I had to down grade in order to root, got it rooted and installed the tethering software, all was working fine, got super user icon, had no problems.
Then phone wanted to do upgrade which i did, now the tethering will not launch and I cannot get SU in adb shell.
Did I lose root? or am I doing something wrong?
PDAnuby said:
I had to down grade in order to root, got it rooted and installed the tethering software, all was working fine, got super user icon, had no problems.
Then phone wanted to do upgrade which i did, now the tethering will not launch and I cannot get SU in adb shell.
Did I lose root? or am I doing something wrong?
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Ok never mind it broke root, go ahead and nuke this post.
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Will there be a rooted ota for people who didn't install it or never got it. I rooted my phone and would like the better radio in hopes I will get more cell bars
There's already the option to root if you already applied the OTA update or are planning to.
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There's already the option to root if you already applied the OTA update or are planning to.
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i dont understand what u mean i have perm root without the ota. If i install the ota it will break root. Will i have to go thru the whole process again if i do this? I know on the mytouchslide when they came out with an ota they just rooted it so it wouldnt break the current root
i havent tried perm root yet. however search this site for 'visionary' root, which is all u really need for now. i had visionary root installed along with several root only apps (titanium backup, cachemate, setcpu, several others) and the OTA installed while my phone was rooted with absolutely no problems.
I installed the ota over the perm root and now I have no superuser permissions. When I try to run visionary it says my phone is already rooted yet I cannot run apps that require root or get the # in termal can anyone help with this
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the "#" denotes root access lol...... (coming from a marginal linux background..)
richierich118 said:
I installed the ota over the perm root and now I have no superuser permissions. When I try to run visionary it says my phone is already rooted yet I cannot run apps that require root or get the # in termal can anyone help with this
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Have you tried reapplying s-off?
I am also interested in getting a solution because right before I rooted my phone I started getting ota update notifications for my phone and now I cant upgrade my phone but the notifications continue to persist. So I figure if I can get a rooted update or delete something, I can get rid of notifications.
ok i got it working what i did was do what somesaid in the begining and that was to follow the guide that doesnt use visionary for perm root. I think its call temp to perm root. I always had the s-off just not the perm root. everything is fine now
At least you were able to apply the update. I tried doing that and Clockworks Recovery halted it because some signature was verified or something.
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At least you were able to apply the update. I tried doing that and Clockworks Recovery halted it because some signature was verified or something.
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I didnt use clockworks recover i used the orginal. It just made me loose root and not s-off so i used the temp-too-perm root to get it back because visionary was saying my phone was already rooted. I believe I was getting this cause i had rooted without the ota the first time. The second time i used the ota.ko Instead of the preota.ko because i used this when i didnt update to the ota on the first run.
Oh, okay. Thanks for that. I'm currently in the same boat you were in. I applied the OTA and it's reporting S-OFF, Visionary is saying I'm rooted, but certain things aren't working.
In the process of getting it fixed.
EDIT: Went through the same process you did and I'm all good to go. I was able to apply the OTA update after rooting it and then re-rooted it.
so how exactly did you root you perma root your phone again after ota.
i have perma root right now, its pre-ota, i do want to install ota though.. would i have to go back and do the manual perma-root with the "ota" files now instead of the other ones. im just confused and want to clear this up before i do anything stupid. thanks!
I recently rooted my atrix with superoneclick then i accidently updated then i belive i still had my root until i went to install a 3d theme then my phone crashed and wouldnt get past the at&t screen so i had to erase everything now on my phone i still have "super user" in my app draw but i cannot side load apps did i lose my root? what do i have to do to sideload apps again ? and i guess re root my phone
Yes i am a newb i am comming from IOS and an iPhone 4 please dont flame
If you updated, you mean 4.1.57, this is what I did to re-root when I lost mine after updating and SuperOneClick wouldn't work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1013931
Ok so i read that so basically i have to flash my phone back to default then root again?
Yeap, that's exactly what I did, but in that same thread, I think someone else outlined using aRoot to go over SuperOneClick.
Originally Posted by donbar85
I'm pretty new to Android (two weeks now), and want to ensure I don't end up with a bricked device, so I apologize for the 'noob' question here. I rooted with SuperOneClick. Has anyone else used this script successfully with that root method, or will it only be successful with aRoot?
Also, if I need aRoot, can I run it over top SuperOneClick, or would it be best to unroot, run aRoot (or let the script root) and then run the script?
I appreciate all the hard work I've seen done in these forums and appreciate any help anyone can offer.
