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Just updated to 1.8.3 and tried to root with gingerbreak. i clicked root device and it pops up the little exploiting window and it just sits there. i have left it alone for 10 minutes and it just force closes. any help?
graemegb said:
Just updated to 1.8.3 and tried to root with gingerbreak. i clicked root device and it pops up the little exploiting window and it just sits there. i have left it alone for 10 minutes and it just force cloases. any help?
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sorry man...
It worked for me. Do you have an external SD card in the phone? Are you still connected to the PC in mass storage mode with debugging enabled?
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lauterm said:
It worked for me. Do you have an external SD card in the phone? Are you still connected to the PC in mass storage mode with debugging enabled?
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no i took out my external sd, and wasnt in mass storage mode. ill try it!
graemegb said:
no i took out my external sd, and wasnt in mass storage mode. ill try it!
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I flashed Gingerbreak with USB Debugging and None.
Gingerbreak should be on your internal SD, so no need for external SD to be in there.
you are suppose to have a an external sdcard in there while you do this.
From what I have experienced, you MUST have an external SD card inserted or it will not work. Also, it has wiped my internal SD every time I've ran it.
Gingerbreak worked for me on 1.8.3. However, you MUST install Gladenable to enable sideloading.
I didnt have to use gladenable. I had gingerbreak waiting on my ext SD card when I started the whole process:
RSD to 1.26 -> gladroot (+enable sideloading option)-> OTA 1.57 -> after update gladroot -> RSD 1.83 -> gingerbreak
I didn't even have my phone connected to my PC via USB. but I did have debugging enabled. installed gingerbreak from external card
holtenc said:
I didnt have to use gladenable. I had gingerbreak waiting on my ext SD card when I started the whole process:
RSD to 1.26 -> gladroot (+enable sideloading option)-> OTA 1.57 -> after update gladroot -> RSD 1.83 -> gingerbreak
I didn't even have my phone connected to my PC via USB. but I did have debugging enabled. installed gingerbreak from external card
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After I installed Gingerbreak, I didn't have the option to install non-market apps, so that is why I had to go the Gladenable route.
stl-soldier said:
From what I have experienced, you MUST have an external SD card inserted or it will not work. Also, it has wiped my internal SD every time I've ran it.
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this is interesting ...
last time i did gingerbreak on my friends phone i just load it right on the internal SD card ...
and gingerbreak didnt format / delete anything either ...
he was on 1.5.7
i was confused for a sec but i m like ... it works so whatever ...
Yeah I had no problem with the internal SD being formatted. Strange. I have heard that it requires you to have the external SD.
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so.....Gingerbreak does work for the 1.8.3 update?
rjayflo said:
so.....Gingerbreak does work for the 1.8.3 update?
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yes it does. back up your internal SD, every time I rooted w gingerbreak it wiped out my internal SD memory.
Doesn't make sense that for some it wipes out internal SD and others it doesn't. Either way, it works on 1.8.3.
stl-soldier said:
Doesn't make sense that for some it wipes out internal SD and others it doesn't. Either way, it works on 1.8.3.
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gingerbreak utilizes an overflow exploit, so the varying behavior is to be expected.
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Doesn't make sense that for some it wipes out internal SD and others it doesn't. Either way, it works on 1.8.3.
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agreed. seems a little odd. gingerbreak wiped my internal SD clean. PITA... but what can a guy do?
holtenc said:
I didnt have to use gladenable. I had gingerbreak waiting on my ext SD card when I started the whole process:
RSD to 1.26 -> gladroot (+enable sideloading option)-> OTA 1.57 -> after update gladroot -> RSD 1.83 -> gingerbreak
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I'm currently on 1.57 Gingerblur. Why did you root twice? Could we just flash 1.83 via RSD then run gingerbreak to root then gladenable to allow side loading? Just trying to make it simple as possible.
climo said:
I'm currently on 1.57 Gingerblur. Why did you root twice? Could we just flash 1.83 via RSD then run gingerbreak to root then gladenable to allow side loading? Just trying to make it simple as possible.
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I did this because I wasn't sure if I could just flash 1.83 via RSD and successfully run gingerbreak without any other actions, since gingerbreak is an apk, and sideloading may be necessary to install such apk's. I couldn't find any definitive information in these threads about what works and doesn't work. Seems like some methods work for some while some don't. I was just covering all the bases. I'm no expert and I doubt if the course I took is optimal. All I do know... is that it worked... and that is what matters to me.
and yes I can see the contradiction in logic with the way I did things. but like I said.. it worked and that's what matters.
crea78 said:
After I installed Gingerbreak, I didn't have the option to install non-market apps, so that is why I had to go the Gladenable route.
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Same here. I guess if you use another sideloading method earlier in the update process you might not need it. I do a total wipe then flash 1.8.3, then GingerBreak, the GladEnable. Works great.
So I accidentally updated to 1.83 after being rooted on 1.57 via aRoot. Is there any easy solution for me to get root back without gingerbreak?
