Hi All,
I flashed the ubuntu touch preview to play around with on my Nexus 4, but since its still early days, I flashed back to android, but now I have a problem.
My phone is still rooted, as indicated by the unlocked lock when starting the phone. But when I downloaded supser su, it said no binary files and it wont work.
So basically my question is, what do I need to do now to get my phone back to being flashable and stuff.
Thanks in advance!
Zedd
You need to get a custom recovery back on the phone
ahh so cwm will make it all better?
flash the root zip via cwm.
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the unlocked lock doesnt mean the phone is rooted. it just shows to say the bootloader is unlocked
so im trying to follow this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312 to re root my phone, but when i do fastboot devices it shows me in terminal "no permissions fastboot". i am in the bootloader, it says lock state - unlocked, so i know my bootloader should be unlocked...
anyone have any advice? i checked google and didnt see anything on this issue
Edit: errr silly me... i forgot to add sudo to begining of command :/ sorry hehee
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i unlocked my 2.2.2 bootloader, the trying to install a ROM, bricked the phone. through RSD mode i re-flashed the original Tmobile sbf, and the unlocked symbol on startup has disapeared. is the phone locked again, or has the unlocked sign just stopped showing?
thanks
ishamm said:
i unlocked my 2.2.2 bootloader, the trying to install a ROM, bricked the phone. through RSD mode i re-flashed the original Tmobile sbf, and the unlocked symbol on startup has disapeared. is the phone locked again, or has the unlocked sign just stopped showing?
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you just reinstalled the stock bootloader, which takes away your unlocked capabilities. for all means, your phone is still unlocked, but you just can't access the unlocked capabilities of your phone.
you'll need to reflash pudding to get unlocked again, possibly run 'fastboot oem unlock' again
after that, install Rom Manager from the market, and use it to flash Clockword Mod Recovery and then you can use Rom Manager to install your ROMs.
ok thanks, i'll do the oem unlock again. i still cant get rom manager to flash the recovery, since it says the phone is not rooted, no matter what i try. i am on mac, is it possible?
ishamm said:
ok thanks, i'll do the oem unlock again. i still cant get rom manager to flash the recovery, since it says the phone is not rooted, no matter what i try. i am on mac, is it possible?
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yes, make sure you have fastboot from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138092
download this preinstall img here http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=652327&d=1310460219
extract it to the same folder your fastboot is in, and while in fastboot mode (after you're unlocked again) use the command fastboot flash preinstall preinstall.img
fastboot reboot into your phone, and use Terminal Emulator on your phone to run this command EXACTLY:
Code:
/preinstall/dosu
/bin/mount -o remount,rw /system
cp /preinstall/su /system/bin/
chmod 6755 /system/bin/su
PATH=/system/bin:$PATH pm install /preinstall/Superuser.apk
(big thanks to eval- for this easy root method)
when i run oem unlock i get no ID, does that mean its still unlocked? or that im doing it wrong flashing the "zomgunlock-lite.sbf" failed, which is the one i found suggested, though i cant remember which sbf i used to unlock first time.
ishamm said:
when i run oem unlock i get no ID, does that mean its still unlocked? or that im doing it wrong flashing the "zomgunlock-lite.sbf" failed, which is the one i found suggested, though i cant remember which sbf i used to unlock first time.
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are you on an AT&T Atrix or a Bell Atrix? either way, grab the corresponding .sbf file from the pudding thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1136261
im on tmobile in the UK, which is why im still stuck with 2.2.2, they seems to be exceedingly slow with updates. (though so far not as bad as 3 were with my old nokia x6....)
ishamm said:
im on tmobile in the UK, which is why im still stuck with 2.2.2, they seems to be exceedingly slow with updates. (though so far not as bad as 3 were with my old nokia x6....)
