zip and extract the three files adb.exe, AdbWinApi.dll and AdbWinUsbApi.dll to a place of your choosing
install the drivers: http://www.mediafire.com/?2243ouw1701zp8l (Extracted from Kies_2.5.0.12094_27_11.exe)
disconnect and reconnect your phone
Go to the folder where you have adb installed in the Command Prompt, and run "adb shell". Run the following commands:
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rm /system/app/Superuser.apk
chattr -i /system/xbin/su [in case Survival Mode is turned on in SuperSU]
rm /system/xbin/su
rm /system/bin/su [ignore this one if it throws an error]
rm -r /system/bin/.ext
That should unroot your phone.
Go to "Install ZIP from sdcard" and choose to install a zip from the internal sdcard.
Exit out of the root shell (Ctrl+C or, alternatively, "exit" and you'll be sent back to the command prompt) on your computer and download the SuperSU ZIP.
Go back to the command prompt and type this "adb push " (including the space) and drag the CWM-SuperSU-v0.96.zip onto the command prompt window, add a space and type "/data/media". You should have something like "adb push <path to CWM-SuperSU-v0.96.zip> /data/media"
This should put the SuperSU ZIP onto the root of your internal memory card. Choose go back on your phone and select to install a ZIP from the internal memory card again. You should see CWM-SuperSU-v0.96.zip. Install it, reboot, update SuperSU from the Play Store and run SuperSU from the app drawer. You should get a prompt asking you to update the su binary. Do so.
Grab Android Terminal Emulator on the Market, and run "su". If all went well, SuperSU should ask you for permission. Grant it and if the $ turned into a # and the command "id" says uid=0 (root) then you're rooted!
OK, Im really sorry and embarrassed to say that I got confused with my tab 10.1.
I Do not have CWM installed.
Tried installing it now and could not. I stay on odin mode and I dont get the CWM menu...
I guess at this stage when my root is screwed I cant install CWM anymore.
What can I do now?
Thanks again and sorry for the confusion..
tomerstern said:
Tried installing it now and could not. I stay on odin mode and I dont get the CWM menu...
I guess at this stage when my root is screwed I cant install CWM anymore.
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Flashing CF-Root should always get you CWM as it's done through ODIN, which does not care if your phone is rooted or not. When you're flashing CF-Root, make sure the auto reboot option remains ticked. If your phone doesn't boot into CWM after ODIN reboots it, then take note of the following:
Chainfire said:
- NOTE: Sometimes the device does *not* boot into recovery mode and root your device. Just do the entire procedure again if this happens. If it still will not install root and such, make sure that in Odin "Auto Reboot" is not checked. Then after flashing, pull the battery, and boot with VolUp+Home+Power button to boot into recovery manually. This will start the install process.
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Go to the folder where you have adb installed in the Command Prompt, and run "adb shell". Run the following commands:
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rm /system/app/Superuser.apk
chattr -i /system/xbin/su [in case Survival Mode is turned on in SuperSU]
rm /system/xbin/su
rm /system/bin/su [ignore this one if it throws an error]
rm -r /system/bin/.ext
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OK, Im now in the mounts and storage folder insider CWM.
ADB interface is installed on device manager.
II dont understand what to press and where to run these commands.
tomerstern said:
OK, Im now in the mounts and storage folder insider CWM.
ADB interface is installed on device manager.
II dont understand what to press and where to run these commands.
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Under the mounts and storage option, select mount /system. It will change to "unmount /system" if selected correctly.
The commands are run from an "adb shell" session, which you can get to by doing this:
Extract those three ADB files from that platform-tools ZIP to a folder somewhere (I chose C:\adb out of randomness). Open that folder and while holding down the shift key, right-click a blank, white area in the folder and select "Open command window here". You can then type "adb shell", which will allow you to run those commands.
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Good, ADB will be running as root in CWM by default. Boot into recovery mode, go to mounts and storage, and select Mount /system.
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There isnt mount system there. I see unmount system.
I see mount data, preload etc.
OK, that's fine, you may move on to running those commands.
Two problems:
1. running "chattr -i /system/xbin/su"
resulted in a "chatter not found" message.
2. Trying to push the su zip resulted in this message: "error: device not found".
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"chattr -i /system/xbin/su"
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If rm worked on /system/xbin/su, then ignore it as you don't need it anyway.
2. Trying to push the su zip resulted in this message: "error: device not found".
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Reconnect the phone and try again?
not working after numerous attempts.
Can I Start the phone and move the zip file manually with a micro sd cable? If not, what else?
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Can I Start the phone and move the zip file manually with a micro sd cable? If not, what else?
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That should be fine
moved it to internal memory and after shutdown, power+home+volume up wont take me to cwm anymore but to android system recovery.
Why? How do I get back to cwm? Install it again with Odin?
BY THE WAY, I can still see supersu is installed on my device. Does it mean what we did did not work?
OK, I can confirm this method works
I just installed the zip of the supersu and now Ive got full root privileges.
The reason I couldnt get into cwm was that for some reason I get a short android upgrade each time I boot up. This upgrade deletes cwm. Thats why I found out that I need to install CWM and then immidiately press power-volume up-home, before i let the device power up.
I want to give a big thanks to qwerty12 for the help and much needed patience.
How can I root my nabi 2? I only have a mac and the nabi won't show up. Is there a way where I could load the file on the sd card or root it with the nabi itslef.
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How can I root my nabi 2? I only have a mac and the nabi won't show up. Is there a way where I could load the file on the sd card or root it with the nabi itslef.
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You could run a root exploit script that was made for a mac but most of them require adb. I would just do the standard Nabi root method manually.
I'm not a mac guy, just have a virtual machine for working with iStuff so I have never attempted any of it.
I would get ADB and FASTBOOT setup. Maybe this will help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917237
Get the TWRP recovery.img Read about it here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2074501
You just need the image not windows based installer so
2.3.3.0
Download 2.3.3.0
or 2.5.0.0
Download 2.5.0.0
Then you will want to get a root package(2.5.0.0 has a root package built in if you just want root), and gapps if you want
The original one will still work fine called jmzrootpackage.zip from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1905674
From the TWRP zip package extract the recovery.img to your working directory
From the jmzrootpackage.zip extract the root.zip and gapps.zip to that same working directory
Now go into the Nabi settings and enable ADB
Make sure ADB is in the PATH for your mac which I think that tutorial should do
Open a terminal windows on mac to that working directory
type: adb push root.zip /sdcard/root.zip
type: adb push gapps.zip /sdcard/gapps.zip
type: adb reboot-bootloader
(Nabi reboots)
type: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
(tablet reboots)
use vol+ and vol- on Nabi to Navigate to "recovery kernel" and boot up TWRP
At this point it would be wise to do a backup of your tablet before proceeding
Install your root.zip and gapps.zip package
I'm working from the top of my head but that's the idea.
So I managed to S-OFF and root my droid dna along with getting clockwork mod installed and I wanted to get the nightlies CM 11 to get android 4.4. I was about to write a new thread because I thought I was stuck on recovery when rebooting, but I am currently restoring my phone from the backup I was told to make (thank god ) but I need to know how how to push the cm 11 file with adb into the internal storage. I need someone to help me with basic instructions on pushing the cm 11 into /sdcard so I can flash it.
Instead of a adb push you can do a sideload, its way easier. Just put your cm11 ROM in your adb/fastboot folder, then open a command window. On your phone in recovery go to install zip and install zip from sideload your phone will wait for you to sideload something from your computer. On your computer in the command prompt type "adb sideload (thenameoftherom.zip)" and hit enter. The ROM should install on phone
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