Thanks
Akira459 said:
So I accidentally updated to 1.83 after being rooted on 1.57 via aRoot. Is there any easy solution for me to get root back without gingerbreak?
Thanks
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Why don't you like Gingerbreak? That's what I used and had no problem with it.
If it is because of the possibility of wiping your internal SD, just back everything up just in case. It only wiped a couple items off mine.
Gr8Danes said:
Why don't you like Gingerbreak? That's what I used and had no problem with it.
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well, firstly i don't have everything backed up with Titanium backup and secondly I do not own a microsd card, i was planning to get one today so that i could backup everything and put it on my computer but now thats impossible since im on 1.83 without root.
Akira459 said:
well, firstly i don't have everything backed up with Titanium backup and secondly I do not own a microsd card, i was planning to get one today so that i could backup everything and put it on my computer but now thats impossible since im on 1.83 without root.
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Can't you just move the apps that are on your SD to your phone until you root with Gingerbreak?
Then you can just connect to your PC and backup your internal SD? Or just backup you whole internal SD on you computer and restore after?
Gr8Danes said:
Can't you just move the apps that are on your SD to your phone until you root with Gingerbreak?
Then you can just connect to your PC and backup your internal SD? Or just backup you whole internal SD on you computer and restore after?
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What do I use to backup? i thought i needed to use TB but i don't have root anymore...
Akira459 said:
What do I use to backup? i thought i needed to use TB but i don't have root anymore...
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I'm confused. Just copy and paste your whole Internal SD contents to a folder on your PC. Then if anything gets deleted, copy it all back.
Define "easy." I think that
1: 1.2.6 sbf
2: Gladroot 4.2
3: Update and run afterupdate
Is extremely easy. And it leaves your internal intact if you're worried about that. (Doesn't your hard drive have a couple spare gigs for short-term backup?)
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Don't even think you need to restore it to 1.2.6. I was rooted on 1.26, updated to 1.57 and lost root, then updated to 1.83 and used GingerBreak to root and it worked fine.
Akira: the only thing that GingerBreak will possibly erase are some/all of the files for the apps you have installed. All that information is visible if you have your phone connected to your computer as a mass storage device. Just copy everything on your phone to your computer (i usually just make a separate folder on my desktop), let GingerBreak do it's thing, and once everything is up and running again... if you're missing some of your apps, just copy the stuff you copied to your computer back to your phone.
elementaldragon said:
Don't even think you need to restore it to 1.2.6. I was rooted on 1.26, updated to 1.57 and lost root, then updated to 1.83 and used GingerBreak to root and it worked fine.
Akira: the only thing that GingerBreak will possibly erase are some/all of the files for the apps you have installed. All that information is visible if you have your phone connected to your computer as a mass storage device. Just copy everything on your phone to your computer (i usually just make a separate folder on my desktop), let GingerBreak do it's thing, and once everything is up and running again... if you're missing some of your apps, just copy the stuff you copied to your computer back to your phone.
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Oh...I thought it like wiped everything like back to stock 1.83....well if thats not the case then i guess ill use ginger break.....right?
elementaldragon said:
Don't even think you need to restore it to 1.2.6. I was rooted on 1.26, updated to 1.57 and lost root, then updated to 1.83 and used GingerBreak to root and it worked fine.
Akira: the only thing that GingerBreak will possibly erase are some/all of the files for the apps you have installed. All that information is visible if you have your phone connected to your computer as a mass storage device. Just copy everything on your phone to your computer (i usually just make a separate folder on my desktop), let GingerBreak do it's thing, and once everything is up and running again... if you're missing some of your apps, just copy the stuff you copied to your computer back to your phone.
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Exactly what I was stating, and it works quite well. Very easy.
You still need a sd card since gingerbreak uses the sd card for temporary files.
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DO NOT USE GINGERBREAK! you can just use afterupdate.bat if that is how you rooted before. I can confirm this works.
i completely understand why you wouldn't want to use gingerbreak. copying off the entire internal SD card is a huge pain in the ass.
so if i used aroot i can do afterupdate again?
Akira459 said:
so if i used aroot i can do afterupdate again?
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Yes, as long as you haven't done any mods. If you did mod you will have to SBF, GladRoot, update, retain root.
Akira459 said:
so if i used aroot i can do afterupdate again?
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just try it, if it doesn't work, you'll know.
dLo GSR said:
just try it, if it doesn't work, you'll know.
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Sounds like a good way to F something up.
Flash to stock 1.26, use gladroot, update to 1.57, update to 1.83 and then run afterupdate.bat. That's what I use and then restore with titanium backup.
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lyon21 said:
Flash to stock 1.26, use gladroot, update to 1.57, update to 1.83 and then run afterupdate.bat. That's what I use and then restore with titanium backup.
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If he has updated to 1.83.....he is not going to want to flash back to 1.26 or to 1.57. It is supposedly not backwards compatible. I don't want to see him brick when attempting to.
Gr8Danes said:
If he has updated to 1.83.....he is not going to want to flash back to 1.26 or to 1.57. It is supposedly not backwards compatible. I don't want to see him brick when attempting to.
