I am a total beginner and i just rooted my NST. Everything went fine I guess but I cant use Opera mini or the browser and I cant install any apps from the amazon app store. So i attempted to restore it back to how it was. I did everything right but the root is still there and all it did was revert my NST to version 1.0. Can anyone explain how to remove the root?
Just use this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1475613
Your NST will revert back to stock (root and all apps erased), and be updated to 1.1.
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hi i just re rooted my nook with this web instruction
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494901
And I had to rooted before when it was 1.4.1 but now it is 1.4.2.
The problem is their is No apps in the Google only 3 to 4 in each section and they are basic aps no 3 party aps. What gives i did the clear cash and all that rebooted it twice it did not help. Do I need to re flash back to stock and try it again i used the no apps2Sd support rooter should i have use the other one?
Thanks Guys
Mrbeef said:
hi i just re rooted my nook with this web instruction
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494901
And I had to rooted before when it was 1.4.1 but now it is 1.4.2.
The problem is their is No apps in the Google only 3 to 4 in each section and they are basic aps no 3 party aps. What gives i did the clear cash and all that rebooted it twice it did not help. Do I need to re flash back to stock and try it again i used the no apps2Sd support rooter should i have use the other one?
Thanks Guys
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So you said you lost root when updating to 1.4.2 from your rooted 1.4.1?
Well half way after the update its was still on the nook but google market would not work any more so i chalked it up to 1.4.2 messing up the Root..
never mind i just did a complete stock rebuild and re rooted it fixed it
Clear the cache and data in google play store, and on google framework services. After that restart it.
I can't connect to wifi any more -- simply endless unsuccessful attempts (while standing next to the wifi hub). It used to sometimes take a few goes to connect, but it's now given up entirely. I have a rooted 1.1.0.
Has anyone come across this issue, and know of a fix other than updating the firmware? (I see 1.1.0 might have "wifi issues").
I've heard that 1.1.2 might have fixed the wifi issues -- and I can get it here http://topdownloads.ru/archives/file/nook_1_1_2_update/7152798.htm
Alternatively I could go all the way on up to 1.2.1, I see, but then my root method would be NookManager rather than TouchNooter -- so I have to install GApps myself via adb? Ah or see if I can get everything I want via the Amazon app store? Is there any advantage to the later firmware, or should I grab 1.1.2 and do it the way I'm familiar with?
Also, how do I do a firmware update on a rooted nook? Do I have to go all the way to factory reset, or can I hang onto my apps and their settings some nice way? (Sorry if there are instructions for this somewhere, I can only find "get the right firmware first" instructions).
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I can't advise you on whether a particular firmware will help your wifi issues but if you go with 1.1.2 get it straight from Barnes and Noble: http://su.barnesandnoble.com/nook/n...XTLrBeYy5CHbHS264o9Ujsh/nook_1_1_2_update.zip
I'll be posting an addon to NookManager tonight or tomorrow for installing gapps if you want to go 1.2.1. It best not to try to install gapps via adb as there are firmware and system file patches that are required to get it working that are better done with the system booted off a NookManager or other root installer microSD card.
If you are changing firmware it is best to go back to stock and reroot. But you don't need to lose everything either. Install Titanium Backup and backup all your apps first. Then go back to factory, upgrade your firmware, reroot and install gapps. Then install Titanium Backup and restore all your apps. You won't lose settings in your apps that way.
Great -- I'll have to leave it till next weekend by now anyway, so I'll give 1.2.1 a go having saved all my stuff.
I just posted my addon for NookManager to install Google Apps. The thread is http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2086582 Hope you find it helpful.
Have unrooted my device through SuperSU app, have checked my settings and it seems to be unrooted. However, apps such as LMT launcher are still working? I was uner the impression that LMT could only run on a rooted device? Howver, apps such as root explorer, ad away and uninstallers which require root access do not work. On top of this, am i now back to exactly how it was before the root? It used the cf-auto root method which kept me as close to the firmware as possible, so will i be able to update normally now? And was I supposed to use triangle away at any stage in the unrooting proccess? I apologise if this was not posted in the correct place, im a bit of a newbie to all this
I just finished backing up with TWRP and installing the latest nightly build of CM11. I logged into my Google account okay, but for some reason it's not doing the automatic install of all my apps like it usually does when I install a new ROM. Odd. Okay, that's annoying, but whatever. I did a backup with Titanium, too, so I guess I can do a full restore of the apps with that, instead.
However, when I try to use AdAway, it tells me that I don't have root. I install Root Checker, and sure enough, no root! Well, that should be easy enough to fix, I think. I run off to towelroot.com, and then download and install Towelroot. But when I try to root again, it tells me that my phone's not supported! My phone is a SM-G900T, and I had rooted it successfully with Towelroot about a month ago!
Any ideas? How can I re-root my phone with CM11?
