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Nexus One rooting failure

Hi,
I'm trying to root my Nexus One but it doesn't appear to be working.
I can see that the 'Superuser Permission' application is installed but when I run it I don't see anything other than a black screen. Any application that asks for root (su request) just gives me a black screen too (where the buttons would normally appear it's just black).
Any ideas?
SC

try to reinstall the superuser app

melterx12 said:
try to reinstall the superuser app
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is there an apk available?
SC

ScaredyCat said:
is there an apk available?
SC
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You should be able to extract it from the file that you flashed to root.

i had this same problem. once i re-enabled USB debugging and rebooted, the superuser took off and ran. now N1 Torch works great! thanks xda!

Ok,
That did it. Looks like you need to turn on debugging before installing. Thanks for the help.
For anyone else having this issue here's what I did:
1)Settings->Applications->Development tick USB Debugging
2) Rebooted just to be sure
3) Used adb to copy the Superuser.apk to my mac :
./adb-mac pull /superboot/Supseruser.apk ./
4) Reinstalled the application:
./adb-mac install -r ./Superuser.apk
5) Rebooted the Nexus One.
6) Ran an app that wants permissions to check it worked.
SC

I solved this but installing another app...
seems to be ok after. I've replicated it twice!

ScaredyCat said:
Ok,
That did it. Looks like you need to turn on debugging before installing. Thanks for the help.
For anyone else having this issue here's what I did:
1)Settings->Applications->Development tick USB Debugging
2) Rebooted just to be sure
3) Used adb to copy the Superuser.apk to my mac :
./adb-mac pull /superboot/Supseruser.apk ./
4) Reinstalled the application:
./adb-mac install -r ./Superuser.apk
5) Rebooted the Nexus One.
6) Ran an app that wants permissions to check it worked.
SC
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just did this, and its working 100% now
also installed N1 torch and almost had a seizure with the strobe feature lol

ADB offline issue

Could anyone please check and see if they have the adbd service in /sbin/adbd, using root explorer. I don't have it and am wondering if that is why my device is seen as offline.
Edit:
How to:
I don't know how or why this is happening yet, but if your Atrix is seen as offline by ADB for some reason like mine was, just copy this adbd file using root explorer to the /sbin directory and change the permissions to match the other files in the /sbin directory (rwxr-xr-x). (Extract the file from the zip first)
There is still one issue for me though. After a reboot the file disappears and I have to move another copy to the /sbin directory to get ADB working again. It seems as though the file is removed on shutdown, so I have not been able able to get the Early USB Enumeration working yet. Hopefully a solution will be found for this soon.

It is present on my phone.
Do you need me to upload it for you?

Yes please! That might fix my problem! For some reason I dont have it and I think that is why my phone is seen by my computer but is always offline. Hopefully this will work!
Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk

Anyone that has the adbd service in /sbin/adbd, could you please upload it here for me. I would really appreciate it!
Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk

here you go.
unzip and that's it. the file has no extension.
Let me know if this solved the ADB problem

Thanks a lot, I will let you know how it goes. Hopefully it works.
Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk

clubtech said:
here you go.
unzip and that's it. the file has no extension.
Let me know if this solved the ADB problem
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Holy crap, it worked!!! My device is not offline any more and adb is working!! For four days now I have been trying to figure this out. Thank you for the file!!
One weird thing though, after a reboot the file is gone and I have to copy it over to /sbin again to get it working. Now I need to figure out why it gets removed on a reboot. Anyone have any ideas?

airbillion said:
Could anyone please check and see if they have the adbd service in /sbin/adbd, using root explorer. I don't have it and am wondering if that is why my device is seen as offline.
Edit:
How to:
I don't know how or why this is happening yet, but if your Atrix is seen as offline by ADB for some reason like mine was, just copy this adbd file using root explorer to the /sbin directory and change the permissions to match the other files in the /sbin directory (rwxr-xr-x). (Extract the file from the zip first)
There is still one issue for me though. After a reboot the file disappears and I have to move another copy to the /sbin directory to get ADB working again. It seems as though the file is removed on shutdown, so I have not been able able to get the Early USB Enumeration working yet. Hopefully a solution will be found for this soon.
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It gets removed because the ramdisk extracts it to that directory on boot

designgears said:
It gets removed because the ramdisk extracts it to that directory on boot
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Is there a way to keep it in /sbin permanently? I think this is why early usb enumeration does not work for me.
Can I install your deodexed rom? I am nervous because I cant get the early usb enumeration working when the adbd file gets removed on reboot. Does the deodexed rom do anything requiring adb on the shutdown or reboot? Would I be ok without the adbd service until I reboot and replace the file?

