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Cant root after Flashing New SBF...

I installed the new 2.2.320 sbf from TBH, just to start fresh. I have now tried 6 different programs to root my phone. None of them are working...Is anyone else having this issue? And if you got it working, what steps did you take to fix it? Thanks in advance

Use z4root. Had The same problem. This is a one click root application.

Yup, same problem here too. I was actually going to ask if anyone has the z4 root app because it disappeared from the market. It was the only thing that worked the first time I flashed the new SBF.

ya, after flashing the new SBF, had to manually install Z4 as it wasnt in the market. Also it seems as if the D2 method wasnt working properly.

Thanks for the help everyone...
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s0n- said:
ya, after flashing the new SBF, had to manually install Z4 as it wasnt in the market. Also it seems as if the D2 method wasnt working properly.
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I don't know what the reasoning is, but no other root methods seem to work on 2.2.1.

z4root worked fine for me

deadpixell said:
z4root worked fine for me
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YEs it works. That was the point of this thread. lol

I had to wipe data to get z4 to work. I don't know why but if I downloaded all my apps again and set everything up it wouldn't work.

Put your phone in airplane mode, reboot, run z4root, let it reboot you phone. Once it powers on take it out of airplane mode and you should be rooted.
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I tried loading z4root on my phone, but every single time I try to download it it say "content not supported on phone".
Any help is much appreciated.

SleekDX said:
I tried loading z4root on my phone, but every single time I try to download it it say "content not supported on phone".
Any help is much appreciated.
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I used z4root also make sure debugging is turned on
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Breakthecycle2 said:
I don't know what the reasoning is, but no other root methods seem to work on 2.2.1.
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Rooting through ADB works... z4root is much easier of course.

The .340 OTA installed on my phone today. Lost root.
I tried the DarkOnion batch file (DoRootWin_2.1.4) several times and could not get it to run to completion.
As mentioned, Z4 (in airplane mode) worked fine.

I tried this...my phone is telling me it cannot down the file because the file type is not suported by my phone. What am I missing? Thank you!!!

I too am having issues with rooting after the ota update. I initally was rooted using the rootmyx2 one click gui from sli3ntki11 and did the update, now nothing will give me root access, I tried z4, rootmyx2 (again), and tried the doroot.bat method through the android sdk install. Kinda at a loss. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
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So I believe I figured it out. I have two existing superuser.apk in my system/app folder. This from what I read in some other posts is confusing z4 ( go figure smart enough to root but not to overwrite, lol) but the directory is read only. The other post gave a link to the steps to access it but the page was not found. Can anyone give me the steps to take to gain access to the directly and make it read/write so I can remove those two rogue files and get rooted?
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z4root not supported on my droid X
hi,
i updated my Droid X to the latest version. 2.3.340. and downloaded the z4root through my phone from the link here and i get an error message that the file is not supported on this phone. please help i am new to this and still don't fully understand all of the terms. i tried to download the z4root 1.2 from 4shared.com but the phone hangs and nothing happens. any type of help will be appreciated, thanks.

did you sucessfully install it or did you get the error while trying to install it. you will have to download the apps installer from the market and use it to install the z4root.apk from your sd card.

crxin said:
did you sucessfully install it or did you get the error while trying to install it. you will have to download the apps installer from the market and use it to install the z4root.apk from your sd card.
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what is the name of the apps installer i need to use the Z4root.

Rooting the new OTA 4.5.91 Update

I'm curious if anyone who installed the OTA update has successfully rooted their device.
I was on a fully stock unrooted phone when I applied the 4.5.91 OTA update yesterday, wondering if anyone else is in the same scenario and has rooted their device after the new update

Yes, it was fairly simple using the preinstall method in the development thread

Link is in my signature as many people don't know what the "pre-install" method is/was.

I updated using Ken's safe images and used the preinstall method. Worked like a charm. Here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138204

phobos512 said:
Link is in my signature as many people don't know what the "pre-install" method is/was.
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How do you clear superuser app data? Do you mean within the superuser app itself in settings that says clear logs?

