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Please Help!

I recently updated, using the files retrieved from this site, my rooted Bravo to 2.2.
Everyone posted saying it would unroot it in the process, however superuser is still there, and I cannot use it, get rid of it, or even reroot my phone. I need help :/

hippyman said:
I recently updated, using the files retrieved from this site, my rooted Bravo to 2.2.
Everyone posted saying it would unroot it in the process, however superuser is still there, and I cannot use it, get rid of it, or even reroot my phone. I need help :/
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all you need to do is run superoneclick, choose psneuter and root it again. it disables the su binary when updated.

bandroidx said:
all you need to do is run superoneclick, choose psneuter and root it again. it disables the su binary when updated.
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I tried, but then when I try using any program that requires root access, it can't find it. Rootexplorer, setCPU, and even your overclock app won't work.

Also, z4root won't even root/unroot. Crashes every time.

did you reboot after running s1c? I know I always forget to.

Rooted but some apps say other wise.

I'm in need of some help, I'm rooted or so i'm lead to believe, I used wugfresh's method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475 and everything seemed to work as planed but when i try to use TB or rom toobox it tells me I don't have root. I also tried root check and that comes back telling me I don't have proper root access. Can someone show me some love and help me out.
Thanks.

njswift10141980 said:
I'm in need of some help, I'm rooted or so i'm lead to believe, I used wugfresh's method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475 and everything seemed to work as planed but when i try to use TB or rom toobox it tells me I don't have root. I also tried root check and that comes back telling me I don't have proper root access. Can someone show me some love and help me out.
Thanks.
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Install busybox installer from the market and install/update busybox. See if that fixes your issues. Also try installing SuperSu from the market, opening it, and updating su binary when it opens.

Did you run the busybox free app?
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Metallice said:
Install busybox installer from the market and install/update busybox. See if that fixes your issues. Also try installing SuperSu from the market, opening it, and updating su binary when it opens.
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I installed busybox installer and when I try to install/update it says it failed. As for SuperSu, it doesn't give me an option to update the su binary.
ScipioWarrior said:
Did you run the busybox free app?
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I ran busybox free and it says it's unable to verify whether or not certain utilities needed for this app to run are present and functional on my device. This problem could be caused by a device that is not properly rooted or by superuser settings that are misconfigured

njswift10141980 said:
I'm in need of some help, I'm rooted or so i'm lead to believe, I used wugfresh's method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475 and everything seemed to work as planed but when i try to use TB or rom toobox it tells me I don't have root. I also tried root check and that comes back telling me I don't have proper root access. Can someone show me some love and help me out.
Thanks.
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Likely not but thought i'd ask - Did you update to 4.1.1 after initially rooting?
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Did you have the apps that use root before you rooted? I've noticed with some apps (that work with and without root) sometimes dont register that root is installed on your device so perhaps you should try redownloading them from the play store.

animatechnica said:
Likely not but thought i'd ask - Did you update to 4.1.1 after initially rooting?
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Yes, I installed the update after rooting.
jonnyg1097 said:
Did you have the apps that use root before you rooted? I've noticed with some apps (that work with and without root) sometimes dont register that root is installed on your device so perhaps you should try redownloading them from the play store.
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I've had the apps for a while on my droid x but I waited until after I rooted to also install them on the N7. I also tried uninstalling them and reinstalling them but they still don't work.

njswift10141980 said:
Yes, I installed the update after rooting.
I've had the apps for a while on my droid x but I waited until after I rooted to also install them on the N7. I also tried uninstalling them and reinstalling them but they still don't work.
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When you take an update it unroots your device. Re-root it with the tool and you'll be fine.

neilrl79 said:
When you take an update it unroots your device. Re-root it with the tool and you'll be fine.
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He should've used voodoo over the air rootkeeper to back up n save his root. So once you update, you can easily restore rot with one click in that app instead of having to use roottoolkit again.

neilrl79 said:
When you take an update it unroots your device. Re-root it with the tool and you'll be fine.
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I feel like a moron especially since I froze the updater on my droid x, I'll give it a try when I get home from work, is there anything special I should do or will I just have to click the root button?
demandarin said:
He should've used voodoo over the air rootkeeper to back up n save his root. So once you update, you can easily restore rot with one click in that app instead of having to use roottoolkit again.
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I will have to look at this app.
I will report back later.

Just rerooted and it looks like everything is working, thanks everybody

Can I hide my Root status from an app permanently?

