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ok something crashed on my modaco rom. super user wont work when it goes to it it just shows black screen. tried deleting cache on it and data. no fix. cant use tether or anything root.
I'd reapply the ROM or restore from backup.
i cant do that. everytime i do a nandroid backup it messes up cause of apps2sd.
I had a similar problem. I installed the Su app from the marketplace over it then i uninstalled it and it fixed the app. Worked for me.
ok i tried reloading rom and same thing. i cant find the app you are talking about. is it the super user whitelist. i cant install anything root now when it goes to su and you have to allow it all i get is black screen and it force closes
pitmanr2003 said:
ok i tried reloading rom and same thing. i cant find the app you are talking about. is it the super user whitelist. i cant install anything root now when it goes to su and you have to allow it all i get is black screen and it force closes
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Yes its the Super whitelist app.
try reformatting the ext partition first. Wipe the system than do a system restore or nandroid restore. If you did a nandroid backup of the faulty system than I hope you have the stock nandroid backup as well.
ok tried the super whitelist and it downloads but never installs just sends me back to the sprint flash and restarts. i dont really want to restore back cause then i have to download all my apps again. im seriously thinking that apps2sd are more trouble than they are worth. maybe some one can do a walkthrough on how to back them up in the event of a crash like this.
Same here
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ok tried the super whitelist and it downloads but never installs just sends me back to the sprint flash and restarts. i dont really want to restore back cause then i have to download all my apps again. im seriously thinking that apps2sd are more trouble than they are worth. maybe some one can do a walkthrough on how to back them up in the event of a crash like this.
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I can confirm this behavior. I just reinstalled from a backup, installing whitelist from the Market gave me the unending HTC screen of death.
adb push Superuser.apk /system/app/
Superuser.apk can be found in any one of the available ROMs, fresh, gutted, MoDaCo, etc.
pitmanr2003 said:
ok something crashed on my modaco rom. super user wont work when it goes to it it just shows black screen.
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Turn USB Debugging back on.
posguy99 said:
Turn USB Debugging back on.
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Oh Snap! TY!
I'm having the same issue. Just in case, I ruu'd back and started over.
Everything works fine up to installing the rom.
Debugging is on.
Tried wiping the ext partion from flash screen, says "error" run wipe_ext via consle"
I tried installing the superuser whitelist app from market, and it won't install, says "incompatible update".
Tried pushing the superuser.apk, it says "failed to copy, read only file system.
Any ideas, i'm lost. I can run my nandroid back to before I installed the 1.2c modaco and it works fine, as soon as I install the rom nothing works in root.
I used SU File Manager & Terminal 3.0.6 to cut/copy/paste Superuser.apk back into the app folder. I then ran it and it installed with no problems and works great for me.
I made sure that I used the built in feature to make the system and data folders RW before I cut/copy/pasted anything. Hope this helps.
Hi all,
Sot of new to modding, think I screwed up and could use some help. Was doing this one click speed fix: forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7587405&postcount=417
It didn't appear to work the first time, as I received a message and exited the application, however the symbol was still in the notification bar. Re-ran it, and it seemed to have worked, mostly, as the phone was blazing fast. Went immediately to run quadrant and check the benchmark, but it force closed every time it hit the i/o section. tried to go to market, foreclose every time. Figured it may need a reboot, powered off, and that's was all she wrote.
I can get into the battery charging screen and have been able to get to recovery, but nothing else. I haven't used adb or ODIN at all yet, but any assistance is greatly appreciated.
The phone was already rooted, and i have titanium back up and nandroid backups, but don't really know how to get to them.
If you did a nandroid backup, just go in recovery screen and restore backup. If not, flash back to stock rom.
well maybe i dont know what im talking about then. I guess I thought i did a nandroid.
When i go into recovery i get four options: reboot system now, reinstall packages, clear all user data, clear cache data.
none of them work
Did you install clock work recovery via Rom manager?
well it has turned on now. removed sim and memory card and hit reinstall packages. ive got the standard twlauncher running but, it repeatedly gives me force close notifications that android.process.media has stopped and i cannot access the menu
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Did you install clock work recovery via Rom manager?