I just rooted my Atrix with the preinstall method also. I updated to GB OTA from stock Froyo 2.2.2.

demandarin said:
How do you clear superuser app data? Do you mean within the superuser app itself in settings that says clear logs?
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Settings >> Applications >> Manage Applications >> scroll to Superuser >> Clear App Data button
Without doing this I was getting tons of FCs from the Superuser app and had to root again. I read about this fix on the EVO 4G forum.
Also, the Superuser apk included in the preinstall image is not current - after you install go to the Market and you'll find there's a new version. Once it installs run SU and it'll say there's an updated su binary available. Click ok, yes, whatever, give the app root permission, and you'll be updated and rooted.

phobos512 said:
Settings >> Applications >> Manage Applications >> scroll to Superuser >> Clear App Data button
Without doing this I was getting tons of FCs from the Superuser app and had to root again. I read about this fix on the EVO 4G forum.
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Thanks, really appreciate it.
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phobos512 said:
Link is in my signature as many people don't know what the "pre-install" method is/was.
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Thanks, you make my life easier with your explain.

Do you lose data/settings if you use the briefmobile method? (e.g. the old gingerbreak method wipes your internal storage)
Also just to be totally clear : does the briefmobile method works fine with 100% stock unrooted no BL-unlock OTA 2.3? (i.e. did not use any sbf, cwm , nothing pure stock with OTA gingerbread). For example I read the preinstall thread and it seems to be guys talking about flashing sbfs. Then there are a million warnings not to flash sbfs if you've gone OTA gingerbread. So confused
There's just so much info floating around and its quite daunting TBH even for someone like me who's custom ROMmed Samsungs and HTCs before.

wintermute000 said:
Do you lose data/settings if you use the briefmobile method? (e.g. the old gingerbreak method wipes your internal storage)
Also just to be totally clear : does the briefmobile method works fine with 100% stock unrooted no BL-unlock OTA 2.3? (i.e. did not use any sbf, cwm , nothing pure stock with OTA gingerbread). For example I read the preinstall thread and it seems to be guys talking about flashing sbfs. Then there are a million warnings not to flash sbfs if you've gone OTA gingerbread. So confused
There's just so much info floating around and its quite daunting TBH even for someone like me who's custom ROMmed Samsungs and HTCs before.
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No you don't lose any files from the method I've posted about. Also, Gingerbreak didn't have that effect for everyone - I didn't lose anything when I did that on 4183.
And yes, it works on stock Motorola provided Gingerbread. That's what I have.
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phobos512 said:
No you don't lose any files from the method I've posted about. Also, Gingerbreak didn't have that effect for everyone - I didn't lose anything when I did that on 4183.
And yes, it works on stock Motorola provided Gingerbread. That's what I have.
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cheers thanks

phobos512 said:
Link is in my signature as many people don't know what the "pre-install" method is/was.
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I'm trying that method and it keeps saying "command not found"
so I tried this method here
http://www.atrixforums.com/forum/motorola-atrix-hacks/3039-root-2-3-4-using-fastboot.html
and it's telling me there is no space when I type "cp /preinstall/su /system/bin/su"
any idea?

hi guys! was the latest update of Atrix 4g is also applicable for International version?please advise...sorry for OT...

viper98 said:
I'm trying that method and it keeps saying "command not found"
so I tried this method here
http://www.atrixforums.com/forum/motorola-atrix-hacks/3039-root-2-3-4-using-fastboot.html
and it's telling me there is no space when I type "cp /preinstall/su /system/bin/su"
any idea?
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You can ignore that first command not found and just continue through the rest of the steps. Worked for me.

BigWopHH said:
You can ignore that first command not found and just continue through the rest of the steps. Worked for me.
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well I did that
and it said it was successful
and super user is installed
but it's not giving me super user access. It's not popping up and asking me whenever I try to run a root app

viper98 said:
well I did that
and it said it was successful
and super user is installed
but it's not giving me super user access. It's not popping up and asking me whenever I try to run a root app
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Were you rooted before updating?
I was rooted prior to this update and used the preinstall method to gain root again. Apps were not asking for root permissions.

ive never been rooted before. once i do the fastboot reboot and get loaded back up. I try the adb shell command and i get cant find device. What am i doing wrong?

