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[Q] Any way to Get root Back?

I just rooted my phone the other day and of course the night I go out and leave the phone at home the g/f has to use my phone. Well it said OTA and she thought it was something I didn't finish and, yup u guessed it she gave me the update. I lost root as you know and now is there any way for me to get root back at this point?. I have a HTC Espresso 3g slide with T-Mobile and any help would be appreciated a lot. I was all set to do my ROM today and now this. Go Figure...

Not At this time no.
Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using XDA App

i forgot where i read this, but i read in theory that the Droid X method to root should work on any previous android phones, jus needs to be changed for the phone..
This method i did use for my N1 and it worked great! some one was able to make it work for the n1 hopefully some can do the same for the Slide

I looked into this method and yes it should work I have the files and ill upload them and post them in a new thread and see if we can get it to work.
I works off of some exploit in the working android system to trick the device into trusting the su and superuser.apk and busybox as android systems files and installing them, has to do with bluetooth and wifi exploit it least that's what I understood
Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using XDA App

Armyjon88 said:
I looked into this method and yes it should work I have the files and ill upload them and post them in a new thread and see if we can get it to work.
I works off of some exploit in the working android system to trick the device into trusting the su and superuser.apk and busybox as android systems files and installing them, has to do with bluetooth and wifi exploit it least that's what I understood
Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using XDA App
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I really need this too, since i updated.

Ace42 said:
I really need this too, since i updated.
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Ace I have a quick question if I may. Since I didn't RoM my phone before it was updated I was curious if you just lost root or did it put you back to stock 2.1 - update1? I am new to this and any place I can learn a few things I try to. We all had to start someplace

Suntar said:
Ace I have a quick question if I may. Since I didn't RoM my phone before it was updated I was curious if you just lost root or did it put you back to stock 2.1 - update1? I am new to this and any place I can learn a few things I try to. We all had to start someplace
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It was already on stock firmware, i manually updated my phone since i was having trouble rooting it. It wouldnt say offline in rec mode, but i tried it after the update with a new sd card and it says offline now...But it doesnt matter since root is blocked anyway..

Ace42 said:
It was already on stock firmware, i manually updated my phone since i was having trouble rooting it. It wouldnt say offline in rec mode, but i tried it after the update with a new sd card and it says offline now...But it doesnt matter since root is blocked anyway..
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Well I have been looking everywhere looking for a fix for this and it seems right now that you and I are the only ones that this has happened too. I'm sure there are others. Just for a lack of something to do I have been trying all sorts of things but nothing has worked so far. If I find a fix I will post it here to help out of course. Sooner or later someone will come up with one since all the phones being sold now or people that haven't rooted yet will need new root.zip files I would think.

Armyjon88 said:
I looked into this method and yes it should work I have the files and ill upload them and post them in a new thread and see if we can get it to work.
I works off of some exploit in the working android system to trick the device into trusting the su and superuser.apk and busybox as android systems files and installing them, has to do with bluetooth and wifi exploit it least that's what I understood
Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using XDA App
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YUP this method would be great!, but to let you know this method does not fully install BusyBOX! learned this yesterday lol
when your in terminal or adb shell and do "cp" cmd it will give you not found.. but i found this script to fully install it after root
http://zedomax.com/blog/2010/07/07/android-hack-how-to-install-busybox-on-your-android/
if you wanted to do a "cp cmd" you would have to do "busybox cp"

I just posted a hot to in dev section that will walk you thru downgrading and easy root vs loop method.

Wireless tether with 2.2

Hi,
Just got my ota last night. Had root and s-off. Can someone direct me to the steps to reinstall wireless tether. I searched here and in dev and have not found anything relating to installing on rooted 2.2.
Thanks
Rod

rstandi said:
Hi,
Just got my ota last night. Had root and s-off. Can someone direct me to the steps to reinstall wireless tether. I searched here and in dev and have not found anything relating to installing on rooted 2.2.
Thanks
Rod
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You should just find it in the marketplace? Is it not there for you?

