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Help for updating

Hi i have a n7 3g on 4.2.1 rooted..i installed also ota rootkeeper
Now i nave the 422 update downloaded but i ve read the rootkeeper is not functioning on 422 so now if i install the update will my root be safe opening rootkeeper band rerooting with it?
I ve a stock ROM and kernel..just unlock bootloader and root..
sent from rootilapia

I'm also stock rom/kernel, rooted and have cwm recovery, supersu, and voodoo ota rootkeeper. I told ota rootkeeper to backup root. I copied the update file to the N7 and ran the update through cwm recovery. After the update I kept root and kept cwm recovery by answering Yes to a prompt about disabling flashing stock recovery (thus keeping cwm recovery) and Yes to a prompt about recovering root. Very easy overall.

R: Help for updating
Hi to copy the update.zip you used adb or just wired to PC and copied it in the -root of sd?
If i install the update downloaded by the nexus and then run rootkeeper would be good or better install it through recovery?
Really thanks
sent from rootilapia

I downloaded the update (6ece895ecb23.signed-nakasi-JDQ39-from-JOP40D.6ece895e.zip) to my computer and from there to the N7 via usb cable. That way I could easily check the md5 checksum and I don't always trust d/l straight to the N7 although it should work fine. You can even install the zip from the download folder.
Do you have root via Superuser or Supersu? With Supersu and ota rootkeeper (told it to backup root) I kept both root and my cwm recovery. Without them, the update will flash the stock recovery overwriting a custom recovery like cwm or twrp and you will loose root. Even so, you can re-root after getting 4.2.2 and you can install a custom recovery.
I'm not sure if Superuser or twrp recovery gives the same results as I had, but the setup I posted above works beautifully. You do need to backup root with rootkeeper before flashing the update.

i lost root after updating even with rootkeeper. i simply flashed the supersu file i already had on my sd and all is fine

R: Help for updating
I have supersu and i ve configured rootkeeper when just installed means i checked everything
So now if i download the update for nakasig and install it through cwm and then put super su.apk in root of SD and then open rootkeeper and restore root will work?
sent from rootilapia

Retaining Root on 4.4

Well I flashed 4.4 successfully using TWRP. But some how or another I've unrooted myself. I've tried everything that I can (aside from messing with ADB and the SDK directly) and I can't figure out how to re-root the device.
Help!

Install TWRP again if it's gone and then flash SuperSU

tom1807 said:
Install TWRP again if it's gone and then flash SuperSU
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No dice. Says I'm unrooted.
Managed to get it working. Koush's Superuser app doesn't work for some reason. SuperSU does. I just hope they fixed the glitches with it causing unnecessary battery drain.

What were your steps?
You can obtain the last flashable zip file from here
Ok, you edited your post, so my one is obsolete

lost root after 4.4.2 upgrade, cant re-root

hello guys,
I had 4.4.1 rom+kernel stock, rooted and custom recovery, after the OTA to 4.4.2 lost my root and recovery.
tried re-root with wug's but it gets stuck on "pushing root file to you device".
got superSU application but cant remove it because its system application.
Is there a way to root it?
thanks.

Same here except i had cwm touch latest. It seems i have lost my recovery too. If i try and boot into the recovery menu i get the open hood android with a red triangle.
No custom kernel only custom recovery.
Sent from my Nexus 7 (2012)

I lost my custom recovery too. But I just reflashed it (adb reboot bootloader, then flashed a downloaded custom recovery via fastboot), and then reflashed SuperSU as well.
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I'm having the same problem. Root undone, and recovery went back to stock. Custom recovery doesn't stick after reboot.

santoshgs said:
I'm having the same problem. Root undone, and recovery went back to stock. Custom recovery doesn't stick after reboot.
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I was in the same situation after my OTA of 4.4.2
I had nexus root toolkit, tried to put in twrp with it failed.
Then updated to the latest nrt and then I could flash the latest twrp, havent tried cwm.
and eventually got the root back using nrt

7thAkash said:
I was in the same situation after my OTA of 4.4.2
I had nexus root toolkit, tried to put in twrp with it failed.
Then updated to the latest nrt and then I could flash the latest twrp, havent tried cwm.
and eventually got the root back using nrt
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Ah, glad that it worked! ^_^
santoshgs said:
I'm having the same problem. Root undone, and recovery went back to stock. Custom recovery doesn't stick after reboot.
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Found the solution to my problem. Used CF Auto Root instead of manually flashing SuperSU again. Cheers guys!
http://download.chainfire.eu/363/CF...merhead-hammerhead-nexus5.zip?retrieve_file=1

Same thing happened to me. just use fastboot to flash CWM, then before you reboot go into the recovery. then next time you reboot it will still be there. For some reason if I flash the recovery then reboot without entering recovery it will loose the recovery.
Once you have the recovery back, just flash the SuperSU binary through CWM.
Also, IMHO, dont use toolkits... you dont really know whats going on when you use those. Learn to use ADB & fastboot. They are really simple to use and you will be better able to help yourself when you have problems in the future.

Problem with rooting

Hello, I'm having problems with rooting my S4 i9505.
I've rooted it before, but I installed a new stock rom, so I needed to root the new rom too.
I installed custom recovery via ODIN, and that worked fine.
Then I booted into the recovery, and selected SuperSU.zip or whatever it's named, installed that.
When the ROM boots up, it gives SuperSU has stopped working error, and when I update superSU via google play, it gives me error that binaries are not installed.
So what am I doing wrong, and what should I do to root the phone?

braien334 said:
Hello, I'm having problems with rooting my S4 i9505.
I've rooted it before, but I installed a new stock rom, so I needed to root the new rom too.
I installed custom recovery via ODIN, and that worked fine.
Then I booted into the recovery, and selected SuperSU.zip or whatever it's named, installed that.
When the ROM boots up, it gives SuperSU has stopped working error, and when I update superSU via google play, it gives me error that binaries are not installed.
So what am I doing wrong, and what should I do to root the phone?
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If your phone doesn't rooted yet , use the towelroot application it's should root your phone right

You can find an option in the recovery to root your phone. Atleast in Philz there is that option. After that install supersu from the playstore.

I flashed Chainfire-auto root with odin, that worked.

PHH's Root Disappeared

Hi Guys.
As the title suggests root access suddenly disappeared from my nexus 6p yesterday.
DigitalHigh rom 7.0 was flashed through the latest twrp (3.0.2-2) and everything was running fine. I got the notification that the SU binary is out of date from PHH's SuperUser. Opened it but nothing really happened. So I downloaded superSU and suddenly it prompted me that the device isn't rooted. Being unfamiliar with PHH's SU I decided to flash the latest SuperSu through TWRP but the phone wouldn't boot.
Right now it has been restored to a backup taken just before flashing SuperSU which means everything is running fine and even android pay works however there's no root access. Is there something specific that might have caused this?
Are there any ways to re-gain root?
Haven't gone through the process of a clean flash yet as the phone is needed for work however even if all of that is done the SU binary will still need to be updated. Is there a different method for updating PHH's root?
So far I have tried clearing cache etc. but noting worked.

apostol96t said:
Are there any ways to re-gain root?
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Phhusson's superuser and SuperSU don't mix. If you're back to booted, but not rooted with Phh, you'll need to either flash one of the Nougat boot images from the nexus/angler folder or the latest superuser.zip (I think the latest is r229) from http://superuser.phh.me