Ok so today I tried my hand at rooting for the first time with my Galaxy S4. I used motochopper,and installed Superuser onto my device. I used Root Checker to see if I was fully rooted, but it said I wasn't. Then I opened up Superuser and it told me I need to update the binary. I pressed install but it didn't work; I keep getting a message that tells me there was an error and I need to send a log file to the developer. I have no idea what this entails, nor how to do it. Did I do something wrong? Why am I not fully rooted? How can I fix this?(if possible)
LieutenantCheeze said:
Ok so today I tried my hand at rooting for the first time with my Galaxy S4. I used motochopper,and installed Superuser onto my device. I used Root Checker to see if I was fully rooted, but it said I wasn't. Then I opened up Superuser and it told me I need to update the binary. I pressed install but it didn't work; I keep getting a message that tells me there was an error and I need to send a log file to the developer. I have no idea what this entails, nor how to do it. Did I do something wrong? Why am I not fully rooted? How can I fix this?(if possible)
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Motochopper was meant for MDC, if you are running MDL or MF9 you should use CF's Autoroot.
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Hello everyone, I'm a returning (or more so new) user who's been here since the tytn2 days but gone rogue for awhile. Recently I've picked up an s4 through my contract renewal and stepped into a few hickups on rooting. beforehand, i've been on the iphone for a long time and only recently gotten somewhat recognized into the android platform with the note 10.1 before getting the s4 so i'm not completely new to it, but still a noob when it comes to fixing recurring problems when it comes to rooting. Anyways... For the past week i've tried the motochopper method to root my galaxy s4 with unsuccessful results as each time i've tried it the string: "[-] Failure." would occur every time i got it to run.
Methods of rooting:
- Particularly, motochopper was the only method of rooting that i've tried and it did install the superuser apk, however when i'm prompted to install the superuser binary update within the app the following error, "There was an error installing superuser. Please send a log of the error to the developer" always occurs. installing SuperSU and attempting to use it also didn't work as it will prompt me, "There is no binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a problem!"
Notable things:
- I've updated my phone to the most recent firmware from att as of 4 days ago. I'm aware that this is most likely the cause of my difficulties and i was foolish to not read beforehand about the update blocking root :/.
- My phone is the galaxy s4 version sgh-i337 from AT&T US
- Baseband number is i337UCUAMF3. I'm also aware that this is the version that everyone's having trouble with for those trying to root.
- After the root attempt, i've read up on a few things regarding my issue as well as a couple of posts within the motochopper thread where some people had trouble rooting. After which i figured out that the update blocked root.
- I strongly do not want to factory reset my phone and have to back up everything but, if necessary, then i will.
- So far with the information I've read I couldn't find many clear answers which is why I ended up making this thread.
- Even with the experience that I had with the note 10.1 i'm still fairly new to android, so my apologies if all of this sounds ignorant or.. "newbish".
Problems I've come across:
- Using root checker pro i've compiled the detailed results on the bottom. It should also be noted that i was prompted, "root access not properly configured or was not granted." It will say that superuser was not installed but I can assure that it's on my app drawer.
Code:
Root Access is not properly configured or was not granted.
Super User Applications Status:
Superuser application - is NOT installed.
SuperSU application - version 1.41 - is installed!
System File Properties for Root Access:
Standard Location
Check Command: ls -l /system/bin/su:
Result: /system/bin/su: No such file or directory
Analysis: File /system/bin/su does not exist.
Standard Location
Check Command: ls -l /system/xbin/su:
Result: /system/xbin/su: No such file or directory
Analysis: File /system/xbin/su does not exist.
Alternative Location
Check Command: ls -l /sbin/su:
Result: /sbin/su: Permission denied
Analysis: File system permissions restricted and denied access.
Alternative Location
Check Command: ls -l /system/xbin/sudo:
Result: /system/xbin/sudo: No such file or directory
Analysis: File /system/xbin/sudo does not exist.
Root User ID and Group ID Status:
SU binary not found or not operating properly
System Environment PATH: /sbin /vendor/bin /system/sbin /system/bin /system/xbin
ADB Shell Default User:
ADB shell setting for standard access, stored in default.prop, is configured as: shell (non root) user - ro.secure=1
- For reference, i've also tried an app that required root (GMusicFS) but it tells me "Device is not rooted"
- I read up on the site how to use odin to remove the root but my current baseband doesn't match the baseband of the md5 files supplied as the end letters like MDL do not match with my own which are MF3. My fears are that i'll brick it, especially if it isn't necessary to do so given that my root went unsuccessful.
- Tried using the Updater to see if it tells me that my phone is up to date after attempting the root, but after being stuck on "contacting DM server" for a good 10 minutes and force closing it, it prompted me that the process was interrupted and that the phone was up to date. What worries me is that the updater may or may not be broken after the root attempt
General Questions:
- Is it necessary to unroot my phone given that there is no root present to begin with? or will there be any recurring problems if i don't do so?