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I disagree, lets see your source..
I personally have went back to stock from 1.83
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hello everyone!
i am using a sgs gt-i9000 with 2.3.3
i want to root my device with gingerbreak v1.2
i read the instructions, but i still have some questions.
1. does the phone have to be connected to PC when i click the 'ROOT' button?
2. is an external sd-card necessary while rooting? (i generally don't use external sd card)
3. after rooting, all my internal memory apps and data will be deleted right?
i mean will only the apps be deleted or all my images and everything also?
Please help me! I want to get my phone rooted asap!
Thank you very much!
1) Use the CF-Root method to root your phone. PC connection is not needed as you will flash it in the recovery mode.
2) Nope, an external sd card is not needed as well.
3) Rooting your phone will not wipe any applications or data.
dwall said:
hello everyone!
i am using a sgs gt-i9000 with 2.3.3
i want to root my device with gingerbreak v1.2
i read the instructions, but i still have some questions.
1. does the phone have to be connected to PC when i click the 'ROOT' button?
2. is an external sd-card necessary while rooting? (i generally don't use external sd card)
3. after rooting, all my internal memory apps and data will be deleted right?
i mean will only the apps be deleted or all my images and everything also?
Please help me! I want to get my phone rooted asap!
Thank you very much!
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Hi, search here for CF-ROOT from ChainFire XXJVQ 2.3.3 if you are using it or enter in About Phone and search for your Firmware CF-ROOT, put phone in download mode and flash as PDA
Good Luck !
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ronaldkh said:
1) Use the CF-Root method to root your phone. PC connection is not needed as you will flash it in the recovery mode.
2) Nope, an external sd card is not needed as well.
3) Rooting your phone will not wipe any applications or data.
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Thanks man.
But do u knw hw to root with gingerbreak also?
Does gingerbreak require an external sd card?
dwall said:
Thanks man.
But do u knw hw to root with gingerbreak also?
Does gingerbreak require an external sd card?
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only froyo sistem is root with gingerbrek
search for CF-Root Kernel --> Odin--> PDA--> Flash , No Repartition
I have the Developers Edition of S5 and I successfully flashed recovery TWRP and root last night. I tried backing up apps to ext sd card in Titanium Backup but it keeps saying insufficent storage available error. However i can install play store apps without problems. I have over 5GB of data free. And my sd cards wont show via usb over computer on Mac. The option is grey out and android transfer doesnt work displaying an error message to restart device but it doesnt work either. USB debugging is enabled. I installed and uninstalled kies3 for Mac which also wont work. Any suggestions on these problems that can fix them? I'm pretty frusterated at the moment. I didnt have this problem with my HTC Rezound before.
Droid9684 said:
I have the Developers Edition of S5 and I successfully flashed recovery TWRP and root last night. I tried backing up apps to ext sd card in Titanium Backup but it keeps saying insufficent storage available error. However i can install play store apps without problems. I have over 5GB of data free. And my sd cards wont show via usb over computer on Mac. The option is grey out and android transfer doesnt work displaying an error message to restart device but it doesnt work either. USB debugging is enabled. I installed and uninstalled kies3 for Mac which also wont work. Any suggestions on these problems that can fix them? I'm pretty frusterated at the moment. I didnt have this problem with my HTC Rezound before.
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1) you need to have sdcard access via root to write to it. Blame kitkat. Use this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix
2) I can all but guarantee your backup exceeds your available 5gbs free, that's why it's failing. Backup one or two apps and I bet they go through.
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Fixed!
1ManWolfePack said:
1) you need to have sdcard access via root to write to it. Blame kitkat. Use this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix
2) I can all but guarantee your backup exceeds your available 5gbs free, that's why it's failing. Backup one or two apps and I bet they go through.
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Last night I was able to fix it using a different method. Following this fourm. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2572354 Thanks for your help by the way. :good:
1ManWolfePack said:
1) you need to have sdcard access via root to write to it. Blame kitkat. Use this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix
2) I can all but guarantee your backup exceeds your available 5gbs free, that's why it's failing. Backup one or two apps and I bet they go through.
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Thanks, this will save me from having to make the config changes myself to fix the stupid broken app permission setting when I root my new dev edition =)
Hi, was hoping someone here can help me with this. I have a Note 3, (N900T), it's rooted, running stock 4.4.2.
I was messing around in the root permissions, and I messed something up... and I don't have a backup.
I am connected to the internet, but I cannot access it. I also am unable to access my internal storage, nor my SD card.
I am only able to access my files through the root directory while using FX File Explorer.
When I connect my phone to the computer to see if I can extract data, access is denied.
A lot of my apps now force close, especially anything Google related.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
Flash stock rom through Odin .
JJEgan said:
Flash stock rom through Odin .
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Just did that. Lost root access while logged into the OS, and everything else is the same.
Yes you wiped root.
Are you sure its the correct firmware for your phone .
Take sd card out and format it .
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Yep, correct firmware. I've formatted the SD card. Still the same.
The T-mobile forum is here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-tmobile