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Yes you may safely run aroot over superoneclick. Aroot is the recommended method because it cleans up a lot of things Superroneclick does.
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Yes you may safely run aroot over superoneclick. Aroot is the recommended method because it cleans up a lot of things Superroneclick does.
Thank you both. I believe I will try running aRoot over my SuperOneClick root and then try out the script. Thanks again!
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Yup the aRoot script is used in the GladiAtrix and possibly the GingerBlur rom as well. Either way. SOC is crap, not meant for atrix anyway. aRoot was written specifically for the Atrix. If you want to update to 4.1.57 read through the retain root thread over in atrix development.
after update, i can still see "su" installed in /system/bin/
I am unable to use it, getting permissioned denied message, any solutions ?
sam_t610 said:
after update, i can still see "su" installed in /system/bin/
I am unable to use it, getting permissioned denied message, any solutions ?
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This has been explained many times. updating kills root, even though you still have superuser installed. to retain root you need to use the script in the development section when updating from 1.26 to 1.57. flash back to 1.26 and try again.
hi. i updated my phone to 2.3.4 (sys 4.5.91 us) and i cannot get my root back. im pretty new to root but i do not want anything but root. not unlock, not new rom, not anything except root.
i had the latest version of Android and used Gingerbreak and i was extremely happy as it was so easy for me to do. i had root and that's all i wanted. but now... i updated to 2.3.4 and i did not unroot before this (maybe this is my problem) but my phone is fine, everything runs great. but i cannot root it. i used this walk-through http://www.atrixforums.com/forum/motorola-atrix-hacks/4414-how-root-motorola-atrix-all-versions-including-stock-locked-2-3-4-a.html and finished it all. everything went through and i still don't have root.
i have done it 3 times now and successfully competed the steps. i still have no root. can someone direct me or walk me through another way of rooting or by chance giving me advice on what to do so i can get root? im not a scientist and i know it doesn't take one...but all i know is i just cant get my phone rooted and want it rooted badly.
someone please help me. i searched all over the forums and keep finding the steps i followed and then also found unlock steps(something i do not want to do)
all i want is root. please keep that in mind.
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hi. i updated my phone to 2.3.4 (sys 4.5.91 us) and i cannot get my root back. im pretty new to root but i do not want anything but root. not unlock, not new rom, not anything except root.
i had the latest version of Android and used Gingerbreak and i was extremely happy as it was so easy for me to do. i had root and that's all i wanted. but now... i updated to 2.3.4 and i did not unroot before this (maybe this is my problem) but my phone is fine, everything runs great. but i cannot root it. i used this walk-through http://www.atrixforums.com/forum/motorola-atrix-hacks/4414-how-root-motorola-atrix-all-versions-including-stock-locked-2-3-4-a.html and finished it all. everything went through and i still don't have root.
i have done it 3 times now and successfully competed the steps. i still have no root. can someone direct me or walk me through another way of rooting or by chance giving me advice on what to do so i can get root? im not a scientist and i know it doesn't take one...but all i know is i just cant get my phone rooted and want it rooted badly.
someone please help me. i searched all over the forums and keep finding the steps i followed and then also found unlock steps(something i do not want to do)
all i want is root. please keep that in mind.
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I used this method on my OTA gingerbread.
At first, it gave me errors and pretty much wouldn't work past command line, but in reality, Superuser was installed and I was able to launch it.
Do you have Superuser in your app drawer?
yes i do have super user. and i am able to launch it. but it does not unlock anything.
i got no errors. i did everything correctly and still i dont have root access. maybe im missing something?? i try to run Titanium backup and it said no root access. said the same thing with Root explorer.
superuser runs... but it doesnt have anything unlocked. i try to update superuser and it wont let me.
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I used this method on my OTA gingerbread.
At first, it gave me errors and pretty much wouldn't work past command line, but in reality, Superuser was installed and I was able to launch it.
Do you have Superuser in your app drawer?
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Hammernok said:
yes i do have super user. and i am able to launch it. but it does not unlock anything.
i got no errors. i did everything correctly and still i dont have root access. maybe im missing something?? i try to run Titanium backup and it said no root access. said the same thing with Root explorer.
superuser runs... but it doesnt have anything unlocked. i try to update superuser and it wont let me.
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hmm, you can try going to manage apps and clearing superuser's data, and then maybe attempt the process again.
I had to clear data to get superuser to do anything at all when I rooted.
i read that before i attempted it the third time. i cleared data then completed the steps and still... my superuser runs but apparently i do not have root access.
superuser does not ask if i want to allow for root access for any programs like TB or Root Explorer as it should.