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yes, i did. i remember doing that precisely as shown in your tips and tricks thread
alright, so i got it into download mode, gonna reflash everything to stock and see where i went wrong as outlined here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
Will update with results, but would be nice to figure out where i went wrong so as not to repeat the error.
If you can get into recovery just wipe and reflash eugenes vibrant4.zip.
Alright, back to stock. unrooted also? gonna mess some more and see if i can get my clockword recovery to restore everything.
okay, so my theory is that the lag fix i used installed an update.zip that overwrote the clockword mod one. Now im just trying to restore using titanium backup, but it is telling me that it doesnt have root access. i know im rooted, as i just did it and reinstalled rom manager and drocap. hmmmmm.....
Thats not all thats funny. i cant find the superuser app anywhere on here. also, i cannot install one from the market.
and im having issues with root explorer.
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okay, so my theory is that the lag fix i used installed an update.zip that overwrote the clockword mod one. Now im just trying to restore using titanium backup, but it is telling me that it doesnt have root access. i know im rooted, as i just did it and reinstalled rom manager and drocap. hmmmmm.....
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DAKIDD236 said:
If you can get into recovery just wipe and reflash eugenes vibrant4.zip.
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I would re-root and then follow the flash the ROM mentioned above. There is a thread in the DEV forum.
Civil Disobedient said:
okay, so my theory is that the lag fix i used installed an update.zip that overwrote the clockword mod one. Now im just trying to restore using titanium backup, but it is telling me that it doesnt have root access. i know im rooted, as i just did it and reinstalled rom manager and drocap. hmmmmm.....
Thats not all thats funny. i cant find the superuser app anywhere on here. also, i cannot install one from the market.
and im having issues with root explorer.
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You need to root again to get the superuser on your phone. As for the one click lag fix, I used to original method and it went pretty well. No problems so far. I also flashed Vibrant4 by Eugene before doing the lag fix. Hope it helps
same thing happened to me. I'm stuck on the galaxy S boot screen. i can get into the samsung recovery screen but not the clockwork recovery. I backed up my nandroid and Rom but don't know how to get into the menu to restore. I only have the update.zip for the lag fix on the internal sd so can't restore that way. Any ideas? Much appreciated.
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same thing happened to me. I'm stuck on the galaxy S boot screen. i can get into the samsung recovery screen but not the clockwork recovery. I backed up my nandroid and Rom but don't know how to get into the menu to restore. I only have the update.zip for the lag fix on the internal sd so can't restore that way. Any ideas? Much appreciated.
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There may be other ways around it, but I restored fully to stock, then re-rooted. I'm back up and running no problem now. Had some issues with titanium backup but got around that and its batch restoring as i type.
Civil Disobedient said:
There may be other ways around it, but I restored fully to stock, then re-rooted. I'm back up and running no problem now. Had some issues with titanium backup but got around that and its batch restoring as i type.
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Would you mind saying how you did that?
I tried wiping and flashing the stock via renaming it update.zip, and I'm still getting FC city. Mostly media, but, calendar, everything. I'm going to post a link to this in that thread, since many, it seems, were left hanging in a boot loop.
Janis said:
Would you mind saying how you did that?
I tried wiping and flashing the stock via renaming it update.zip, and I'm still getting FC city. Mostly media, but, calendar, everything. I'm going to post a link to this in that thread, since many, it seems, were left hanging in a boot loop.
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Just follow what I did through the thread.
I did this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475 to get back to complete stock, then i had to root it twice. Once did the one click, then the good root here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7150299&postcount=1
back up and running. had to research about titanium backup to get it up and running. I want to do the lag fix still, but im nervous from before.
Your nervous? I really would like to do this but i'm scared (cuss)less.
I've read what needs to be done and think that I've figured it out.
(pretty new to droid)... but, have also read the horror stories here
about bricking your phone...which nowadays can happen to any
phone you have....don't get me started on the apple pie!
But, really when it gets a simple as installing an .APK I'll be happy.
Damitu said:
Your nervous? I really would like to do this but i'm scared .......