I just uninstalled and reinstalled Superuser from the Market instead of clearing the app data.

dantes5823 said:
ive never been rooted before. once i do the fastboot reboot and get loaded back up. I try the adb shell command and i get cant find device. What am i doing wrong?
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Did you go into settings - applications - development - and check USB debugging?
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Root/hotspot - hear me out

I'm headed out of town for a work conference, and I am taking my Epic and Xoom wi-fi with me. I've got a completely stock EC05 build that I would like to use as a wi-fi hotspot for my Xoom while I am out/about.
What do people recommend as the best method to root my phone and leave it as untouched as possible (IE reversible so that 2.3 OTA update can be had when it comes out)? I would really like to NOT have to totally flash/wipe my phone to achieve this, but admittedly I haven't gotten too far in researching because every method I've seen involves wiping the phone and installing some custom rom from scratch when I'm perfectly happy with the base/pre-fab interface from Sprint.
IS there even a way to get root without losing the existing data on my phone?

Odin cwm 3.1.0.1, and flash the genocide kernel. Yes, when you update you will lose root, but everything else should be intact (data/apps/contact)

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1076967

ugothakd said:
Odin cwm 3.1.0.1, and flash the genocide kernel. Yes, when you update you will lose root, but everything else should be intact (data/apps/contact)
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It's not that simple. He's going to have to odin to get GB. How will he save all his **** in a restorable fashion? Once he loses root he loses access to his data.

The Root said:
It's not that simple. He's going to have to odin to get GB. How will he save all his **** in a restorable fashion? Once he loses root he loses access to his data.
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He's not flashing gingerbread. He wants to stay on froyo. For easy root u could use odin to flash clockwork mod 3.1.0.1 and then flash the su.zip in recovery. Or you could run the one click root with clockwork mod 3.1.0.1. A third option if u just want root with no custom recovery u could try an app called gingerbreak. That will give u root without a custom recovery. All 3 of these will not wipe your phone.
"The greatest respect you can earn is self respect" Louie Simmons

Ok cool. Just didn't want him to end up in a bind. Lots of ways to gets stuck. It's not foolproof and you may end up having to wipe in the end. I say root and stick with it.

musclehead84 said:
He's not flashing gingerbread. He wants to stay on froyo. For easy root u could use odin to flash clockwork mod 3.1.0.1 and then flash the su.zip in recovery. Or you could run the one click root with clockwork mod 3.1.0.1. A third option if u just want root with no custom recovery u could try an app called gingerbreak. That will give u root without a custom recovery. All 3 of these will not wipe your phone.
"The greatest respect you can earn is self respect" Louie Simmons
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Excellent, thank you for the information :]

The Root said:
It's not that simple. He's going to have to odin to get GB. How will he save all his **** in a restorable fashion? Once he loses root he loses access to his data.
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He's talking about the ota gingerbread that's not here yet...
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Hmm... I just downloaded the file http://devphone.org/files/epic4g/oneclickroot/OneClickRootCWM3.1.0.1-EC05.zip and had MSSE flag it as dangerous:
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Category: Exploit
Description: This program is dangerous and exploits the computer on which it is run.
Recommended action: Remove this software immediately.
Security Essentials detected programs that may compromise your privacy or damage your computer. You can still access the files that these programs use without removing them (not recommended). To access these files, select the Allow action and click Apply actions. If this option is not available, log on as administrator or ask the security administrator for help.
Items:
containerfile:C:\Users\Tib\Downloads\OneClickRootCWM3.1.0.1-EC05.zip
file:C:\Users\Tib\Downloads\OneClickRootCWM3.1.0.1-EC05.zip->OneClickRootCWM3.1.0.1-EC05/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
webfile:C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware\LocalCopy\{1B73367F-970B-49FC-9CA2-6ECED58D94F3}-OneClickRootCWM3.1.0.1-EC05.zip|http://devphone.org/files/epic4g/oneclickroot/OneClickRootCWM3.1.0.1-EC05.zip
webfile:C:\Users\Tib\Downloads\OneClickRootCWM3.1.0.1-EC05.zip|http://devphone.org/files/epic4g/oneclickroot/OneClickRootCWM3.1.0.1-EC05.zip
Get more information about this item online.
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Is this an expected alert for this file or is there something unpleasant going on?