Said something about updating kernal and wouldn't run.
Rod

I wonder what kernel version you have.

http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/

It has to be the right version of wireless tether. Might have to get somewhere other then market. When i checked market, the version wasnt the one i needed. Google wireless tether for froyo.

or you can use 3G mobile hotspot for free, search for "howto tether natively" on google and its the first link
its better imo but if you cant figure it out there is the above option.

i actually had the same problem. i was fooling around with it for hours last night and couldn't get it to work.
i'm using pre8 but it still doesn't work. was using it in adhoc mode with encrpytion turned off and no access-control, but no luck.
i even tried loading bin file from the evo 4 system dump but that didn't work either.
anyone get this to work yet??

The pre 8 version has been working perfectly for me.
Also installed it on another phone last night and it worked fine there as well.
I uninstalled the previous version first.
Specs:
Virtuous 2.5
Radio 2.15
hydra 1.15

tucker301 said:
The pre 8 version has been working perfectly for me.
Also installed it on another phone last night and it worked fine there as well.
I uninstalled the previous version first.
Specs:
Virtuous 2.5
Radio 2.15
hydra 1.15
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i'm just using the regular OTA froyo rom. i'm not using any other roms.

rstandi said:
Hi,
Just got my ota last night. Had root and s-off. Can someone direct me to the steps to reinstall wireless tether. I searched here and in dev and have not found anything relating to installing on rooted 2.2.
Thanks
Rod
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You can use 3G Mobile Hotspot if you go to this post and follow the steps to use it for free.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=771178

[Q] I Rooted 2.2 Froyo on my HTC evo, WiFi Tether apps not working

i purchased the phone with 2.1, didnt root it... did the OTA udate to froyo 2.2.... on august 27th i read that the root for OTA stock froyo was created on the 26th... performed the root for 2.2 successfully... however... none of the versions of the WiFi tether app for root users are working... once i start tethering, no devices can pick up the signal n if it does i get a messege on my laptop saying that there is no internet access... please help... if its a quick fix please PM me cause im always busy n i barely check the forum.... thank you in advance

Because it doesn't work, sprint did something special for it not to work, I forget what it is

you try this one?

I had the same issue. I typed out the fix on another thread. Basically you have to use the ruu to go back to 2.1 then find the rooted 2.2 stock img with recovery and apply that from the updated 2.2 root guide. This will fix your problems and work in any of the roms
afterward.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

_s^sOul_ said:
I had the same issue. I typed out the fix on another thread. Basically you have to use the ruu to go back to 2.1 then find the rooted 2.2 stock img with recovery and apply that from the updated 2.2 root guide. This will fix your problems and work in any of the roms
afterward.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
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No no no, don't do this.
Try different version of the wifi tether here
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list?can=2&q=Evo

ms79723 said:
you try this one?
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Thank you so much!

Thanks!!
This one is working very good. I am using right now.

tether evo 4G fixed after using wireless_tether_2_0_5-pre8.apk
Hello
Just want to say thanks to all the people joined to this community giving their knowlegde to make wiress network problem easy to solve.
I have evo 4g rooted 2.2 i follow all the steps in here this website, without getting wifi tethering mAKE IT WORK.
Problems:
Can connect devices with no data transmition due to dhcp does not sent ip settings to devices.
Trying all setting available in apps( barnacle or wifi tether etc)
SOLUTION
installing from google code website
Wireless_tether_2_0_5-pre8.apk
Good luck for you...
I am so happy being able to share 3g and 4g in downtown la area

[Q] Wi-Fi tether not working after Froyo update. Epic 4g.

Hi guys, it's my first time here, sorry if I'm repeating the same question that others had b4, but I can't seen to find the answer. My wireless_tether_***.apk was working fine b4 I updated to Froyo. What can I do to get it going again?
Thank you.