airbillion said:
Is there a way to keep it in /sbin permanently? I think this is why early usb enumeration does not work for me.
Can I install your deodexed rom? I am nervous because I cant get the early usb enumeration working when the adbd file gets removed on reboot. Does the deodexed rom do anything requiring adb on the shutdown or reboot? Would I be ok without the adbd service until I reboot and replace the file?
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on my phone, it is always in /sbin (before and after reboot).
The fact that on your phone it is getting deleted is strange.
Do you see other files under /sbin?

clubtech said:
on my phone, it is always in /sbin (before and after reboot).
The fact that on your phone it is getting deleted is strange.
Do you see other files under /sbin?
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Yes a bunch: acpi_available, alsactl, apm_available, badblocks, blkid, blockdev.....vol_id. There are about 40 files, but the adbd seems to disappear after a reboot and my early usb enumeration does not work. I think it is because it adbd gets removed on a reboot. Is there a way to keep it in there after a reboot that you know of or to get usb early enumeration working?

not sure about a fix but as a work around, in theory you can try to create a script that runs on boot that always pushes the adbd file back into the /sbin folder. you can use a combination of programs like gscript to create the script and then a program like tasker to executive the script on boot or some other type of autostart program.

NguyenHuu said:
not sure about a fix but as a work around, in theory you can try to create a script that runs on boot that always pushes the adbd file back into the /sbin folder. you can use a combination of programs like gscript to create the script and then a program like tasker to executive the script on boot or some other type of autostart program.
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Thanks, i will look into this.

What about adding it in then changing permissions on it to disable the system from deleting it?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

Changing your adbd permissions back to stock may help, as the file in the .zip won't have the proper permissions. Do this:
Code:
chmod 0750 /sbin/adbd
The one in the zip will be 0777, which gives everyone read and write access, which isn't set normally.

Atrix ADB offline issue
clubtech said:
on my phone, it is always in /sbin (before and after reboot).
The fact that on your phone it is getting deleted is strange.
Do you see other files under /sbin?
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I have the same problem! Any solutions found?

How do it get this onto a phone that is not rooted, so that I can root it?
Thanks.

Atrix Rooted Deodexed ADB Offine Issue
When I received my Atrix I used the program superoneclick to root the atrix and then Fully Deodexed, i enabled the sideloading of apps with the same program.
I then went to my external sd card where I had saved the apk's for titanium backup and adfree and installed them without any issues.Over the next few days I used my phone without any problems at all.I had some apk's on my computer that i wanted to push to my atrix so i tried to connect via adb and my phone was seen as offline no matter what computer, usb port or cable I used.I then thought that a hard reset might solve the issue so I went to the recovery menu and performed a system restore.This did not fix the problem.For days I tried to figure out how to fix it, until I realized that the adbd service in /sbins was missing so i got a copy and placed it in /sbins and adb worked again. However, after a reboot the adbd file is removed from /sbin and to get adb working again I have to place my copy of the adbd service back into the folder.The problem now though is that early usb enumeration in the recovery does not enable adb, the phone just boots normally after about 5 seconds.Thank you for your help and interest in my problem.Mroadster

airbillion said:
Could anyone please check and see if they have the adbd service in /sbin/adbd, using root explorer. I don't have it and am wondering if that is why my device is seen as offline.
Edit:
How to:
I don't know how or why this is happening yet, but if your Atrix is seen as offline by ADB for some reason like mine was, just copy this adbd file using root explorer to the /sbin directory and change the permissions to match the other files in the /sbin directory (rwxr-xr-x). (Extract the file from the zip first)
There is still one issue for me though. After a reboot the file disappears and I have to move another copy to the /sbin directory to get ADB working again. It seems as though the file is removed on shutdown, so I have not been able able to get the Early USB Enumeration working yet. Hopefully a solution will be found for this soon.
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I really wish I could tell you how I did it, but I was going through this very same issue with loss of ADB after doing the SuperOneClick with a subsequent reset. After resetting the device I was not able to obtain ADB.
I got to a point where I decided I was going to just get rid of root and try to remove Superuser however every time I ran the script to remove it, it was still there. The script was running but no connection to ADB resulted in no execution.
I reset the device a couple more times and uninstalled all Motorola drivers from my computer. When I went through the initial setup and driver install again, it installed all the drivers like normal including the ADB communication. I confirmed ADB via "adb devices" and I everything seemed good to go.
I then used DG's aRoot to root once again without any issues at all. Every time I attempt to use ADB, it now connects flawlessly.

