i know there's a thread dedicated to it but since i don't meet the post quota, i can't ask in that thread. :crying:
i can't seem to update through the built-in updater. since the author doesn't seem to want to update the latest version for download, the only option to get the latest version is through the built-in updater which can't seem to ever find a server for me.
i can't seem to get my nexus 7 4.1.2 to root. it goes through the motion but when it's done i'm still not root. i was rooted when it was 4.1.1. on system update to 4.1.2, it kept the bootloader unlocked. i don't want to 'reformat' my nexus 7 again using the unlock bootloader option. :silly:
i tried wug's rootkit but it couldn't even finish doing a backup.
Boot into a custom recovery and flash either SuperSU or Superuser. This is completely trivial and is why you shouldn't use toolkits.
crachel - thanks! all i did was download and installed 'voodoo ota rootkeeper v2.0.3' from google play store. it installed something called 'supersu' in my apps list. everything seems to be rooted now. :highfive:
i didn't install a 'custom recovery' or had to flash either 'SuperSU' or 'Superuser.'
Hi,
I had rooted my N7 with the Wug's toolkit back when i received it. I did not select CWM at that time (i was crazy).
Since rooted people cannot apply the OTA 4.1.2 update, I have been trying various methods to get into recovery (a common problem with rooted devices).
Nothing seemed to work so I decided to re-run the process of root from the toolkit. during the process, whenever the toolkit rebooted to bootloader, my device would just stay on the fastboot menu. the toolkit showed as if it was pushing the binaries etc and doing its thing, and then rebooted the device back to normal (i had opted the CWM this time to right my wrongs).
After the process, when i checked for Super User, it failed to install updates. Upon checking with 'root checker', it said this device is not properly rooted.
I can boot into CWM recovery now but is doesn't allow me to install the update manually.
Another weird thing is that although i'm still on 4.1.1 JRO03D, the system update prompts have gone and on manually check for updates in settings, it says that my system is up to date!
Please help!
This is the WRONG section.....again....
I had the same problem, you should flash the old bootloader with a toolkit, search for a guide...
this may have been asked, but i'm new to the nexus 7. i rooted it right away, and put TWRP on. probably shouldn't have but i like doing nandroids. i was excited for the OTA and want to just install it since my tab got it, but it won't obviously since i've got a custom recovery (duh i should've thought of that..) and i don't want to go flashing roms yet (i like keeping everything stock right away, it's so smooth)
so my question is, is there a way to go back and flash the stock recovery somehow so i can OTA, then put TWRP back on? i can't find the stock file to fastboot flash or anything
You can either download the OTA update manually and flash via TWRP. or do a full 4.2 stock ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1989158
Warning: there have been mixed results from the early adopters on the OTA patch. I was running 4.1.2, TWRP, and SuperSU. I lost both SuperSU and TWRP when I upgraded and a handfull of apps are not working right with the new multi user file structure.
The way I did it was
1) Download the OTA zip from the thread I posted above
2) Moved that to SD Card (I moved via Google Drive, you can use USB if you want) I did the whole thing while waiting for a flight without a computer handy
3) Reboot to TWRP Recovery
4) Flash OTA Zip
To get Root and TWRP back I did the following (note, I have SuperSU pro and the survival mode was checked)
1) disabled SuperSU and reenabled which prompted to update Binaries
2) flashed TWRP via ROM Toolbox
kangy said:
You can either download the OTA update manually and flash via TWRP. or do a full 4.2 stock ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1989158
Warning: there have been mixed results from the early adopters on the OTA patch. I was running 4.1.2, TWRP, and SuperSU. I lost both SuperSU and TWRP when I upgraded and a handfull of apps are not working right with the new multi user file structure.
The way I did it was
1) Download the OTA zip from the thread I posted above
2) Moved that to SD Card (I moved via Google Drive, you can use USB if you want) I did the whole thing while waiting for a flight without a computer handy
3) Reboot to TWRP Recovery
4) Flash OTA Zip
To get Root and TWRP back I did the following (note, I have SuperSU pro and the survival mode was checked)
1) disabled SuperSU and reenabled which prompted to update Binaries
2) flashed TWRP via ROM Toolbox
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thanks kangy! i also lost both when i flashed.
the reason it didn't work was that i frogot i played with my build.prop and had apps frozen on titanium.
so i disabled and reenabled SuperSU, but no prompt to update.
i'm using rom toolbox now to install but it keeps telling me install failed...basically because it doesn't have root i presume. any ideas?
Alright try this.
