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[Q] Rooted but adb says I am not?

I searched around several threads and saw a few people with the same issue but no fixes.
I rooted my phone using this and it worked great.
I then installed clockwork manager from here and then installed the clockwork recovery and made my nandroid.
So far so good.
I booted up and then checked the terminal emulator app i had installed and did:
Code:
$su
and got
Code:
#
So, all good.
I then went to remove some of the bloatware by using adb.
When I do adb shell I get the $ prompt.
I type in "su" without quotes and after a few seconds i get "Permission denied".
Seems like i fudged something somewhere but I am not sure what.
Anyone able to offer some constructive help?

Make sure your phone is unlocked when you type su in adb shell, and a superuser permission should pop up.

many thanks for that!
i have been on a rooted G1 with CM for so long that i forgot to even look at my phone when i "adb shell...su" into it =)
did it just now and looked at the phone and the superuser permissions window came up. all set.
thanks again!

[Q]

Ok, following the instrucions of Darkonions Easier 1-2-3 Droid Root, I am finding it a little compicated at step 6a, I entered ./data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin just like it says, it starts it's process, installed my drivers, and then it booted me out, I waited for awhile, but nothing happened, It says to "To check if rageagainstthecage worked it's magic, enter the shell with adb shell. You should see a # sign. If you don't, you need to run rageagainstthecage again by entering the command from step six.
how do I check the adb shell? .. I apologize for the noob questions, but coming from an iPhone, this is all greek to me.

hi,
to enter adb shell first make sure you are in your tools directory ex (cd c:\android-sdk-windows\tools) once your in the directory just enter adb shell on a command line. if your get the # you have root. I would also suggest looking at doroot the droid2 one click rooting method which works perfectly for me. Its a quick script install that basically runs all the commands for you. hope that helps.

If you get a "$" prompt, type in "su" and hit enter to see if you have root. You will see SU permission popup on your dx which you should allow. If prompt changes to "#" then you have root.

adb push, adb remount and adb shell

So i am modding my own widgetlocker for the first time and would like to push it back into my device.
See screenshot first.
and i am using clockworkmod recovery 2.5.0.1.
Problem, as you can see, i think i've successfully push it right? but when i reboot why i still cant see the app?
and for adb shell, when i entered that, yes it passed, then when i entered "su" , it says not found. why is it?
i tried installing but got the error as you see in screens.
adb remount, failed? why?

You are using adb wrong!
For pushing you have to use this template:
"adb push *file* *directory*"
e.g.: (without quotes)
"adb push com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker-1.apk system/app/"
not:
"adb push com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker-1.apk /system/app/com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker-1.apk"
Also make sure, that your SDK is installed correctly, because you used "adb install" correctly, but it gives you an error.
I hope it can help you, had got the same issues..

Hi mate, thanks for the reply. I got it working just before you posted.
this is what i did.
1) adb remount (i did it first and it succeeded! yay!)
2) adb push (still using the same template as i did)
but still very much thanks for replying. will keep your info in mind!
yay my first adb!

cool that you figured it out!

[Q] ADB "Permission Denied"

hey guys need help so my Mytouch 4G updated and perm rooted, and i keeep gettin gthe permission denied everytime i try and execute a command thru adb thru my pc or on the Terminal Emulator. Did something not go thru on root or am i missing something simple? any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

mrpanic7 said:
hey guys need help so my Mytouch 4G updated and perm rooted, and i keeep gettin gthe permission denied everytime i try and execute a command thru adb thru my pc or on the Terminal Emulator. Did something not go thru on root or am i missing something simple? any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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You may have to run visionary and reboot a few more times to make root privileges stick.
My MyGlacier 4G MINE!!!

Try this:
: adb shell (this should give $)
:$ su (next line type su, this should give you prompt on Super user to allow permission)
:# ( once you get this your good)
Sent from my HTC Glacier using Tapatalk

Try to install visionary and then re install open click temp root then permoot super user should ask to approve click yes. After that restart
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

Please post questions in Q&A forum. Thank you

ok everytime i try adb shell in terminal emulator it says the permission denied, im gonna try the first reply again and then see....any other ideas?

also guys, when i try and run visionary again it says your device is already rooted, along with when i type su in TE, it gives # with superuser permissions quote showing on bottom of screen, but i was trying to run adb commands from pc or from te and they still show permission denied. SetCPU works.

mrpanic7 said:
also guys, when i try and run visionary again it says your device is already rooted, along with when i type su in TE, it gives # with superuser permissions quote showing on bottom of screen, but i was trying to run adb commands from pc or from te and they still show permission denied. SetCPU works.
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Ok, go into adb shell and type su + enter. Watch your phone when you do this. Superuser should ask if you want to allow "unknown" root privileges. "unknown" is adb. Click allow and your problems should go away.
My MyGlacier 4G MINE!!!