I have this problem as well and it is driving me insane as I bit off more than I could chew just trying to root my phone... Hopefully we can figure something out in the future.

[Q] Motoblur home process failing

Hello All,
I would really appreciate help on this issue I have been having. I recently rooted then unlocked the bootloader of my device. I downloaded a root uninstaller and may have somehow killed the home process from running. Now, when i turn on the device, i get the error
The application Home (process com.motorola.home) has stopped unexpectedly
It does not go away and comes repeatedly back, not allowing me to change any settings whatsoever. I don't know what to do. I tried going into android recover mode and both wiped the device and cleared the cache, but the problem persists. I also tried putting a cyanogenmod version on the devices SD card but cant get it install because for some reason I can't get clockwork mod installed correctly. I cannot turn on USB debugging mode because I can't get into the settings. I tried using the .sbf to flash it but it is the .sbf I used to unlock the device so I am not sure that is the right one or if the right one would even do the trick, I fear that the system files that run the home application may be corrupt, deleted or permanently inactive. I would appreciate any ideas people may have to help me.
Also, becuase I factory reset the device, the bootloader is unlocked, but it is no longer rooted, and I cannot root it at this time becuase I cannot turn on USB debugging mode.

I was looking at the guide here;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302423
And was wondering why it didn't work when I tried to install CWM, then I noticed something I didnt see;
"DO NOT FORGET TO DO THIS PART: After the install of RomRacers recovery boot up your phone. Open up your favourite file browser (I used Astro file manager to do this ) and navigate to /system/etc/ and delete the file called 'install-recovery.sh'"
Is there a way to do this from the PC as I wouldn't be able to on my device? Or is the fact that it is not currently rooted going to stop me from doing anything?
Thanks,

heronpj said:
I was looking at the guide here;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302423
And was wondering why it didn't work when I tried to install CWM, then I noticed something I didnt see;
"DO NOT FORGET TO DO THIS PART: After the install of RomRacers recovery boot up your phone. Open up your favourite file browser (I used Astro file manager to do this ) and navigate to /system/etc/ and delete the file called 'install-recovery.sh'"
Is there a way to do this from the PC as I wouldn't be able to on my device? Or is the fact that it is not currently rooted going to stop me from doing anything?
Thanks,
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If you are familiar with ADB, the basic commands would be:
Code:
adb remount rw
adb shell
While in the ADB shell:
cd /system/etc
rm install-recovery.sh
exit
that should cover it.
let me know if this works for ya.

Thanks for your response. The only problem is my phone isn't in USB debug mode, and I can't set it to be. Any idea of how to get that turned on without being able to get into the settings?
FaithCollapsing said:
If you are familiar with ADB, the basic commands would be:
Code:
adb remount rw
adb shell
While in the ADB shell:
cd /system/etc
rm install-recovery.sh
exit
that should cover it.
let me know if this works for ya.
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heronpj said:
Thanks for your response. The only problem is my phone isn't in USB debug mode, and I can't set it to be. Any idea of how to get that turned on without being able to get into the settings?
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can you boot into recovery?

FaithCollapsing said:
can you boot into recovery?
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I can, and have down a wipe data as well as cleared the cache, problem persists.

Solved!!! I was able to basically button mash until somehow the screen to log into the play store came up. Download launcher pro and that got me back into my phone! Thanks for your help

Accidentally uninstalled Package Access helper

Hey Guys,
I just made a big blunder.. darn! I uninstalled the Package Access Helper (thru the titanium backup app) on my G2 (D802 ver) and now I can't install any apps anymore from the PlayStore.
The phone is rooted though..
My question is... What's the best and easiest way to remedy this problem? should I go to all the hassle of reflashing back to Stock ROM? OR can I possibly get an apk for this "Package Access Helper" thingie? and where in God's world do I find this apk if ever asl well?
I'm in dire need here guys... pls help me out. .::
thank you.

There you go

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There you go
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Hey thanks bender.. I tried to download and install the apk file on my phone but I'm getting an error - "Package not installed"...

letters_to_cleo said:
Hey thanks bender.. I tried to download and install the apk file on my phone but I'm getting an error - "Package not installed"...
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copy it to /system/app & reboot

Thanks, but I dont have have any root explorer app on my phone.
Already installed the adb shell on my laptop..
enabled USB debugging on my phone, checked device manager and saw "Androidnet Sooner Single ADB Interface: under Computer.
then on the command prompt with admin permission, I typed on where the adb libs are located
adb shell
su
adb remount
chmod 777 /system/apps
adb push DefaultContainerService.apk /system/app/
BUT.... I always end up with the errr message "device not found"
What's this error all about??
Thank you again for sharing some of your info... I highly appreciate your insights on this

Here you go x2
flashable
@error - you need adb drivers + usb debugging enabled.