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alright, grab the international sbf and go ahead and re-unlock your device. then root with the method i posted.
awesome thanks, done it and alien is working! though now i do have one more question
when i try to log in to Motoblur i get an error saying there is a problem with the clock, and to contact customer services. i assume this is because alien is built on the AT&T firmware, and im using it in the UK? is there any way to get round this, or any other ROM that works better with the international/uk phone? thanks
ishamm said:
awesome thanks, done it and alien is working! though now i do have one more question
when i try to log in to Motoblur i get an error saying there is a problem with the clock, and to contact customer services. i assume this is because alien is built on the AT&T firmware, and im using it in the UK? is there any way to get round this, or any other ROM that works better with the international/uk phone? thanks
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I would suggest for you to check out cm7
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Alright, so I finally found a Razr M that has the bootloader unlocked and went to root it and it wouldn't root. I booted into recovery and it has TWRP installed on it so I tried to install CleanRom and it failed and said something about it tried to patch something but I can get a picture if need be.
I'm kind of at a loss on what I need to do, bootloader is definitely unlocked since it has the splash screen and it says unlocked on the black screen (sorry don't know what it's called). It's on baseband .81P so if there is anything anyone could tell me I would greatly appreciate it.
collins521 said:
Alright, so I finally found a Razr M that has the bootloader unlocked and went to root it and it wouldn't root. I booted into recovery and it has TWRP installed on it so I tried to install CleanRom and it failed and said something about it tried to patch something but I can get a picture if need be.
I'm kind of at a loss on what I need to do, bootloader is definitely unlocked since it has the splash screen and it says unlocked on the black screen (sorry don't know what it's called). It's on baseband .81P so if there is anything anyone could tell me I would greatly appreciate it.
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Which tool did you use to root? The first time I tried to root right after getting the phone, I had to wipe cache/dalvik and FDR. Also, since your BL is unlocked, you should just be able to flash a SU binary in TWRP and get root. I know there's one running around here somewhere.
RikRong said:
Which tool did you use to root? The first time I tried to root right after getting the phone, I had to wipe cache/dalvik and FDR. Also, since your BL is unlocked, you should just be able to flash a SU binary in TWRP and get root. I know there's one running around here somewhere.
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I tried the Batman utility and also motofail2go
collins521 said:
I tried the Batman utility and also motofail2go
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Motofail was for 4.1.1 and Motochopper was for 4.1.2 (this was included in the utility 1.20). Sometimes these things have to be run multiple times, at least that's what I've seen.
Here's Chopper by itself: http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/15208-root-motochopper-yet-another-android-root-exploit-412/ . However, you might have to wipe to get this to work, I did anyway. Before it comes to that, I would try to flash SU in recovery.
Thanks, flashed the SU Binary's and I'm up and running..now I have root and all is well in the world haha
Awesome! Been trying to solve that world peace issue like forever, man! Good deal!
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Lol now to get a 4.2.2 rom (Well maybe it isn't .2 I can't remember) to actually boot on here...can't seem to get it past the boot animation and I've flashed SlimBean, Chameleon, and another
First I have been to and searched every post and site I can find to turn this thing around, with no success. Sent several emails.
Took a rooted New Nexus 7 that had been restored back because it froze/did not respond. Got a new N7, unlocked bootloader and installed TWRP using Terminal (Mac) booted into recovery (TWRP) it said you are not rooted, install SU by swiping below. I swiped and tried to reboot and it stops at X. I have wiped, reinstalled TWRP and used a One Click Toolkit to Root. no success. Not really sure what I did wrong.....given I have always trusted TWRP.
Anyway... have unlocked bootloader, TWRP installed and cannot get Android File Transfer to recognize device. Welcome help or suggestions.
Thank you in advance.
David
Same thing happened to me. Don't listen to TWRP about SU. You'll need to do it manually for it to be successful. Follow the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2381582. This won't relock your bootloader. You just need to root it by flashing the SU zip found on one if the "How to root" threads.
natezire71 said:
Same thing happened to me. Don't listen to TWRP about SU. You'll need to do it manually for it to be successful. Follow the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2381582. This won't relock your bootloader. You just need to root it by flashing the SU zip found on one if the "How to root" threads.