So typing su works and the message terminal emulator is granted permissions, but then any other commands dont work
Sent via MyTouch 4G

Whats a test command I could try?
Sent via MyTouch 4G

mrpanic7 said:
So typing su works and the message terminal emulator is granted permissions, but then any other commands dont work
Sent via MyTouch 4G
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I ran into this same issue and it drove me crazy. I would not get prompted by the phone to allow su permissions when going through ADB- kept getting "permission denied"
I did finally get SU permissions through ADB, but I dont recall exactly what I did to get prompted to allow access.
I will try to retrace what I did... believe I had ADB shell running (without su permissions "$"), but I also had terminal emulator running on my phone. I entered the su command on my phone, then I did the same from ADB shell.
Finally the phone prompted me to allow access - accepted - and no problems from that point.
Basically, I just had to keep f'n with it.

Yeah thats my problem exactly. Yeah I appreciate any assistance you can provide. I mean my pc reads my device when I adb devices command, but it wont allow nothing past that. Please keep me informed on anything I can try, also im not thag most fluent with using sdk/adb stuff so any additional info with using that is much appreciated thanks again fellow enthusiasts!
Sent via MyTouch 4G

Have you tried to bacup su, then uninstall su. Reinstall su, Then try it again. MIGHT work
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yeah i re-installed su and didnt help, @dbiggs-what can i do thru adb to initiate the su permissions to the device like you did?

I wish I could help more specifically, but I dont remember exactly what I did that allowed me access- just kept trying
Maybe try this...(dont be offended if any of these steps are ones that you already know or have tried, I am just trying to be as thorough as I can from memory)
Open up super user, then go back to the terminal emulator and enter the "su" command to gain superuser permissions.
Plug the phone into the computer, select charge only, enter ADB through tools (probably "C:\Android\tools" if your Android folder is in the root of your harddrive).
from the prompt C:\Android\Tools, enter:
adb shell
then you will get the "$" that you mentioned.
enter the "su" command, and hopefully you will get prompted to allow superuser permissions for ADB.
I am pretty sure these are the steps that I took, just had to keep trying.
Lemme know how it works out.

I see some people here asking about getting su privileges in adb, however I do have SU and I can run su in adb shell. My problem is that I am trying to push some files and use Android Commander. I can't run "adb remount" (remount failed: Operation not permitted), I can't copy files in Android Commander (it's says that I do not have ROOT)
How can I get Read-Write in ADB ??
Edit: Oh, now I got it, I don't have root in ADB, when i type "adb root" it says "adbd cannot run as root in production builds"

Did anyone figure this out? I'm being denied on TE and PC also.

I have managed to be able to get around this issue by going into recovery mode on my phone.
If the end result that you are looking for is to adb push files, then the easier way to do this is to flash clockwork recovery to your phone, then start your phone into recovery mode, mount system and you should be able to push files no problem.
Lemke know if this helps.
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mrpanic7 said:
hey guys need help so my Mytouch 4G updated and perm rooted, and i keeep gettin gthe permission denied everytime i try and execute a command thru adb thru my pc or on the Terminal Emulator. Did something not go thru on root or am i missing something simple? any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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I'm pretty sure your issue has nothing to do with SU access. Most likely, your phone is simply mounting as r/o (read only) when it boots up, so ADB is unable to change anything to the system folder. The easiest way to mount as r/w (Read/Write) is to go into Root Explorer and click the r/w button in the top right corner, and then go to ADB and see if it will allow you to do the same commands that it previously denied.
I have the same issue with my phone mounting as r/o by default, but I haven't been able to figure out how to automount as r/w on the MT4G. If anyone knows how, please share.

I had this same issue, on several android phones including MT4G. Here is how I fixed it.
1. Connect phone via usb (I was in "charge only" mode, not disk drive mode)
2. Open command prompt and navigate to the android tools folder
3. type "adb shell"
4. MAKE SURE YOUR PHONE SCREEN IS ON AND UNLOCKED
- The above step is very important otherwise you will not get the SU prompt
5. At the "$" prompt type "su"
6. Your phone should now display the SU screen asking you to allow the connection root access.
7. Once you allow it, you are golden.
I did this on a windows pc. Hope it helps.

[Q] Command Prompt Issue When Trying To Exit ADB Shell?

Hi this is my first post on the site and i would appreciate it if anyone could help me with this problem. (I know your probably fed up of hearing about rooting problems but anyway!)
I have succesfully installed ADB and as far as i know it seems to be working properley as i can access the ADB shell on my device.
However when i get to a certain stage of the rooting process it all seems to go wrong.
wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=HTC_Tattoo:_Full_Update_Guide
I have been using the above rooting guide (can't hyperlink first post!) and i cannot get past stage 7 of the process because the 'exit' command doesnt seem to work in Command Prompt (Windows 7) and it is stopping me from being able to exit the ADB Shell. I have tried other ways of exiting the shell such as ctrl+C but this kills ADB completely and i think that it is undoing the previous steps of the guide.
I do get the message:
uid=0(root) gid=1000(shell) groups=1003(graphics),1004(input),1007(log),1011(adb),1015(sdcard_rw),3001(net_bt_admin),3002(net_bt),3003(inet)
so i think that i have successfully rooted the device but i cannot proceed to push the 'su' file to the device as i can't exit the adb shell, i just keep getting lists of text saying reboot (-n) (-p) and everytime i use the exit command nothing seems to happen and the flashing # symbol keeps coming back.
Has anybody else had this problem? or have any idea of how to stop the ADB Shell with any other commands other than 'exi't or Ctrl+C?
Cheers.