I need help guys. I'm currently rooted running ParinoiAndroid 3.00 and Franco Kernel #82. I'm trying to download the Good for Enterprise App from the Play Store and install for my work email, but the app won't install becasue of my Root status. Is there a way to hide the root status from this app at all times. I really don't want to unroot my phone.
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Not sure if this will work...
Go to SuperSU -> Settings.
There in Access, give default access as Deny
Then set up the whole Good for Enterprise thing
Then once the setup is done, set default access as Prompt again.

rhoadster91 said:
Not sure if this will work...
Go to SuperSU -> Settings.
There in Access, give default access as Deny
Then set up the whole Good for Enterprise thing
Then once the setup is done, set default access as Prompt again.
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Thanks for the suggestion, but I gave it a try and it didn't work.
Any other ideas????

Unroot. Install. Re-root. ?
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chrisrozon said:
Unroot. Install. Re-root. ?
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I do not think unrooting 4.2.2 is wise. I heard 4.2.1 rooting techniques do not work for 4.2.2.
Gjohnson7771 said:
Any other ideas????
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Umm... nothing I can think of right now... If you have a spare device you can unroot that, install it on that device, setup your phone, root it, copy its data from /data/data and then restore it in your Nexus 4 Long shot.

rhoadster91 said:
I do not think unrooting 4.2.2 is wise. I heard 4.2.1 rooting techniques do not work for 4.2.2.
Umm... nothing I can think of right now... If you have a spare device you can unroot that, install it on that device, setup your phone, root it, copy its data from /data/data and then restore it in your Nexus 4 Long shot.
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Ok, that's not good. I guess I will need to do more research on unrooting 4.2.2.
And no this is my only device. I have a couple of old Iphones but that won't do me any good. Oh and if I was to unroot it and install the software, wouldn't the device be wiped when I re-root it and flash a custom ROM?

Gjohnson7771 said:
Oh and if I was to unroot it and install the software, wouldn't the device be wiped when I re-root it and flash a custom ROM?
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After re-rooting it, backup the data using Titanium. Then flash custom ROM and restore App + data.

rhoadster91 said:
After re-rooting it, backup the data using Titanium. Then flash custom ROM and restore App + data.
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I'm not sure if you would know this answer or not, but in an app like Good Enterprise does it normally just search for root status upon initial install or does it look for the root status periodically.
Also, I had plans to unroot using the SuperSU "Full unroot" option or even the Nexus 4 tool kit. Are either one of these methods the unroot techniques you were referring too? I really don't want to brick my device if its unwise to unroot.

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Gjohnson7771 said:
I'm not sure if you would know this answer or not, but in an app like Good Enterprise does it normally just search for root status upon initial install or does it look for the root status periodically.
Also, I had plans to unroot using the SuperSU "Full unroot" option or even the Nexus 4 tool kit. Are either one of these methods the unroot techniques you were referring too? I really don't want to brick my device if its unwise to unroot.
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I would have tried to check it myself first before suggesting you the solution (I had even downloaded the app) but turns out setting up Good Enterprise requires more than just downloading and installing it. I am not sure if it checks the root status periodically but in this case looks like the only option we have is to hope that it checks only during initiation. However, if the app is any good, I think it will check root status periodically to maintain security (because a lot of app information is compromised on a rooted phone)
Also, I do not think you will brick your phone if u attempt to root 4.2.2. Simply rebooting it in fastboot mode will give you option to revert to stock even in the worst situations. Still, cannot rule out the risk.
Anyway, a simple Google Search revealed this which could be a potential solution

Well thanks for all the info. I'll see what I can figure out.

Un rooting is quite simple , nothing to worry about!
By the way, Good permissions can be set by your administrator. They have the option to allow root, to check every time, Or to check once. It all depends on how your company configures it.
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Well, I was able to use nexus 4 toolkit to uproot and relock the boot loader. The app install fine after that and is working properly.
Thanks for the replies. For some reason I was thinking I would have to return the phone back to stock to uproot it, I'm glad I was able to keep my custom ROM and kernel. 1 more question, was re-locking the boot loader necessary or could I have kept it unlocked?

voodoo ota root keeper has a temporary unroot option, grab it from the playstore , much easier than unrooting your phone, also root survives an ota from google. You probably could have left the bootloader unlocked.

easy way ??
An easy way to hide root is renaming the superuser app/apps in the below location.
/system/app
This method did the charm for me for few apps. But the disadvantage is, it will hide root for all apps..

Workaround
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2040163 - thread talking about workaround for GFE

TowelRoot

So, I just found out where the link was hiding. Working great so far.