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Yeah, youre correct, you have to manually flash twrp. I would suggest running the utility to make youre device boot again, then make sure you have the LATEST twrp, then reboot and flash COMPATIBLE SU and you should be golden. Im not sure about macs though but you should deff be goin the right way.
Thank you, I used that site the last time I got into trouble. Do you or anyone know of a Mac site that will get me out of this rut. I won't have access to a PC for a few days and am anxious to set this tablet up.
Thank you for response,
David
dschaap said:
Thank you, I used that site the last time I got into trouble. Do you or anyone know of a Mac site that will get me out of this rut. I won't have access to a PC for a few days and am anxious to set this tablet up.
Thank you for response,
David
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Give this a try: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2395003
I don't have a Mac, so I don't know if this will help. Only thing I could find.
dschaap said:
Thank you, I used that site the last time I got into trouble. Do you or anyone know of a Mac site that will get me out of this rut. I won't have access to a PC for a few days and am anxious to set this tablet up.
Thank you for response,
David
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If you were able to install using a Mac, then you should have no troubles setting things up again. Avoid toolkits if you can, especially during the early days where things are buggy.
If you put your tablet into fastboot though, you can get started by going ahead and running fastboot -w and then flashing the stock recovery images back on. Sure, you won't have root, but I've found that 1) root doesn't take super nicely unless you're already signed into the tablet anyway, and 2) regardless of 1), once your bootloader is unlocked you might as well get set up and then root afterwards.
Mine did the same thing. What I did to fix was:
1. Go into recovery and format data in the wipe menu.
2. Then factory reset.
3. Restart os.
This was posted by decksy post #11 in tutorial for unlock, recovery, and root thread so if it works thank him.
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my nexus 7 with jwr66y has struck on the screen boot failed
I tried to relock using nexus tool kit and then tried to flash stock rom and relock but unfortunately nexus root kit dint woed boot locker locked rk well and it displayed bootloader locked and failoed to flash stock rom and now all i got was a bootloader screen with locked state..help me
Hey, try to do the same procedure again.
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federer123 said:
but unfortunately nexus root kit dint woed boot locker locked rk well
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Easy for you to say.
I don't know what the point of locking your bootloader would be - especially if you don't have a working ROM on the tablet (stock or otherwise).
If you are trying to go back to stock and never root again, well then: unlock your bootloader, get stock running on your tablet FIRST and only then lock the bootloader after everything else is working.
So, for the moment, unlock the bootloader and get a ROM installed. You can use a toolkit if you want, but using fastboot manually will avoid the "hiding" of any error messages. There are a TON of threads in here on how to do that.
And if you want any kind of decent help, don't use the phrase "it didn't work". That's totally ambiguous - it sort of implies that there is only one possible reason why something went wrong on your tablet, and we all know exactly what that one thing is. Not even close; there are hundreds of things that could have gone wrong.
A far better approach is to detail exactly what you were attempting, and then cut and paste any error messages you observed into your post here on XDA.
Went thru other problems in here but none of them worked.
I'm using Nexus Root Toolkit 1.8.2.
Everything seems to work except when Unlock finishes, it does not go back to "new" state. Everything is still there: all my apps, settings, everything.
I tried another USB port, another USB cable, and then used a different computer and went thru it all again. Same problem.
I made sure I set it to v2 and 4.4.2 KOT49H. Went thru the drivers setup. Everything passed after I followed all the instruction.
I even tried to Root it and still nothing. It reboots, it does everything it's supposed to do. I even watched the video on their webpage about my Nexus. It does exactly as it should, except when it comes out of unlock, apparently it's not unlocked.
Maybe try a different root program?
goofy173 said:
Went thru other problems in here but none of them worked.
I'm using Nexus Root Toolkit 1.8.2.
Everything seems to work except when Unlock finishes, it does not go back to "new" state. Everything is still there: all my apps, settings, everything.
I tried another USB port, another USB cable, and then used a different computer and went thru it all again. Same problem.
I made sure I set it to v2 and 4.4.2 KOT49H. Went thru the drivers setup. Everything passed after I followed all the instruction.