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The galaxy s seems pretty hard to brick. I'd say just go for the lag fix. Worse thing that happens is you have to take like 15min to download and use odin to reflash to stock. The lag fix seems pretty safe as long as you stay rooted
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Vibrant Recovery Mode HowTo
THIS GUIDE WORKED ON USA T-MOBILE SAMSUNG VIBRANT BUT MAY VERY WELL WORK ON ALL SAMSUNG GALAXYS PHONES
After reading many XDA-Developers Forum Posts to try and figure out how to get into the Recovery Mode / Download Mode without any success, I gave T-Mobile Support a call.
After the usual noop run-down, "did you take the battery out" questions, I simply asked them how to get the Samsung Vibrant into recovery mode.
Unline the many tutorials that claim to require the Up or Down button pressed, along with the Home button then the Power, the true process is as follows:
1. Press the Up and the Down button at the same time (yes both). I too thought that button was a Toggle which only did either Up or Down, but found that in fact it does do both.
2. At the same time, press the power button.
3. As soon as the Samsung / Vibrant logo comes up on the screen, release the power button.
4. Release the Up and Down buttons.
5. PRESTO
Ok so I am really ready to just give up when it comes to Android phones lol. I picked up a MyTouch 4g. I did not receive the update so I decided to do the force update here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=843428
The instructions said to also use the guide to permaroot for s=off...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834225
In settings>about> it still shows 2.2 not 2.2.1 but I have s off, I am using titanium backup and rom manager, with superuser. I deleted stock apps and everything. But for some reason this does not seem right. Shouldnt I be on 2.2.1.
Am I fully rooted or is something else going on. Can someone explain please. I only wanted to root to delete all the bloatware on the phone.
rllong1 said:
Ok so I am really ready to just give up when it comes to Android phones lol. I picked up a MyTouch 4g. I did not receive the update so I decided to do the force update here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=843428
The instructions said to also use the guide to permaroot for s=off...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834225
In settings>about> it still shows 2.2 not 2.2.1 but I have s off, I am using titanium backup and rom manager, with superuser. I deleted stock apps and everything. But for some reason this does not seem right. Shouldnt I be on 2.2.1.
Am I fully rooted or is something else going on. Can someone explain please. I only wanted to root to delete all the bloatware on the phone.
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Before anyone flames you, this is supposed to be in Q&A section. I hope someone answers this for you. I have no experience forcing an update or I would gladly give you advice. Sorry
21productionz said:
Before anyone flames you, this is supposed to be in Q&A section. I hope someone answers this for you. I have no experience forcing an update or I would gladly give you advice. Sorry
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Sorry about the placing. I thought since I was combining two topics about rooting, it should have been here. Sorry guys. I dont know who moves these things but feel free to. Sorry again.
rllong1 said:
Ok so I am really ready to just give up when it comes to Android phones lol. I picked up a MyTouch 4g. I did not receive the update so I decided to do the force update here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=843428
The instructions said to also use the guide to permaroot for s=off...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834225
In settings>about> it still shows 2.2 not 2.2.1 but I have s off, I am using titanium backup and rom manager, with superuser. I deleted stock apps and everything. But for some reason this does not seem right. Shouldnt I be on 2.2.1.
Am I fully rooted or is something else going on. Can someone explain please. I only wanted to root to delete all the bloatware on the phone.
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if you've already removed apps you will have to start over with the downgrading section most likely, but it seems to me like you missed a step somewhere
Ok, I dont know where I am in the process. Like I said, I have apps deleted, superuser, tianium, rom manager. All that. So you suggest starting the downgrade process. Can you send a link please. I am on 2.2 not 2.2.1 and I have s off.
Your best bet is to go back to the force 2.2.1 thread and force the upgrade.
You can check root access in android terminal emulator.
Open it up and type "su" without the quotes. If it come up with the # symbol you have root. If not you don't.
Here is the upgrade thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=843428
jjlean said:
Your best bet is to go back to the force 2.2.1 thread and force the upgrade.
You can check root access in android terminal emulator.
Open it up and type "su" without the quotes. If it come up with the # symbol you have root. If not you don't.
Here is the upgrade thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=843428
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only problem is he removed apps and the update won't flash if certain apps are missing... but since he used titanium he can try to restore them then flash...
slhpss said:
only problem is he removed apps and the update won't flash if certain apps are missing... but since he used titanium he can try to restore them then flash...