tigerknight said:
Hmm... I just downloaded the file http://devphone.org/files/epic4g/oneclickroot/OneClickRootCWM3.1.0.1-EC05.zip and had MSSE flag it as dangerous:
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Category: Exploit
Description: This program is dangerous and exploits the computer on which it is run.
Recommended action: Remove this software immediately.
Security Essentials detected programs that may compromise your privacy or damage your computer. You can still access the files that these programs use without removing them (not recommended). To access these files, select the Allow action and click Apply actions. If this option is not available, log on as administrator or ask the security administrator for help.
Items:
containerfile:C:\Users\Tib\Downloads\OneClickRootCWM3.1.0.1-EC05.zip
file:C:\Users\Tib\Downloads\OneClickRootCWM3.1.0.1-EC05.zip->OneClickRootCWM3.1.0.1-EC05/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
webfile:C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware\LocalCopy\{1B73367F-970B-49FC-9CA2-6ECED58D94F3}-OneClickRootCWM3.1.0.1-EC05.zip|http://devphone.org/files/epic4g/oneclickroot/OneClickRootCWM3.1.0.1-EC05.zip
webfile:C:\Users\Tib\Downloads\OneClickRootCWM3.1.0.1-EC05.zip|http://devphone.org/files/epic4g/oneclickroot/OneClickRootCWM3.1.0.1-EC05.zip
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Is this an expected alert for this file or is there something unpleasant going on?
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It flags it as an exploit...cuz it is an exploit...it literally "hacks" your phone.
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ugothakd said:
It flags it as an exploit...cuz it is an exploit...it literally "hacks" your phone.
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So long as it's an expected reaction from my system, that's fine. It's the first time I've done this sort of thing to my phone, so please forgive me for being a little gun shy :]

Note that the Hacked hotspot app here requires a deodexed rom which you don't have.
You'd have to use
wifi-tether: here
wired-tether: here

Specialksg1 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1076967
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This worked like a champ - got nervous at first because it just sat there staring at me and it took me a minute to read ALL the text on the screen where it says to reboot the phone and try again if it did that. Second attempt went flawless and so now I am assuming I have CWM on my phone.
Now what? CWM just enables the ability to grab root and is not root itself, correct? Should I grab a hot-spot app now (which one is recommended? the links provided by blu9987 go to a distro directory with various flavors) from the market place? Do I still need to install some root app like Super User?
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A quick market search turned up this: https://market.android.com/details?id=android.tether
The only requirements are a rooted phone and a netfilter enabled kernel - which I imagine it is.. 2.6 linux kernels usually have it as part of their default module set, but that's for desktop linux - not sure about my phone.

You can use that, or a newer beta version which you won't find on the market, or use open garden.

I am trying it out because of the large number of votes and high rating. My only issue now is that it says tethering is up and running but I can't see it.
Trying to figure out how to enable ad-hoc mode instead of infrastructure and see if that makes the difference.

Is there a non-adhoc wifi hotspot app, by chance? Looks like if I want to use ad-hoc I will have to root my xoom, too.
Trying to find methods to do that which will preserve my xoom data too but if there's an infrastructure mode hotspot app I will happily use that instead.
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Now I see what blu's link was referring to. In digging around online I came back to it and it's more clear now what it is and which to use. Here's hoping it works for my epic and not just for the EVO.

tigerknight said:
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Now I see what blu's link was referring to. In digging around online I came back to it and it's more clear now what it is and which to use. Here's hoping it works for my epic and not just for the EVO.
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If you're talking about wifi tether it should work on the epic (atleast it did on eclair). In the version 3 in settings you can select "Samsung Epic" from the device menu too.

Run the one-click which will give you root and then download wifi tether from the market
Jeez you guys are making this seem so complicated. Wtf does he need odin for? All he wants is root and hotspot. He doesn't even need a new kernel.
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Nevermind. I only read the first page lol
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Good for Enterprise Supercurio Root Keeper anyone get it working?

Hi guys,
Anyone using GFE on there rooted samsung epic? My company checks for root and was wondering if the Supercurio root keeper will work to do a temp unroot and have access to GFE. Any idea if I need to rename or remove superuser.apk if I use the Supercurio root keeper?
Thanks..