- Is the updater to my phone broken because of the root attempt or is it something else?
- Will Odin brick my phone if i use it with the current files and should i wait until an mf3 file shows up if i need to unroot? (my common sense tells me that if i do it will brick it, but i want to get someone else's opinion on it if it's possible)
- Can i remove the superuser app manually and will it be safe if i do it?
- Did the root attempt on motochopper work to a certain point or did it not go through at all?
- When is it expected that we'll see a fix for the mf3 baseband and see a root program for it? I'm aware that it locks the bootloader too and some deeming it impossible at the moment but i'm just curious.
Any help to these questions is very much appreciated and if there's anything that i've missed to which you need more info on i'd be glad to respond.
You cant downgrade...once on mf3 your stuck, odin will instantly fail when trying ti flash if your on mf3. Lastly there is no current root methid for mf3...so you will just have to wait for a new exploit..
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mg2195 said:
You cant downgrade...once on mf3 your stuck, odin will instantly fail when trying ti flash if your on mf3. Lastly there is no current root methid for mf3...so you will just have to wait for a new exploit..
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Thank you for replying, i didn't know that about odin. So because of this it also means that nothing got changed except just adding the superuser apk on my phone then, right? Seeing that i can't even use odin and the root doesn't go through on mf3 anyway, i don't need to unroot for any reason or factory reset except if the root went through successfully and i wanted to remove it correct?
Is there still not a way to unroot when youre on mf3?
Zamdam1 said:
Is there still not a way to unroot when youre on mf3?
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You should have super su on your phone. There is an unroot feature in it. Many have reported success unrooting with it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45301834
jd1639 said:
You should have super su on your phone. There is an unroot feature in it. Many have reported success unrooting with it.
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Well, i removed supersu somehow.. i guess i should try this again and then try and use supersu to unroot it.
Why don'y you just read the information already available in this forum. Especially the "pinned" threads in 'General" and "Q & A" sections. Also read the threads with MF3 in the title. ALL of the questions you asked are answered in detail in those threads, plus you will learn a lot more about the phone while reading the threads. Good luck.
Read through this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432876&page=2
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Why don'y you just read the information already available in this forum. Especially the "pinned" threads in 'General" and "Q & A" sections. Also read the threads with MF3 in the title. ALL of the questions you asked are answered in detail in those threads, plus you will learn a lot more about the phone while reading the threads. Good luck.
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I've read quite a lot actually, that's why i made this thread at the time mostly to clear some glaring concerns I had being new to this. Since then though the MF3 update was able to be rooted and most of my questions and concerns were answered. I appreciate the help.
skullstrider said:
I've read quite a lot actually, that's why i made this thread at the time mostly to clear some glaring concerns I had being new to this. Since then though the MF3 update was able to be rooted and most of my questions and concerns were answered. I appreciate the help.
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Also notice SuperSU upgraded to 1.60. I noticed you posted an older version which may be incompatible with latest MF3 update. :S
In short motochopper rooting method DOES NOT work with MF3. I know a lot of people are tired of saying that but I'll be the one this time to remind you haha. But it looks like you figured that out and moved on to jortex's rooting method.
Just know there is no way to ODIN it back like on the old MDL update.
haremmon said:
Also notice SuperSU upgraded to 1.60. I noticed you posted an older version which may be incompatible with latest MF3 update. :S
In short motochopper rooting method DOES NOT work with MF3. I know a lot of people are tired of saying that but I'll be the one this time to remind you haha. But it looks like you figured that out and moved on to jortex's rooting method.
Just know there is no way to ODIN it back like on the old MDL update.
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well.. for some reason the jortex method did reinstall supersu.. i used motochopper to install the superuser app. im guessing there is no unroot option in that app.. oh well. i will just keep it rooted until they release the fw for mf3..
Zamdam1 said:
well.. for some reason the jortex method did reinstall supersu.. i used motochopper to install the superuser app. im guessing there is no unroot option in that app.. oh well. i will just keep it rooted until they release the fw for mf3..
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Are you trying to unroot? Try following this post I made on the other thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45340743&postcount=12
I know this has been asked many times, yet the answers are always different.
I got an S4 1337m the day it released in Canada. I am on Sasktel. On day 2 or so of ownership I applied the motochopper method to root the phone. No custom recovery, no other changes, merely rooted.
How can I get the phone to accept OTA updates? It says the device is modified. I've tried removing su, uninstalling SuperSu, unfreezing all apps. It always reports modified.
Thanks!
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I know this has been asked many times, yet the answers are always different.
I got an S4 1337m the day it released in Canada. I am on Sasktel. On day 2 or so of ownership I applied the motochopper method to root the phone. No custom recovery, no other changes, merely rooted.
How can I get the phone to accept OTA updates? It says the device is modified. I've tried removing su, uninstalling SuperSu, unfreezing all apps. It always reports modified.
Thanks!