EGRENY1 said:
Hi guys, it's my first time here, sorry if I'm repeating the same question that others had b4, but I can't seen to find the answer. My wireless_tether_***.apk was working fine b4 I updated to Froyo. What can I do to get it going again?
Thank you.
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Go back to 2.1?

I believe you need to be rooted in order for this to work. If you are on just froyo, I dont think it will work.

I have rooted it for a while now. Going back to 2.1? Really?

This happened to me as well. After searching the answer was to go to an older version of wifi tether.
What worked for me was the pre11 apk in the link below.
code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list

Pre14 didn't work for me had to get 15

EGRENY1 said:
Hi guys, it's my first time here, sorry if I'm repeating the same question that others had b4, but I can't seen to find the answer. My wireless_tether_***.apk was working fine b4 I updated to Froyo. What can I do to get it going again?
Thank you.
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Pre15 works fine with froyo. Maybe you could try getting the latest version and installing it. I know this seems like a crazy idea, but how about you give it a go anyhow.

I've tried many different versions, including the most recent one, & no luck, I think that it could be some of my settings. Any ideas?

One thing I just remember, when on 2.1 it asked me for the superuser permission, now it hasn't. Could that be it? How do I give the permission without asking for it?

mynewepic10 said:
I believe you need to be rooted in order for this to work. If you are on just froyo, I dont think it will work.
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Isn't it possible that I lost my root?

Kernel?
When I attempt to tether I'm getting that my kernel doesn't support it. How should I proceed?

chzeckmate said:
When I attempt to tether I'm getting that my kernel doesn't support it. How should I proceed?
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make sure the version of wifi-tether you use supports your device.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
The above link shows the download and corresponding version that you should use for Epic. I used the lastest version pre15, and it works fine on my 2.2.1 froyo DK28 firmware.
I don't know which firmware are you using, but the pre15 should support the latest froyo

I'm using PRE13 and its working fine for me, used it a couple of times already.. here you go hope this link works.
http://db.tt/aREbCoE
Sent from a Galaxy far far Away, using XDA App

EGRENY1 said:
Isn't it possible that I lost my root?
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That's my guess but not sure. one way to check if you lost your root is:
On your phone,
1. go to market, download and install Terminal Emulator
2. run Terminal, then at the prompt line, type "su" (don't include quotation marks) and then hit enter on keyboard
3. if the system says "su not found", that means you lost your root
This may be my stupid way to verify my rooting status. Other experienced users may have better way to do it

EGRENY1 said:
Hi guys, it's my first time here, sorry if I'm repeating the same question that others had b4, but I can't seen to find the answer. My wireless_tether_***.apk was working fine b4 I updated to Froyo. What can I do to get it going again?
Thank you.
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after update to froyo, it may unroot your phone. who knows, better check it first

Please post questions in General section.

I did loose my root, how do i re-root it without loosing froyo?

EGRENY1 said:
I did loose my root, how do i re-root it without loosing froyo?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=770388
This great post tells you how to one-click root your froyo. good luck

Phone re-rooted, everything back to the way it should be. Thank u all for your help.

windyhawk said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=770388
This great post tells you how to one-click root your froyo. good luck
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[Edit]: I'm a dummy I didn't have the debugging set...I got everything back to normal!! Thanks guys!

Hero wireless tether problem.

Ok. My buddy at work has a hero running 2.1
I rooted his phone using the z4 root, installed recovery using rom manager.
main reason for wanting to root was to be able to use wireless tether, so I installed it but can't get it to work at all.
app starts fine but when you hit the button to start tethering it says its starting but it won't send or receive any info, and I can't detect it sending out any kind of wireless signal.
Thought busybox might be the issue so I installed the newest version from the market. 1.18.somethingsomething.
Didn't work, still nothing.
googled the issue I'm having and can't find a fix. I'm using the newest version from the market, even tried a old version 1.61 I believe.
I'm out of ideas. Can anyone help?
Sent from chuck norris using xda app.