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hmm, you can try going to manage apps and clearing superuser's data, and then maybe attempt the process again.
I had to clear data to get superuser to do anything at all when I rooted.
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and i meant that i had read about that before attempting the entire process for the third time. i read on another post that someone had it installed already and had to clear the data so... i did that before my third attempt.
still no root!
Hammernok said:
and i meant that i had read about that before attempting the entire process for the third time. i read on another post that someone had it installed already and had to clear the data so... i did that before my third attempt.
still no root!
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Check this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138204
Interesting issue I found today.
I have an Amazon Kindle Fire that I rooted using the Burrito Root method as described in the stickied thread above entitled: "Video guide to rooting etc..."
I followed the instructions as presented in the You Tube video, and achieved root.
I loaded the android market and downloaded the apps I had previously with no dramas. They all run fine.
Last night I downloaded Voodoo OTA Root Keeper as described in another thread.
I got to playing around with it today, and it said I did not have root access. Used the root checker utility as posted in the you tube video previously mentioned, and it too says no root. Attempted to use root explorer, and again no root. Power off and back on, same deal.
Weird to say the least. As far as I know, I have not had an update to the kindle firmware (current version: 6.2.1_user_3103920) which appears to be unchanged since I rooted. There were no issues when I rooted, and all functioned as it should have (rooted I mean)
The only thing I did do in the previous week was download an amazon movie to the device.
Any ideas on WTF happened?
I had been considering installing TWRP...now I am wondering if I should re-root using the same method, or uninstall the stuff I put on in the originl root, and just load TWRP, and do it that way?
Thanks for any input.
Burrito Root gives you root through ADB. In order to get permanent root that's usable by applications such as Root Explorer you need to push the su binary and install the superuser.apk. Not sure if that was covered in whatever video you watched, but there should be instructions and download links kicking around here and rootzwiki somewhere.
Easiest way is to use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889 and use option 2 then 3. should be good to go after that.
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Burrito Root gives you root through ADB. In order to get permanent root that's usable by applications such as Root Explorer you need to push the su binary and install the superuser.apk. Not sure if that was covered in whatever video you watched, but there should be instructions and download links kicking around here and rootzwiki somewhere.
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For clarification, as I failed to mention it in my original post.
Superuser.apk was installed, as were all commands done through ADB as prescribed...it appeared to have worked flawlessly. Until now. LOL
I am new to the fire, not new to android.
It is rather puzzling, as I have never experienced this type of issue before.
Re use ota root keeper and restore your root
Sent from my Kindle Fire using xda premium
silvertrd said:
For clarification, as I failed to mention it in my original post.
Superuser.apk was installed, as were all commands done through ADB as prescribed...it appeared to have worked flawlessly. Until now. LOL
I am new to the fire, not new to android.
It is rather puzzling, as I have never experienced this type of issue before.
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Superuser.apk and the su binary are separate things. These are the original instructions. Not sure what the video you watched suggests.
The su binary goes into /system/xbin and you need to:
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adb shell chown 0.0 /system/xbin/su
adb shell chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su
When Superuser.apk is installed it gets put into /data/app. If you've only done one, but not the other, that's most likely causing your issue.
*Edit* In your original post you mentioned messing around with OTA Rootkeeper. There's a checkbox that backs up the su binary. Maybe it was unchecked when you temporarily unrooted? There's also a button that deletes the su binary backup. Very possible one of these led to your issue.
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Easiest way is to use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889 and use option 2 then 3. should be good to go after that.
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I had looked at that. My question doing it using that method:
Do I need to uninstall/delete anything from my previous root? or will that program overwrite superuser, etc?
ghost_og:
The video I watched was the same video you link to.
I copied and pasted all of the commands into the adb shell as nat3mil describes.
I wonder where I went wrong? Weird.
Can I just connect the kindle to my computer, run burrito root, and then re-push the commands via adb as described ? I just don't wanna bork it up and brick it.
Veritass said:
Re use ota root keeper and restore your root
Sent from my Kindle Fire using xda premium
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Great idea! Just now tried that after seeing your suggestion. No joy. FML.
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Can I just connect the kindle to my computer, run burrito root, and then re-push the commands via adb as described ? I just don't wanna bork it up and brick it.
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It should be fine. I remember having to run it twice and I never went through and deleted anything. Here's something interesting: I checked both /system/bin and /system/xbin when I was rooted and unrooted. Even though I originally installed su to /system/xbin, OTA Rootkeeper places it into /system/bin upon restoring root.