Why not just make a backup via cwm and have a stock non rooted rom running? Do they check for just SU or the 9 yards? If so you could odin in the stock el30 package by toadlife, odin a recovery , make a backup and flash whatever rom then if your company decides to check restore the back up and you'll be find
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The whole 9 yards I'm afraid . That is an idea but was hoping not to flip back and forth from stock to rooted. But if there is no other way it's probably the route I'm going to have to take.
Also it makes sense that it should work but since I never went back and forth from stock to rooted from CWM. The question is coming to my mind will it work? Or do I need to Odin to switch back and forth.

What is GFE?
Edit: why would it even care about root...
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I use GFE and I am rooted using mostly stock ei22 rom from xbtx. I thought GFE app had some sort of checking for rooted devices not that the company checked for rooted phone. How would the company check to see that your phone was rooted ?
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marcusant said:
What is GFE?
Edit: why would it even care about root...
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Good For Enterprise, it's an app to get your corporate email on your phone.
I use it, and we don't check for root.... I seem to recall from my GFE training that they can check for it, we don't.

I use GFE and I also have it deployed to hundreds of users at my company. I'm not sure if I'm somehow using a different version of the Good management console, but I don't remember having an option to check for rooted devices? I'll double check tomorrow, but I feel like I would remember seeing that option.
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GFE the app has a check. From what I read it looks for superuser.apk and whatever else is root related. Coworker of mine has the same phone and rooted rom and got a message that the phone won't provision with gfe because against company policy i.e. phone is rooted.
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the donate version of superuser has ghost mode, the apk hides and you can only access it through a dialer code you select. you can set it to refuse and superuser requests while in ghost mode or to allow based of your settings.
can you check for superuser without superuser permissions?
i'm sure you need something more but a chance to plug elite, i couldn't refuse.

Thanks. I'll give the ghost superuser a try. Maybe a combination of SuperCurio rootkeeper and this will work.
Well I got the superuser elite but it looks like ghost mode just hides the icon. Not sure if this will work. As GFE will still find superuser in both the /sbin and /xbin.
Update- Still not in compliance tried both rootkeeper and super user elite.

Biggoron said:
Why not just make a backup via cwm and have a stock non rooted rom running? Do they check for just SU or the 9 yards? If so you could odin in the stock el30 package by toadlife, odin a recovery , make a backup and flash whatever rom then if your company decides to check restore the back up and you'll be find
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Unfortunately, this will not work. I'm not sure what doesn't match up, but each time you flash, even from a backup, it will want you to reactivate with the Good server. Fortunately, I work in IT and can get a PIN in about 4 seconds, but for someone who is at the mercy of their IT department...flashing then begging them for a new PIN isn't a good option

Weird. I backup with MyBackup Pro, and I don't have to reset my PIN every time.....

From what i gather as long as you backup good in offline mode. It wont require a pin everytime you flash. I haven't tested this my self but have read people having success using this method.
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That could be, I only turn mine on when I'm oncall.
Can you set your PIN to never expire? Last job we had that, so the handful of users who had it didn't have to get a new PIN every time.
I've been looking for Jailbreak/Root detection, but haven't found it yet. Saw it in a manual but it didn't say where to set it.

Ae these companies you guys are talking about using exchange email servers or what?? What is so different that you are using this gfe app rather than stock email app? I run corporate exchange from stock email app and no issues with being rooted however I am the network admin too though lol.
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Supposedly, GFE allows for better data protection. We pay for it because of the potential for PHI* on the device. We do have OMA here, but until we upgrade our servers to Exchange2010 we don't have as much control over the device and can't remotely wipe it if it goes missing.
Or so I'm told. /shrug
* - Protected Health Information

So I went ahead and tried to unroot my rom. By just deleting superuser.apk and su by using adb. Only issue I'm seeing is that everytime I reboot su and superuser.apk come back and the phone is rooted again. Any ideas why? Surely GFE will not work if root returns after reboot .

cerchiara said:
So I went ahead and tried to unroot my rom. By just deleting superuser.apk and su by using adb. Only issue I'm seeing is that everytime I reboot su and superuser.apk come back and the phone is rooted again. Any ideas why?
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You're using a rooted kernel.

Thanks k0nane! That makes sense.
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I use a combo of renaming superuser.apk and installing supersu and freezing gfe to bypass the checks.... pm me if u need info.

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.
:fingers-crossed:

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.

bump.......

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.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app

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