I sent you back a message mate.
Unfortunately the flashable zip might not be of no good to me at all, as I did not install any custom recovery on my phone e.g. twrp, etc.
I guess the only route I can do is to really push the DefaultContainerService.apk to the /system/app but I'm always getting this err -'device not found''it
Should Androidnet Sooner Single Adb interface really be the one that appears under the Device manager? or should it be 'Android Composite ADB Interface'?
I'm having a tough luck on this

I guess the most I can do on this would be to just reflash it back to stock again and hope it'll work. *sigh

what does "adb devices" show ?

bender_007 said:
what does "adb devices" show ?
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adb devices show nothing.

letters_to_cleo said:
adb devices show nothing.
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you need a more recent adb.exe
try this one https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/663851/adb.exe

darkobas said:
you need a more recent adb.exe
try this one https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/663851/adb.exe
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thanks man, I downloaded the adb tool from the android sdk website itself.
By the way, I tried as well booting up to stock recovery, and flashing the zip (on the earlier post), but since my phone system is not yet mounted, then the zip file didn't do anything at all.

any one please send me the Package Access helper to my gmail

Please help me I want to restore my package Access helper back please

For battery optimization obsessives, Do not delete or disable it. Apps from play store can not be installed without it. This what I ended up with after disabling the service.

Temporary Magisk Root on VZW Pixel 2 (XL)

I have moved this from here https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-2-xl/how-to/zero-day-vzw-pixel-2-xl-root-t3977851/
Hey everyone!
I am here to post some good news. I have made a set of scripts that can give you temporary root through Magisk. It persists until the next reboot, but setting it up after the initial setup is a lot easier.
The script requires that it be run as root, which means that you need to run the temproot binary provided earlier.
Big thank you to Elliwigy for walking me through the initial process and for providing the commands.
Source code for the "exploit" binary can be found here, and compiled from source if you so desire.
This script is provided with no warranty whatsoever. This script may brick your phone. YOU ARE RUNNING THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. I ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT THIS SCRIPT DOES TO YOUR PHONE.
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IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO RISK YOUR PHONE BEING BRICKED, DO NOT CONTINUE!
Requirements:
A Verizon Pixel 2 (XL) on the September 2019 Security Patch
A computer with ADB If you need ADB, it can be found here
A USB cable
Appropriate USB drivers USB drivers can be found here if needed
Some knowledge of how to use the terminal
The taimentempmagisk.zip file (attached)
The APK for Magisk Manager (included in the zip)
Hope
Magisk and MagiskManager can also be downloaded from here if you wish.
If Magisk Manager prompts you to perform additional setup, DO NOT ACCEPT. (unless you like having a bricked phone)
Install the Magisk Manager APK onto your phone
Use ADB to push the attached ZIP file (taimentempmagisk.zip) to /data/local/tmp
Open an ADB shell and navigate to /data/local/tmp
Extract the ZIP file with the unzip command
Navigate into the scripts folder
Run ./exploit (If this step fails, repeat until you have a root shell)
Run ./installtemproot.sh magiskinit64
After you have done this, you now have root!
If you reboot and want root back, just run /data/local/tmp/scripts/exploit in an adb shell, then run /data/local/tmp/scripts/temproot.sh
Enjoy your root!

Does not work

Hexlay said:
Does not work
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I'm currently working on a solution, it seems some terminal emulators error out on the mount command.
EDIT: Instructions updated.

logan2611 said:
I'm currently working on a solution, it seems some terminal emulators error out on the mount command.
EDIT: Instructions updated.
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I'v tried, everything went fine, however magisk still does not detect root