If device is rooted, by writing in command prompt the command "adb shell", must appear the symbol #, if the symbol $ appears the device isn't rooted.
If you cannot use adb from pc, run on device a terminal emulator(you can find one on market) the above command to see if you're rooted. Then you can give the next commands from terminal emulator(maybe you need to copy the nessecary files on sd card and change the related paths to point to sd card)

I'm having the exact same problem while rooting my HTC Tattoo (on Windows 7).
I have Android 1.6 (Donut), the baseband is 13.29a.55.13H_3.35.07.33, kernel is 2.6.29-gf922713 and build is 1.67.173.37.
Please help and thanks in advance . I really want to install CyanogenMod 7...

more info
When i say i have rooted the device i mean temporarily by pushing and changing the 'm7' file, the problem is pushing the 'su' file to the device to make the root permanent.
I do get the # symbol when in ADB Shell but only after changing m7 on the device. As i cannot complete the whole rooting process the # is not there permanently and it returns to the $ symbol.
Thanks for the reply, i will try and do it using a terminal on the device. Do you not need root access to use a terminal app?

I'm having the same issue. When I input exit it stucks into that loop and then I got to ctrl+c, and of course the root does not stick
From that point forward I can't do anything else...
If someone overcome the problem please post.

I just used this app to root a zte blade with a new greek stock rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
Seems to work for almost all devices and in first post have some info about root levels and links to a workaround for devices that have some lock which prevents the full rooting.
I didn't tried anythink cause the rooting process was successful, but you can try this app and if still have problems try to follow the instructions given.
Good luck.

If you have your mobile rooted can you just use this commands:
cd /data/local/bin/
chmod 755 flash_image
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-clockwork-x.x.x.x-click.img
to perform a recovery flash? Without using the su command?
I don't remember if I tried it, but, if it works I recommend using Androot for rooting the device, it worked for me(checked by Root Checker ).
I'm mentioning this just because you recommended the SuperOneClick app.

Update:
For all trying to get thing done, follow the instructions on 1Click modified by tenis and flash the latest cyanogenmod.
It worked!!!

I got it to work using androot. Cm7 is awesome
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exit command in adb seems to lock up
like omgsufc, I also reach this stage and can see the message:
uid=0(root) gid=1000(shell) groups=1003(graphics),1004(input),1007(log),1011(a db),1015(sdcard_rw),3001(net_bt_admin),3002(net_bt ),3003(inet)
Again, like omgsufc, when I issue the command:
# exit
ADB shell seems to go into some kind of loop. Pressing ctrl-c or ctrl-d also give the same results. I thus can't go to the next stage. Any help or clues would be greatly appreciated.
I'm on Ubuntu 11.04.
TIA for any help.

Finally got it to work
No matter what I did, rooting using m7 just didn't work for me (Ubuntu 11.04). Running 'while ./m7 ; do : ; done' got me temporarily rooted as issuing 'id' shows me at 'uid=0(root)'. However, issuing 'exit' just left me in a long loop in the terminal from which it never recovers, and hence I could not complete the root process this way.
So I tried androot, which appeared to root me right away. Issuing 'su' in Android Terminal worked, and doing the same in ADB Shell also gets me to the # prompt. However, issuing the 'flash_image recovery' failed no matter what I did. I tried ROM Manager after this initial androot root: it gives me a success message after flashing ClockworkMod recovery, but when I reboot into recovery it just fails. Fastboot also failed consistently.
Finally, when I tried Terminal Emulator to get root access by issuing the command 'su', it says permission denied, even though Terminal Emulator gave me root access.
So... I unrooted Androot. Again trying to root using m7 I got the same problems as before.
I didn't bother trying flash_image or fastboot and instead tried rooting with androot. After doing so, this time Terminal Emulator allowed root access, which gave me some hope.
So I pulled out ROM Manager again, and woot! My Tattoo is on CyanogenMod 7 and am I a happy camper! I like what Cyanogen has given us: ADW Launcher is as good for me as Sense ever was... actually it's better. And finally I get to use all the new apps I've been wanting to use but wouldn't run on Android 1.6.
So thank you Cyanogen, thank you xda-developers, particularly KalimochoAz, thank you Koushik Dutta for ROM Manager, and thank you, whorever developed androot!