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Easiest way IMO:
a) Install Samsung Kies on your PC , connect your fully charged S4 (I did it with 70%) to your PC (with the provided USB cable from Samsung, I had problem using a $1.00 USB cable from ebay), Samsung Kies should then tell you a new firmware is available with a an option to proceed with the installation.
b) Root your phone with THIS CF Autoroot: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2293800
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Easiest way IMO:
a) Install Samsung Kies on your PC , connect your fully charged S4 (I did it with 70%) to your PC (with the provided USB cable from Samsung, I had problem using a $1.00 USB cable from ebay), Samsung Kies should then tell you a new firmware is available with a an option to proceed with the installation.
b) Root your phone with THIS CF Autoroot: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2293800
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This worked perfectly. Thanks! I honestly thought Kies was worth ignoring, turned out pretty simple and clean to update the phone with. It ignored the 'modified' status of the device. I hope this saves others time since other solutions to this had me removing su, freezing some apps, unfreezing others, etc.
I wanted to root my phone so I can add more apps to the multiwindow feature. I downloaded samsung multi window manager, and I also downloaded superuser. Everything worked fine until I open superuser, asks me to update the superuser binary. I installed and it says "There was an error installing superuser. Please send a log of the error to the developer." Help please?
My phone is the AT&T S4, and pardon me if I don't know about much tech lingo, so please be very clear lol. It is my first time trying it. Thanks.
swimtech4me said:
I wanted to root my phone so I can add more apps to the multiwindow feature. I downloaded samsung multi window manager, and I also downloaded superuser. Everything worked fine until I open superuser, asks me to update the superuser binary. I installed and it says "There was an error installing superuser. Please send a log of the error to the developer." Help please?
My phone is the AT&T S4, and pardon me if I don't know about much tech lingo, so please be very clear lol. It is my first time trying it. Thanks.
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You aren't rooted.
Just downloading and installing SuperUser does not root a phone.
See this -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2419762
tech_head said:
You aren't rooted.
Just downloading and installing SuperUser does not root a phone.
See this -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2419762
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How do I know which of these models apply to me? I have the sgh i337
swimtech4me said:
How do I know which of these models apply to me? I have the sgh i337
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Dude, your in the wrong forum. You don't have any of those devices you have an i337. Goto the att s4 forum
Edit. Read all of this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42320391
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2460626
This is a way easier method no SD card required.
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jd1639 said:
Dude, your in the wrong forum. You don't have any of those devices you have an i337. Goto the att s4 forum
Edit. Read all of this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42320391
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On that same link it showed a video as an easy guide. The host downloaded the root checker while the one I downloaded was superuser. Is downloading the other one gonna interfere with the system?
swimtech4me said:
On that same link it showed a video as an easy guide. The host downloaded the root checker while the one I downloaded was superuser. Is downloading the other one gonna interfere with the system?
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They're two different things. Root checker just checks if you have root. You need to root your device first. The kango root method seems to be the easiest. See the post and link just above yours by hovax
It worked!!
The Kingo Root proved to be much more beneficial and easier than going through all the steps! I'm so happy thanks to all of you for your help. :good::laugh:
Hey there everyone,
Just picked up my first smartphone, and obviously the first thing I had to do with it is install a different rom. I was able to get the one from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2349077
To install just fine on my Canada SGH-I337m phone. It says one of the features of it is root privileges, and I can see SuperSU installed on the phone, but any app that actually tries to access root functions seem to just get turned away. I've tried both OpenVPN Installer and AdAway and OpenVPN is the only app that gives any helpful logs.
When I try to install it, it just fails and in the logs it's saying that /system/ is still read only even after being granted privileges by SuperSU.
Just wondering if I'm making a mistake or if I needed to do something on the phone before the root will work. I've already tried reinstalling SuperSU to no avail, and using the Motochopper root app ended up with a boot loop after it finished.
Open SuperSU and update binaries see if that doesn't cure your issue
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Yep, one of the first things I did when it didn't work was update SuperSU where it has you download/install it again from the store, which put me on version 1.65 which I believe is the latest version.
For a Canadian phone you will need to use CF-Auto root. However, trying to root a phone that is already supposed to be rooted can cause problems. I suggest you go to the CF Auto Root thread in the Original Development section and read the thread to see if any additional information or tips are given for your situation. Also, depending on the ROM you installed, you might need to install a Kernel specific for your phone to get full functionality. Again, this can be determines by reading the thread from where you got the ROM from. Good luck.
first of i'm new here and i wanna say thanks in advance for taking the time to read this and helping me
iv been trying to root my phone for the last couple days i try to look for somebody with similar problems to me and cant fin it
my phone is a galaxy s4 model sgh-i337 android 4.2.2 base band i337UCUAMF3
i try the sd method and it did install superuser than i downloaded root checker but it says sorry this device does not have proper root access
i try it like 2 more times with sd and just gave up so i try it with Kingo Root and it went trough again check with Root checker but same massage can someone tell me what i'm doing wrong any help greatly appreciated
When you booted did you open the superuser app and update the binaries?