Go to SuperSU settings and and click on Reinstall under Cleanup, it will give you a prompt and tell you it will self close and to re-install from the market. (Mine never fully uninstalled which I assume is due to it being flashed to ROM, I checked under the App manager and it only had a downgrade option so) Anywho. If it did uninstall go ahead and redownload it from the market, if it didn't check the market anyway, the Dev published and update for it to help with 4.2 multi users.
Once you get it reinstalled and/or updated from the market go back to the settings and Toggle off Enable Superuser, close the app, re-open and then re-enable superuser. You probably will want to give it a reboot at this point. (Ive restarted my device a hundred times since going to 4.2 from trying to work through the bugs. Once you restart test a root app. I used Adaway for the test. Important, if the app fails or gives an error about not having root, try again. After I went through all of those motions SuperSU was pretty slow for a while with giving root access, usually the second request from the app wakes it up. Since then though it is back to being snappy with zero lag.
Yes, the reason you can't flash TWRP through ROM Toolbox is that requires root. Once you get your SuperSU working try flashing the latest TWRP again, it should only take a few seconds to flash. Let me know how it goes, I'm subscribed to the thread. I may not be the smartest guy on XDA but you are in the same exact boat I was last night!
jayochs said:
thanks kangy! i also lost both when i flashed.
the reason it didn't work was that i frogot i played with my build.prop and had apps frozen on titanium.
so i disabled and reenabled SuperSU, but no prompt to update.
i'm using rom toolbox now to install but it keeps telling me install failed...basically because it doesn't have root i presume. any ideas?
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First, determine if you have root or not. Open TiBackup, if it opens correctly and you can see all your apps listed, you have root. Otherwise it will say "Failed to obtain root," and quit.
If you have root, then great. If not, you can flash the SuperSU zip in TWRP/CWM: http://download.chainfire.eu/282/SuperSU/CWM-SuperSU-v0.98.zip
I haven't tried flashing superSU, I've always flashed Superuser zip [google "superuser zip"], and then installed superSU from Play store.
Once you have root..
Go to Settings > Security and check allow installation from non-market apps, and uncheck the security feature that checks all apps for being malicious.
Then try it. If you still cannot restore apps, you might have to install them with adb.
I just updated someone's N7 to 4.2, and as usual I backed up everything in TiBackup.
Then I backed up the TitaniumBackup directory [because I had to do a full factory reset].
I then extracted all the .apk.gz files with gunzip. [in linux OR adb: $ gunzip *.apk.gz -- for windows, I suppose you would have to use 7-Zip].
Then I tried to install with pm:
Code:
for i in *.apk; do pm install $i; done
But every one was giving me an error, INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_URI, I couldn't figure it out. Found a thread said to chmod 755 /data/local, but that did not fix it.
So what I had to do, was on my linux PC:
Code:
for i in *.apk;
do adb install "$i"
done
So I finally was able to batch install my apk files.
after that I restored all apps data.
Nandroid back ups not possible after 4.2 update
After updating my rooted N7 to 4.2 OTA I re-rooted using Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit 1.5.5 and realized that Nandroid back ups are failing.
I had no problem creating such back ups while on 4.1.2 and using his Toolkit 1.5.3. I guess the reason may be that the 1.5.5 Toolkit does not have the latest build incorporated.
Yordan5 said:
After updating my rooted N7 to 4.2 OTA I re-rooted using Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit 1.5.5 and realized that Nandroid back ups are failing.
I had no problem creating such back ups while on 4.1.2 and using his Toolkit 1.5.3. I guess the reason may be that the 1.5.5 Toolkit does not have the latest build incorporated.
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why are you even using a toolkit? it's a nexus!...
Root by flashing Superuser zip or superSU zip in CWM/TWRP.
Make nandroid backups in CWM/TWRP, and you should have no problem.
mvmacd said:
why are you even using a toolkit? it's a nexus!...
Root by flashing Superuser zip or superSU zip in CWM/TWRP.
Make nandroid backups in CWM/TWRP, and you should have no problem.
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NRTK 1.5.5 would not flash the 4.2 custom rom I fed it either. Just kept stalling out with errors that it could not find the zip file.
So I booted into TWRP and flashed it with no problem at all.
I also did backup in TWRP and checked everything but saw no mention that is was a Nandroid backup. How can I be sure?
i'm trying to nandroid back to a 4.1.2 nandroid i have, problem is, twrp has different directories for nandroids in 4.2 than 4.1.2...so it can't find the old nandroids and i can't find the 4.2 dir where twrp stores them now. ugh. such a damn headache for an update that it turns out i didn't want lol
Read my post below, I was having the same problem but got back on 4.1.2. You have to use the twrp explorer and relocate the twrp files since 4.2 moved them.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992552
Nandroid Downgrade from 4.2 to 4.1.2
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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..
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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
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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
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