drew454u said:
Ok. My buddy at work has a hero running 2.1
I rooted his phone using the z4 root, installed recovery using rom manager.
main reason for wanting to root was to be able to use wireless tether, so I installed it but can't get it to work at all.
app starts fine but when you hit the button to start tethering it says its starting but it won't send or receive any info, and I can't detect it sending out any kind of wireless signal.
Thought busybox might be the issue so I installed the newest version from the market. 1.18.somethingsomething.
Didn't work, still nothing.
googled the issue I'm having and can't find a fix. I'm using the newest version from the market, even tried a old version 1.61 I believe.
I'm out of ideas. Can anyone help?
Sent from chuck norris using xda app.
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I'm using the one from the second post of the following thread, and it works perfect tethering to my Nook.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=999694

Just occurred to me......the Hero only broadcasts Ad Hoc not Infrastructure if my recollection is correct. That could be your problem too.
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

drew454u said:
Ok. My buddy at work has a hero running 2.1
I rooted his phone using the z4 root, installed recovery using rom manager.
main reason for wanting to root was to be able to use wireless tether, so I installed it but can't get it to work at all.
app starts fine but when you hit the button to start tethering it says its starting but it won't send or receive any info, and I can't detect it sending out any kind of wireless signal.
Thought busybox might be the issue so I installed the newest version from the market. 1.18.somethingsomething.
Didn't work, still nothing.
googled the issue I'm having and can't find a fix. I'm using the newest version from the market, even tried a old version 1.61 I believe.
I'm out of ideas. Can anyone help?
Sent from chuck norris using xda app.
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when you started the app did you get a window asking for superuser permissions? if not then you are not rooted. I know that some of the carriers recently pushed an OTA update that blocked z4root's rooting method.

hockeyfamily737 said:
I'm using the one from the second post of the following thread, and it works perfect tethering to my Nook.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=999694
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awesome i will try that one tomorrow. thanks.

hockeyfamily737 said:
Just occurred to me......the Hero only broadcasts Ad Hoc not Infrastructure if my recollection is correct. That could be your problem too.
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im not gonna lie i have no idea what that means....... but i know other people with heroes are tethering.

ngholson said:
when you started the app did you get a window asking for superuser permissions? if not then you are not rooted. I know that some of the carriers recently pushed an OTA update that blocked z4root's rooting method.
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yes, thanks for asking, i should have stated that in my original post. I apologize. currently i have adfree, root explorer, and titanium all running with no issues on his hero.

if your on a sense 2.1 rom you need to use wireless tether v1.6 from google code this is due to the kernal in sense 2.1 roms if your on 2.2 or above v2.7 should work on almost all computer os's except ubuntu 11.0.4 due to a kernal issue. but usb tether works fine on ubuntu. also u can try wireless tether pre 3.0.14 from google code witch will work on almost all roms except for kifno sense roms and liquid sense roms. just please make sure if your on a 2.1 sense rom be sure to go to settings settup mode and select hero cdma then go down to lan settings and enable routing fix for hero.
if your wanting to connect to a ps3 i have a guide buried somewere in general that tells you how to set up a brdge

Stupid question, but do you have your 3g on?
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Sent from my CDMA Hero. I got some hot Ginger-on-Hero action here!

user7618 said:
Stupid question, but do you have your 3g on?
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Sent from my CDMA Hero. I got some hot Ginger-on-Hero action here!
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LOL....The Ad Hoc connection should still be present, just can't connect to the internet. I know this because I am a dope and always start my tether without starting my 3g and realize what I did when I can't open up a webpage. It's more then likely what Bierce was saying with the different Wireless Tether versions between 2.1 & 2.2 or a setting / script on the receiving device. With my Nook running CM7, by default it can connect to Ad Hoc, but running Honey Comb I have to change out the wifi supplicant to switch from infrastructure to Ad Hoc, and with my old iPaq I had to go into wireless / settings and enable Ad Hoc in the list of supported network types.