I'm not saying you should do that, but just thought I'd bring it up. Maybe that has to do with why you lost root privelages out of the blue.
Also, I know certain Superuser.apk's were not working properly. The one included in the zip file at Androidpolice is actually com.noshufou.android.su-1.apk. Perhaps try using that one instead?
*Edit2* I just looked at the official thread and noticed he updated the zip and it now uses Superuser.apk. Not sure if Androidpolice ever updated their zip as well.
ghost_og:
Thanks!
I will give it a shot, and report back later this evening.
Regards,
SilverTRD
install busybox from the market and try again
KFU will tell you if it is rooted or not. just connect KF to your pc and run no harm going that far.
I am in the same situation as you are, same steps. Rooted with BR, but didn't root all the way, yet was still able to put the market apps.
My kindle Fire (non-HD) just "lost" root too!!!
No idea how it happened.
I successfully rooted last summer with the KFU and have temp un-rooted/re-rooted MANY times with OTA Rootkeeper . I went in yesterday to root, but the buttons were gone in Rootkeeper and it shows that I'm NOT rooted.
I tried to update/reinstall Superuser but I probably just made things worse.
Is there any way for me to get root back without losing all of my data??
If not, I suspect that I have to go back to KFU and do the root process again, but will this brick my Kindle???
Thanks all!
If you used KFU the first time it should work again as long as you can get good communication and the driver is still installed correctly. Do you still have twrp and fff? if so just flash modaco if you`re on stock no wipes needed and you will never have to worry about loosing root again http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439916
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If you used KFU the first time it should work again as long as you can get good communication and the driver is still installed correctly. Do you still have twrp and fff? if so just flash modaco if you`re on stock no wipes needed and you will never have to worry about loosing root again http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439916
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Thanks Thepooch! I'm at work now, so I'll have to wait until I get home to my laptop to try.
I had no problems with the driver or communication, so that "shouldn't" be an issue.
The root process with KFU actually went painfully smoothly when I did it over the summer so hopefully second time will be the same.
I still have twrp and fff, but I'm not sure what you mean by "just flash modaco if you`re on stock", but I'll come back if i brick.
While losing my data would suck, I won't lose much sleep if I have to wipe it.
Thanks again Thepooch.
Took less than 5 minutes to get the root back with KFU.
Hey all OUYAins!
So recently I updated my OUYA to Chickcharney and lost root access *cue crying*
I tried installing RootMyOuya1.1 by WonderEkin but it didn't install. So I snooped around for different rooting methods such as ReRoot script by Eldon McGuiness (You can take a look at his script here).
The method that worked perfectly fine for me was to download a piece of software called Kingo (here). Simply download and install it and connect your OUYA to your computer via USB and click Start Root. Wait for the software to root your OUYA and it will eventually reboot. You should now have SuperSU installed with root access!
I hope this thread helps anyone having difficulty with getting root access on Chickcharney!
I'm assuming the device needs to already have been rooted prior to trying Kingo ROOT? I just got my system on Thursday and since I'm new it forced me to download the Chickcharney update and I can't figure out what the best way is to root my OUYA.
i just got one on friday and the same thing it updated automatically
i use this to root my system it still works
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2350900
my ouya was rooted before the update. yesterday I tried Kingo and it said "already rooted", but I had no root permission. So I clicked "root again" and after a minute or so my ouya was rooted again properly.
Thanks Sn0wdune
joserod1980 said:
i just got one on friday and the same thing it updated automatically
i use this to root my system it still works
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2350900
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I tried that to root it but it said it couldn't find the Ouya. I'm running the latest update Chickcharney on mine. Do I need to wipe it to run the root?
circledrag said:
I'm assuming the device needs to already have been rooted prior to trying Kingo ROOT? I just got my system on Thursday and since I'm new it forced me to download the Chickcharney update and I can't figure out what the best way is to root my OUYA.
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Well not neccessarily. It should still work in any case!
circledrag said:
I tried that to root it but it said it couldn't find the Ouya. I'm running the latest update Chickcharney on mine. Do I need to wipe it to run the root?
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That's odd. Are you sure you have your OUYA connected via USB properly and the drivers are correctly installed?
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Well not neccessarily. It should still work in any case!
That's odd. Are you sure you have your OUYA connected via USB properly and the drivers are correctly installed?
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The driver's wouldn't install because I had to turn off driver signing. I got it working after that with Ouya Toolbox root... even though it was crashing part way through. I had to run the TEST version of Ouya Toolbox and just forced the root and I guess it was fine because it appears to be rooted.