I even tried to Root it and still nothing. It reboots, it does everything it's supposed to do. I even watched the video on their webpage about my Nexus. It does exactly as it should, except when it comes out of unlock, apparently it's not unlocked.
Maybe try a different root program?
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Did you try unlocking manually by using the fastboot drivers? See if that works.
How do I do that? Its that something within Nexus Root Toolkit?
I tried manually putting it into bootloader and then running the toolkit with no luck
I have these options on the bootloader:
Restart Bootloader
Recovery Mode
Power Off
Start
At the bottom I have:
FASTBOOT MODE
PRODUCT NAME - flo
VARIANT - flo 32G
HW VERSION - rev_e
BOOTLOADER VERSION - FLO-04.02
CARRIER INFO - None
SERIAL NUMBER - 05858bae
SIGNING - yes
SECURE BOOT - enabled
LOCK STATE - unlocked
Does that last one mean it's already unlocked?
Here's what I did:
I tried another method. I got the clockwork recovery image, SuperSU and Fastboot.
I opened a command prompt to get it into bootloader but it never worked so I did it manually.
I typed fastboot oem unlock and that worked. It looks like its already unlocked.
Rebooted but all my data was still there.
Then I typed fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.3-flo.img (Now I see WiFi only I was supposed to use 6.0.4.4, oh well)
and it said it was successful. When I rebooted it was back the way it always is, with my data.
I sent ahead with the root by copying SuperSU.zip over to the root directory.
Rebooted to recovery mode
and install teh zip file
It all said it worked but I rebooted and it's still all the same.
Now this would have normally told me it was already rooted, but I tried to install an adblocker the other day that required a rooted tablet, and it said it could perform the install because it wasn't rooted.
So???
Unlocking the bootloader destroys your data. If they're still there, I doubt you successfully unlocked the bootloader. Check by powering down. Boot back up. You should see the word Google followed by an icon of an open lock if you successfully unlocked the bootloader.
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Unlocking the bootloader destroys your data. If they're still there, I doubt you successfully unlocked the bootloader. Check by powering down. Boot back up. You should see the word Google followed by an icon of an open lock if you successfully unlocked the bootloader.
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I've had that open lock icon from when I first got the tablet.
I don't think i can post images.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/is51bsgh11zxkcu/100_1690[1].JPG
I tried 2 other root required apps, one which is for checking if it rooted, and it said it wasn't, and a root-required app also said it wasn't.
Dude you are already unlocked. If it says in bootloader mode that you are unlocked and you have the unlock symbol when you boot you are unlocked. You just need to root. Rooting is is not the same as unlocking your bootloader. To root you can either use a toolkit. Or get the LATEST Supersu flashable zip file. Then download the Supersu app from the play store and update your binaries
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And I've done both of those and neither has rooted it. Says it did it, but when I check it with 2 apps that require a rooted tablet, it says it's not rooted. I dl'ed a root check app and it also says its not rooted. Gonna go thru it again right now.
And it worked with Nexus Root Toolkit and just clicking root and following everything from then on out.
not sure where I messed up. Not even sure that mine came already unlocked now. Maybe I unlocked it the first time I tried?
Anyway, the root checker app said its rooted! Thanks for your help as this is my first root of anything.
I guess since I never lost my data and apps since I first started trying to root this Nexus yesterday, it must have already been unlocked, since from my understanding, unlocking it would have lost the apps and data and took it back to as-new setup.
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I guess since I never lost my data and apps since I first started trying to root this Nexus yesterday, it must have already been unlocked, since from my understanding, unlocking it would have lost the apps and data and took it back to as-new setup.
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Unlocking doesn't delete your apps. But it does delete everything on the internal SD card
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Unlocking doesn't delete your apps. But it does delete everything on the internal SD card
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oh. I figured that was everything. I do remember at one point I had to put my password in manually to connect to my router. Must have been when it unlocked.
Now when I just did my daughter's Nexus 7 (2012) it did erase everything and took it back to original, but she's only had a for a week so she can reinstall everything.