Hexlay said:
I'v tried, everything went fine, however magisk still does not detect root
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did u install magisk manager? if u dont have it installed then u womt b able to grant su permissions.. it does work as we spent hours testing and ensuring it works before he posted it.. id triple check each instruction and make sure u have magisk apk installed.. if not then reboot and try again from the beginning

elliwigy said:
did u install magisk manager? if u dont have it installed then u womt b able to grant su permissions.. it does work as we spent hours testing and ensuring it works before he posted it.. id triple check each instruction and make sure u have magisk apk installed.. if not then reboot and try again from the beginning
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Yep, i have it pre-installed, i did follow every step provided, but prompt is not showing up and afterwards it does not detect root... Well, i'v done it several times, i tried ./temproot.sh after install script, but still same...
Well, i guess i have to reboot
Edit: tried reboot, still same.... i'll write down what i have done exactly.
Rebooted dvice
Went into terminal emulator and executed ./taimen
After that went one step back with cd .. and executed chmod -R 777 scripts
Then went to pc and entered ADB shell and executed ./taimen there too, because otherwise i was getting This script must be run as root. Exiting. on install script
Then ran install script. Process did complete successfully, however no magisk prompt was fired and afterwards root was not detected
I'v tried chmod -R 777 . even from adb shell, tried opening magisk app and then doing these whole process... no luck

First, thanks for your supporting and your instruction
I just install October(6/10) update so any risk if i follow your instruction

Anyone know how to delete the update? I've downloaded and refuse to restart my device in the wake of these new development

enigma2446 said:
Anyone know how to delete the update? I've downloaded and refuse to restart my device in the wake of these new development
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I also want to know this. I need to reboot but I don't want to move to the October patch.

Hexlay said:
Yep, i have it pre-installed, i did follow every step provided, but prompt is not showing up and afterwards it does not detect root... Well, i'v done it several times, i tried ./temproot.sh after install script, but still same...
Well, i guess i have to reboot
Edit: tried reboot, still same.... i'll write down what i have done exactly.
Rebooted dvice
Went into terminal emulator and executed ./taimen
After that went one step back with cd .. and executed chmod -R 777 scripts
Then went to pc and entered ADB shell and executed ./taimen there too, because otherwise i was getting This script must be run as root. Exiting. on install script
Then ran install script. Process did complete successfully, however no magisk prompt was fired and afterwards root was not detected
I'v tried chmod -R 777 . even from adb shell, tried opening magisk app and then doing these whole process... no luck
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Can you post the output of the script?

logan2611 said:
Can you post the output of the script?
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That's output every time, it finishes script successfully

Hexlay said:
That's output every time, it finishes script successfully
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Sorry, screenshot didn't load the first time. Looks like all the files are already in place, try rebooting and running temproot.sh

running ./taimen just gives a "permission denied" error

Some1CP said:
running ./taimen just gives a "permission denied" error
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If you are getting this on the phone, you need to use a terminal emulator with access to a directory in /data. I used Termux in my example.
If you want to use Termux, here is how to get taimen running:
Install Termux
Open Termux and let it install
Run termux-setup-storage
Push the ZIP to /sdcard/Download
On the phone, move the ZIP file from ~/storage/downloads to ~
Continue from step 4 in OP

logan2611 said:
If you are getting this on the phone, you need to use a terminal emulator with access to a directory in /data. I used Termux in my example.
If you want to use Termux, here is how to get taimen running:
Install Termux
Open Termux and let it install
Run termux-setup-storage
Push the ZIP to /sdcard/Download
On the phone, move the ZIP file from ~/storage/downloads to ~
Continue from step 4 in OP
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How would I move it to ~ without root?
Edit: nevermind, got it to run.
Just need to figure out how to make the temproot work.

Some1CP said:
How would I move it to ~ without root?
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In Linux ~ is a shortcut for the home directory, which is always owned by the current user. Root is not required to move the ZIP from ~/storage/downloads to ~ on Termux.

Ok I can't run installtemproot.sh in adb, and neither on the phone itself through termux. Is there something I'm missing? su can't be find on the phone.
Edit: It works if you use Jack Pal's terminal emulator and you cd into its directory on adb. Sadly magisk doesn't recognize it's installed.

I'm on October 5 2018 security update and should flash September 5 2019 try temp root?I know stay away October's 2019 that's patch,sean

logan2611 said:
Sorry, screenshot didn't load the first time. Looks like all the files are already in place, try rebooting and running temproot.sh
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Sorry for wait time, literally had to wait for type-c to type-c connection -_- it's pain....
Anyway i did reboot and tried again with just temproot.sh, without repeating previous stuff. No prompt is fired, but output is success

Hexlay said:
Sorry for wait time, literally had to wait for type-c to type-c connection -_- it's pain....
Anyway i did reboot and tried again with just temproot.sh, without repeating previous stuff. No prompt is fired, but output is success
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client: launching new main daemon process
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The output suggests that Magisk started successfully. What does Magisk Manager look like after running that script?