How about if you click on the big (Greek) lambda symbol?
https://towelroot.com/tr.apk

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How do you unroot the towel root

monkeyjjk said:
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How do you unroot the towel root
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You have to go to SuperSu and unroot from there.
Setttings > Full Unroot > Continue.
Wait for it to prompt you to reboot and you're done

SuperSU issue
So... the root worked fine. I checked with Root Checker, and it's all good in the 'hood. HOWEVER, when I installed SuperSU, it tells me that the "Installation Failed"... second "however", though, is that when I run an app requiring elevated permissions, SuperSU pops up just like it should, and everything works. Very curious.

Foetus said:
So... the root worked fine. I checked with Root Checker, and it's all good in the 'hood. HOWEVER, when I installed SuperSU, it tells me that the "Installation Failed"... second "however", though, is that when I run an app requiring elevated permissions, SuperSU pops up just like it should, and everything works. Very curious.
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It's a known issue, as long as you have SuperSU popping up asking for permissions and your root checker shows green, I wouldn't worry. It happened to the wife's S5, and that was 3 months ago, and she's still rooted.
You could also try and re-dl the latest, I believe 2.01, in the playstore and see if that helps if you are that worried about it.
_don't forget to hit thanks to anyone that helps ya out_

Does Towelroot trigger Knox and cause a CUSTOM notice when booting?

mkuhl2000 said:
Does Towelroot trigger Knox and cause a CUSTOM notice when booting?
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Does not trigger know, but may cause custom notice.

LeftyGR said:
Does not trigger know, but may cause custom notice.
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Caused custom notice on mine.
Question: can I uninstall after rooting and keep root? Google keeps warning me about it.

oatlord said:
Caused custom notice on mine.
Question: can I uninstall after rooting and keep root? Google keeps warning me about it.
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Yes. Once rooted, the app doesn't have to be installed.

[Q] Micromax Canvas Knight A350

I have rooted my Stock ROM, and i am facing boot loop issue. It sometimes get restart automatically or else get stuck while using it.
Can anybody help me for this..????

dinesh.malvey said:
I have rooted my Stock ROM, and i am facing boot loop issue. It sometimes get restart automatically or else get stuck while using it.
Can anybody help me for this..????
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What did you use to root? Also are you using a custom recovery? Try flashing latest super user binaries with custom recovery. It should solve the problem.

I have rooted my phone with some Chinese application.
piyushdev said:
What did you use to root? Also are you using a custom recovery? Try flashing latest super user binaries with custom recovery. It should solve the problem.
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I have rooted it with some Chinese application, it had some blue color jellybean sort of icon. Sorry i don't remember the name of that app.
But i remember the procedure what i used. It is as below.
I connected my phone to PC and run that application in my PC.
So after a while that application detected my phone, and it started root process.
First the same application got installed in my phone and then it rooted. It hardly took 2-3 minutes to root.
Then I installed superuser latest version manually, and updated the binary in normal mode. That's it.
But now i am facing some problems like when i open some particular app, my phone get stuck and i have to restart it. And it is working quite a bit slower as compare to earlier (before root).

dinesh.malvey said:
I have rooted it with some Chinese application, it had some blue color jellybean sort of icon. Sorry i don't remember the name of that app.
But i remember the procedure what i used. It is as below.
I connected my phone to PC and run that application in my PC.
So after a while that application detected my phone, and it started root process.
First the same application got installed in my phone and then it rooted. It hardly took 2-3 minutes to root.
Then I installed superuser latest version manually, and updated the binary in normal mode. That's it.
But now i am facing some problems like when i open some particular app, my phone get stuck and i have to restart it. And it is working quite a bit slower as compare to earlier (before root).
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Although there is nothing that you seem to have done wrong, but a lot of chinese rooting apps install some bloatware in your phone, the performance of the phone should not be affected. Also do check once again if you have the root access using root checker app from the playstore. You also may have 2 different superuser apps installed, which might be causing the problem.

piyushdev said:
Although there is nothing that you seem to have done wrong, but a lot of chinese rooting apps install some bloatware in your phone, the performance of the phone should not be affected. Also do check once again if you have the root access using root checker app from the playstore. You also may have 2 different superuser apps installed, which might be causing the problem.
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The application what i used was "iRoot", and i am using superuser with the updated binaries. But still it causes the problem of getting stuck. There are few apps like Solid Explorer, Gallery, and more get stuck while opening them and i have to restart the phone.

dinesh.malvey said:
The application what i used was "iRoot", and i am using superuser with the updated binaries. But still it causes the problem of getting stuck. There are few apps like Solid Explorer, Gallery, and more get stuck while opening them and i have to restart the phone.
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Someone please reply to this...?????

dinesh.malvey said:
Someone please reply to this...?????
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You should consider using custom ROMs.