ive tried for hours to root and unlock the s-on with the 2.2 update with no luck. what can i do here?
ive read you cannot achieve s-off but can i at least root the stock rom for just installing root apps and not flashing roms?
also do i need to use the gold card method, the site is no longer active. the phone im working on was upgraded to the OTA 2.2 so i have a locked bootloader. is there a current step by step guide on how to root and flash custom roms? ive tried a few and nothing is working.
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My phone was eng hboot'd, S-OFF'd and Perm Rooted via Visionary.
Now I want to return the phone to HTC.
But i was advised to do the following which i did:
1) gfree -f to do true S-OFF
2) flash stock rom
3) Do Temp Root via rage method
4) gfree -s ON to do S-ON
But my problem is but I feel I still got Perm Root, because after restarting the phone, Root is still there. The only difference now compare to before is SuperUser prompts me everytime I want to access Root - but if I Temp Rooted and I restarted phone, I shouldn't even be prompted at all??
I want to remove all traces that I modified anything on my phone before returning to HTC
Please advise
If you flashed a totally stock ROM and then did just temp root with rage, it's impossible for you to have perm root (i.e. still can get root after a reboot).
Either you flashed a pre-rooted ROM, or you did more than the temp root with rage and you perm rooted instead.
Either way you can remove the Superuser app and delete the su binary from /system/bin (you will need to be root to do this).
Do u think when I Perm Rooted via Visionary, that just carried over even after i flashed a clean stock ROM?
hamish909 said:
Do u think when I Perm Rooted via Visionary, that just carried over even after i flashed a clean stock ROM?
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It shouldn't have done, but I suppose it's not totally impossible ? I don't know how you flashed the ROM, and if it was from hboot, whether that does a wipe or not first.
Hey Guys,
I've done reading about this issue but I did not find an answer specifically to the Nexus 7 device.
I bought my mother-in-law the Nexus 7 and she loves it. However, she will be going back home (which is far) and I was wondering if an OTA update comes, will she be able to update? Will it mess with the system itself if updated over?
Do I have to unroot first, then OTA update, then reroot?
I will not install any custom rom. I will just have it rooted that is it.
Thank you
I unlocked my bootloader and manually rooted [superuser zip in CWM], then I installed the system update that updated it to 4.1.1 [JRO03D], and I still had root, so I'm pretty sure the updates on the N7 will keep the root.
However, you can always try "OTA root keeper" in the play store, it's supposed to restore root, in the event that an OTA update unroots it.
I downloaded it before updating because I thought I'd lose root with the update, but I didn't have to use it at all.
But I'm no longer on the stock rom, I switched to the ParanoidAndroid rom, it's excellent.
I see. Do I need to unlock the bootloader in order to root? Is it true that unlocking the bootloader is only needed if I want to install custom ROMs right? Can I just have root?
Thanks again!
You have to unlock the bootloader in order to root.
keplenk said:
I see. Do I need to unlock the bootloader in order to root? Is it true that unlocking the bootloader is only needed if I want to install custom ROMs right? Can I just have root?
Thanks again!
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Unfortunately no, because there is no known exploit for loading an insecure boot image, in which case you could use 'adb' to push Superuser to /system/.. But unlocking the bootloader isn't a big deal, except for the fact it erases all the data. There are ways to back it up via adb, and I think the N7 Toolkit has backup & restore options.
I rooted my S4 awhile back but never put a rom on it well I got the 4.4.4 update and didn't really care but now I am having a serious battery drain by the Android System and need to run so apps that require root access. Since I was already rooted is there a different process to Re-Root the device or do I just follow the standard rooting procedure for the 4.4.4 NJ4. Will I have to wipe everything also to do it or will I be able to keep my phone in tacked. Could you point me to the best method for my situation it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance for you help.
If you have custom recovery, flash the update super su zip.
If not, you might have to go through the rooting process.
Wanted to give this away to a friend in Europe, root the phone unlock it and put a custom rom.
Tried KingoRoot it finished with 100% says "rooted"
Kingroot always fails no matter what.
Does anyone have any tips on how to get it to work please?
5.1.1 Ver
Build: N910VVRU2BPA1
dont use kingo. use cf-root
patt2k said:
Wanted to give this away to a friend in Europe, root the phone unlock it and put a custom rom.
Tried KingoRoot it finished with 100% says "rooted"
Kingroot always fails no matter what.
Does anyone have any tips on how to get it to work please?
5.1.1 Ver
Build: N910VVRU2BPA1
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Try kingoroot pc version works 100% with 5.1.1 n910v
But remember this will give you only temporary root
Once you reboot device the root will be gone
Bootloader is locked in n910v
There is a method you can get permanent root in verizon note 4 thread to unlock bootloader via adb method
If you unlock bootloader after that you can install twrp recovery and flash custom roms
Don't ever try cf auto root it won't work and it may brick your device.
Trex888 said:
Try kingoroot pc version works 100% with 5.1.1 n910v
But remember this will give you only temporary root
Once you reboot device the root will be gone
Bootloader is locked in n910v
There is a method you can get permanent root in verizon note 4 thread to unlock bootloader via adb method
If you unlock bootloader after that you can install twrp recovery and flash custom roms
Don't ever try cf auto root it won't work and it may brick your device.
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I was able to root once and run the script and it changed the CID or whatever it was. Now I simply cannot get temp root at all to finish the bootloader unlock process. Tried PC version and Android version so many times now it just reboots and reboots.
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I was able to root once and run the script and it changed the CID or whatever it was. Now I simply cannot get temp root at all to finish the bootloader unlock process. Tried PC version and Android version so many times now it just reboots and reboots.
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You must flash any rom once you unlocked bootloader cuz unlocking will mess up your system so you cannot boot into system anymore.
Flash 5.1.1 stock firmware and start unlocking bootloader process from beginning
I rooted my Oneplus 5 using the "Engineering Mode" exploit that was discovered a few weeks ago. I want to unroot my device since I have to download the full OTA on every update. How do I disable ADB root?
Wouldn't flashing the stock ROM remove root access?
Can't the steps be done in reverse order to enable root again?
I don't know much about this root method, but, from my knowledge, Engineer Mode is an apk. Wouldn't completely wiping the phone and flashing the stock ROM return it to a stock state (without root)?