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Yea, you have to restore all the stock apps from what I heard too.
Typed "su" in terminal. I got the pound sign. So im rooted. But to clarify. In order to force that 2.2.1 update I will need to install all apps again then use the guide to force the update.
There is a stock ota backup on here somewhere, use it to get 2.2.1 if you really are rooted.
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Typed "su" in terminal. I got the pound sign. So im rooted. But to clarify. In order to force that 2.2.1 update I will need to install all apps again then use the guide to force the update.
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if you have clockwork recovery installed all you need to flash is the update.zip... BUT if you can't get those apps reinstalled it probably won't work... but that depends on which apps you removed and I don't know for sure which ones matter
What apps are removed? You should be able to adb push them back to your phone then just boot into clockwork and flash the update.zip
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Dont give up on Android just yet, this phone is a bit harder to get updated and rooted than most..just takes a bit of patience is all...you'll get it.
couple questions
Ok, I can not use adbs so anything with adb I can not do but thanks. Also How do I get into clockwork recovery? I deleted asphalt 5 game, the demo videos, the tmobile app pack.
Why cant you use adb?
To get into clockwork, you can try using rom manager and selecting boot into recovery or you can power off your phone, pop out your battery for a sec to kill the quick boot then reboot it by holding down the volume down and pushing the power button for a few seconds, release the power while still holding the volume down.
reason for no adb
I use a school pc and thus have no administrator rights to run adb commands. I have rom manager installed but everytime I do the thing that says boot into recovery, it just takes me to a screen with an exclamation point.
Sounds like you dont have clockwork installed.
Go into your rom manager app and select install clockwork recovery
Please post all questions in Q&A section.
Sorry guys.I gave up. I just turned s back on and did a hard reset. Hope I dont get charged. Thanks for everything.
I want to root my DX, can anyone show me how to do this? And what is the best software to get once it's rooted?
The easiest way is the z4root app. Last time I searched for it on the market it wasn't there. Google it I'm sure you'll find it easy. What are you wanting from your phone? Telling us that will help us point u to apps u can use.
Z4root
Here you go. Enjoy!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
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Z4Root worked but 1 question
The install worked for my X with the new update from Verizon. I got it rooted but it will not allow me to remove unwanted software that Verizon wants on the phone - any ideas on how those can be removed?
use titanium backup. be careful uninstalling apps, as some need to be on the device. if you buy the pro version of titanium backup, you can freeze apps to see how uninstalling them will affect your phone.
z4 root works perfectly
I downloaded a apk installer and got z4root apk file online, I used the apk installer to install z4root and it worked perfectly. My phone was rooted prior to the update then I updated to 2.2.1 and used z4 to root again.
Mfeigley said:
use titanium backup. be careful uninstalling apps, as some need to be on the device. if you buy the pro version of titanium backup, you can freeze apps to see how uninstalling them will affect your phone.
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That was exactly that app I was searching for to clean up my phone. Thank you!
I am a long time Blackberry user realtively new to Android. I was very proficient with loading OSes fixing bricked Blackberries, etc, so I am now learning about rooting and working with my Droid X.
Before I try z4root, can anyone point me to a good resource about backing up/restoring my phone in case something goes wrong with the root process?
Are there any issues with z4root with the Droid X running the latest OTA update? (System version 2.3.340.MB810). A co-worker with the Droid X tried z4root, it appeared to have hung at the first step. After a battery pull, the phone started without issue, but I am leery about trying it on mine until I study up on the restoration process in case something does go wrong.
Thanks in advance.
otaku91 said:
I am a long time Blackberry user realtively new to Android. I was very proficient with loading OSes fixing bricked Blackberries, etc, so I am now learning about rooting and working with my Droid X.
Before I try z4root, can anyone point me to a good resource about backing up/restoring my phone in case something goes wrong with the root process?
Are there any issues with z4root with the Droid X running the latest OTA update? (System version 2.3.340.MB810). A co-worker with the Droid X tried z4root, it appeared to have hung at the first step. After a battery pull, the phone started without issue, but I am leery about trying it on mine until I study up on the restoration process in case something does go wrong.