Got it. I kept finding articles asking how to unroot after installing CM. It's just a setting in CM, though (under Developer Options). Root is off by default; so, I just had to turn it on.
I have a Note 3 running stock 4.4.2. I rooted successfully using the towel root method as shown here.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/general/root-root-xxufnf4-stock-firmware-knox-t2840150. I installed SuperSU and Titanium Backup (the non-pro version) from Google Play.
I used the phone and all the features for three days. However yesterday I ran a backup for the first time using Titanium backup ( all settings and apps) and since then my GPS seems to have conked off.... it keeps hunting and does not get a lock. I have tried rebooting multiple times, tried using it with both with Google Maps and Sygic (paid version) but both dont get a GPS lock. I was using the GPS successfully till then, so I have to assume the Titanium backup process must have messed something up . Additionally, immediately after the back up process was over, I found a lot of my setting were gone. I lost the wall paper I had set (reverted to a blank one), keyboard reverted to default Samsung keyboard from Swype, etc. This further reinforces my feeling the backup process mucked something up.
I am sure this is not normal. While the other settings was able to change manually, I cannot do without GPS. Pls help!
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I have a Note 3 running stock 4.4.2. I rooted successfully using the towel root method as shown here.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/general/root-root-xxufnf4-stock-firmware-knox-t2840150. I installed SuperSU and Titanium Backup (the non-pro version) from Google Play.
I used the phone and all the features for three days. However yesterday I ran a backup for the first time using Titanium backup ( all settings and apps) and since then my GPS seems to have conked off.... it keeps hunting and does not get a lock. I have tried rebooting multiple times, tried using it with both with Google Maps and Sygic (paid version) but both dont get a GPS lock. I was using the GPS successfully till then, so I have to assume the Titanium backup process must have messed something up . Additionally, immediately after the back up process was over, I found a lot of my setting were gone. I lost the wall paper I had set (reverted to a blank one), keyboard reverted to default Samsung keyboard from Swype, etc. This further reinforces my feeling the backup process mucked something up.
I am sure this is not normal. While the other settings was able to change manually, I cannot do without GPS. Pls help!
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Not sure what your level of expertise is, but simplest would be to run a Nandroid backup to your extSDCard, then reflash the ROM. You will then need to re-root etc. One thing to be aware of - when going to Download Mode, ALWAYS power off, remove the battery for 10 secs or so, insert it and hold down the keys to get into DL mode.
Once the firmware is installed & you've got root, you can Restore the Data from your nandroid and be back where you were.
I don't know how running a backup could do anything like you describe - maybe a Restore might do something, but I've been using TB for a couple of years with nothing like that.
Not sure what your level of expertise is, but simplest would be to run a Nandroid backup to your extSDCard, then reflash the ROM. You will then need to re-root etc. One thing to be aware of - when going to Download Mode, ALWAYS power off, remove the battery for 10 secs or so, insert it and hold down the keys to get into DL mode.
Once the firmware is installed & you've got root, you can Restore the Data from your nandroid and be back where you were.
I don't know how running a backup could do anything like you describe - maybe a Restore might do something, but I've been using TB for a couple of years with nothing like that.
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I am an absolute newbie wrt flashing etc. I am a sales guy - so my computer knowledge is layman-ish. I can follow instructions though! This is the first time i am trying something with an Android phone - my earlier trysts were limited to unlocking my iPhone 2 some 7 years back!
1. I used this method of rooting since it does not trigger knox. I will look up Nandriod backup - any links you can point me to will help. Only worry is does Nandriod trigger knox?
2. The towel root method only needed me to flash back the kernel related to my ROM (GNJ1) . Do you think reflashing that kernel again will do or do I have to flash the whole ROM again?
3. Do I have to unroot etc before I flash the ROM?
4. Lastly - Do I use KIES 3 to reflash the ROM? (to keep the warranty etc intact)
cmatic2 said:
I am an absolute newbie wrt flashing etc. I am a sales guy - so my computer knowledge is layman-ish. I can follow instructions though!
1. I used this method of rooting since it does not trigger knox. I will look up Nandriod backup - any links you can point me to will help. Only worry is does Nandriod trigger knox?
2. The towel root method only needed me to flash back the kernel related to my ROM (GNJ1) . Do you think reflashing that kernel again will do or do I have to flash the whole ROM again?
3. Do I have to unroot etc before I flash the ROM?
4. Lastly - Do I use KIES 3 to reflash the ROM? (to keep the warranty etc intact)
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Nandroid has to do with the Recovery you install. TBH I don't know if installing a custom recovery like TWRP will actually trip Knox if you are currently rooted and HAVEN'T tripped it. My bet is it would. If you have all your apps saved in TB, you could use a root browser like ES File Explorer to make sure you have any photos, Media etc. copied to your extSDCard before doing anything else. Shouldn't have to unroot as normally the firmware will flash over the top, then you need to follow the root procedure again - I haven't used Towelroot so maybe ask in that thread?