Thanks in advance.
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I am no expert by any means but I just went through this process as my update was giving me trouble. I backed up my system with the clockwork recovery via DroidXbootstrap apk. Worked like a charm and I have a backup I can restore if things get crazy. I'm sure there will be others with more informative guidance but I wanted to share my success with the apps recommended here.
If you download z4root, install the app on the phone, then you MUST reboot the phone. Once you reboot, run the app then choose 'root.' It will go through the process of rooting and the phone will reboot automatically. Search in your app drawer for 'Super User' (it will be a skull with bones crossed). Search for and download 'Bootstapper' app either in the market or online (online is free). Install the app then reboot the phone. Once the phone has loaded run the app. Select 'bootstrap' and the super user permissions will appear. Make sure 'always' is checked and select allow. Next you need to download the app 'ROM Manager'. Install the app then select 'Flash Clockwork Mod Recovery'. Select your phone. Next click 'Backup Current ROM'. This will allow you to make a COMPLETE BACKUP of your phone exactly. I did this for my phone and had zero issues. Worked like a charm!
KingAlfred said:
If you download z4root, install the app on the phone, then you MUST reboot the phone. Once you reboot, run the app then choose 'root.' It will go through the process of rooting and the phone will reboot automatically. Search in your app drawer for 'Super User' (it will be a skull with bones crossed). Search for and download 'Bootstapper' app either in the market or online (online is free). Install the app then reboot the phone. Once the phone has loaded run the app. Select 'bootstrap' and the super user permissions will appear. Make sure 'always' is checked and select allow. Next you need to download the app 'ROM Manager'. Install the app then select 'Flash Clockwork Mod Recovery'. Select your phone. Next click 'Backup Current ROM'. This will allow you to make a COMPLETE BACKUP of your phone exactly. I did this for my phone and had zero issues. Worked like a charm!
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Thanks for the help. I have another quick question. I have downloaded the APK. I was reading a bit about APK Installers. Do I need to use this to install z4root or can I simply browse to the location of the APK in the file browser and install it from there?
EDIT: I follow your directions above and it worked great! Thanks for the help!
Hi guys,
I've been trying to get Lollipop running properly on my G900F, but there's a problem with my root access - when I start an app that needs root, it takes too long for the system to answer the reques which again makes the app time out. Obviously, this makes it hard to restore my backup from Titanium, but after I manage to run it after lots of swearing, more than a reasonable number of reboots and a little bit of swearing it will still be too slow to give root when running automatic backups. I've tried autoroot, I tried applying the update zip and I've even managed to lock myself out by causing system ui to hang on boot. I'm on my third wipe now and I figured this won't get better by itself and it's not because of a bad ROM update...
So...could someone please help me with how to fix this?
Cheers!
Titanium still not work with lollipop..
For your su problem, you can go into su app and click on the # (right near the apps) and give them su access
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Titanium still not work with lollipop..
For your su problem, you can go into su app and click on the # (right near the apps) and give them su access
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Thanks for replying I actually went with a pre-rooted ROM which seems to work fine. Giving access manually probably wouldn't have worked as it didn't work after I got titanium into the list and even set the timeout to five minutes :S
tiwas said:
Hi guys,
I've been trying to get Lollipop running properly on my G900F, but there's a problem with my root access - when I start an app that needs root, it takes too long for the system to answer the reques which again makes the app time out. Obviously, this makes it hard to restore my backup from Titanium, but after I manage to run it after lots of swearing, more than a reasonable number of reboots and a little bit of swearing it will still be too slow to give root when running automatic backups. I've tried autoroot, I tried applying the update zip and I've even managed to lock myself out by causing system ui to hang on boot. I'm on my third wipe now and I figured this won't get better by itself and it's not because of a bad ROM update...
So...could someone please help me with how to fix this?
Cheers!
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Latest version of titanium backup works properly with lollipop. What superuser app do you have? I recommend latest SuperSu zip.
I used the latest SuperSU update file and flashed it through both CWM and TWRP. Must have been something with the image - the one I got now works perfectly both with supersu bundled and if I use the update file.