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[SOLVED]Lost root after flashing SmoothROM 4.4

Hey guys. I got my grouper yesterday, I'm hoping for a warm welcome
The first thing I did when I took it out of the box was fire it up, unlocked and rooted. When I rooted, I flashed SuperSU flashable. I also flashed CWM touch. After that I flashed SmoothROM 4.4, and I was solid. I installed all of my usual apps, then went to do what I call debloating, (Looking for apps I don't use such as voicedialer.apk, and deleting them) using root browser (/system/app). I noticed it wouldn't delete, then tried another app that requires root permissions. Nothing. I got suspicious, then re-downloaded root checker. "Sorry! You're device does not have proper root access!" What happened? Is this just me, or is this a widespread problem with this ROM? I'd like to keep this ROM if possible. Is there a way to re-root my device (more or less)? Thanks, a response or any help would be very much appreciated.

Also, sorry if this is in the wrong section, forums are so damn confusing. Mods, feel free to move this to the right spot if it ends up being the wrong spot.

Re: Lost root after flashing SmoothROM 4.4
Solved. It was SuperSU. Remove it, then switch to superuser instead.
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4.3 cm-10.2

Has anyone tried the 4.3 cm10.2 ROMs found over here (http://androidhosting.org/Devs/Dhacker29/cm-10.2/)? I was going to give it a go last night but for some reason my device got stuck on the "warning your boot loader is unlocked" screen and had to use Matt's utility to give it life... I may give it a try tonight when I'm not expecting any calls...
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Yeah, I'm running the latest version of it now. I had the same problem. What worked for me was the following:
1. Wipe everything - system, data and both types of cache.
2. Install CM 10.2 and NOTHING else. Boot the ROM. It should go through now.
3. Once you get to the main screen, reboot into recovery.
4. Install the 4.3 GAPPS version. Reboot, get to the main screen and reboot into recovery.
5. Now flash the 4.3 version of Supersu for CM 10.2
6. Boot one last time into CM 10.2
All the links for everything you need can be found with a Google search. Later I may edit this post to include those links.
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Thank you kindly for the reply... I got it booting finally but couldn't get su permission on TiB and what not... I didn't know about needing the 4.3 su ...I'll flash that now... again thank you kindly
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TWRP isn't supported either from what I understand. You need to run CWM.

Any time I install 4.3, it won't reboot. It starts up initially, but I can't get it to get past the Motorola logo upon second boot.
I have tried the normal install method and this method.
Then recovery doesn't see the /data folder so something is wrong with the 4.3 install I presume.
Does it change the location of data?

Yeah I Tried It But It Had No Sound So I Changed Over To 4.2.2 AOKP.

grtechguy said:
TWRP isn't supported either from what I understand. You need to run CWM.
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I was using CWM on my first attempt... this time around I switched to TWRP...
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grtechguy said:
TWRP isn't supported either from what I understand. You need to run CWM.
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I use TWRP, works ok. Got sound, data, everything working fine. Battery life sucks, but no surprise there.

My 2c
I'm running it right now. I must have missed the part about flashing SuperSu, because I can't do anything as root. I had trouble the first time I flashed with the phone bootlooping, but I flashed again and that fixed it. Battery life is somewhat poor, but I just found the performance page today (Icon was different, silly me!) so we'll see how it goes with a different governor. I've been having issues with Navigation and Bluetooth audio on anything except stock. Bluetooth audio locks the phone and I have to soft-reset it. Navigation crashes if you try to multi-task while using it.

jeally beans aosp kit kat phone rebooting HELP! !

I followed the guides rooted my phone,I followed the instructions word for word installed superstrap, and loaded jeally beans on there. Now all my phone does it constantly restart, every app on there will crash very very quickly, I can't make calls without a reboot, and I can get anywhere from 30seconds to 30 minutes of usage and then a reboot.
I tried clearing the cash and the dalvik cache as well as fixing permissions, from within safestrap. none of those things worked. I also tried searching but I couldn't find anything relevent. Did I miss something? what can I do to fix this, because when this rom works I really like it.
EDIT: Forgot to mention this is a Verizon phone

What rom did u flash???
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woops, [Rom][4.3][MJE] Jelly 'Beans' - Build 6 [01/01/14] AOSP/KitKat Themed || Game Changing

do a clean reflash?

JustusIV said:
do a clean reflash?
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also were you on MJE before you tried to flash this?

yes and yes

ok, I have noticed that if I boot into the Jelly Beans Rom and I connect my phone to the Kingo andriod root app it says that I'm not rooted (I can't get the phone to not crash long enough for me to check with the root checker app), but when I restart with the phone and load the stock rooted rom everything checks out with Kingo and the root checker app.
Also if I switch from one the jelly beans rom to the stock rom the phone will continually crash/reboot as well. it will only stop if I boot to the stock rom after leaving the phone off for a couple of hours. Any suggestions?

Anyone having problems with the NAE hotspot mod??

I rooted my nae phone n then pushed the files n now when I update apps they crash like Twitter in order for then to work I have to go back to stock hotspot then re push the modded files
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Anyone ? Like when a app updates it stops working with the hotspot mod
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13jkilgo said:
Anyone ? Like when a app updates it stops working with the hotspot mod
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Same problem here, I flashed 4.4 to my phone via ODEN, then did an autoroot. Installing / updating apps works fine. After doing the hotspot mod, any apps that are updated or downloaded will crash when you try to open them.
Hope there is a fix soon

Yeah I know I still haven't figured it out other than I just have to pull the files out n repush the stock files to update apps
Hopefully soon
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I had this same issue with NAE hotspot files. CFautoroot worked fine... phone is cool until I installed the hotspot mod files. Every app that updated would become inop with the unfortunately this POS app has crashed and now I going to give you the middle finger etc..etc.... All the apps had the same details in the error report. Had to Reflash NAE because it got so bad I couldn't get to file explore to replace the modded service files. I was applying the hot spot mod by replacing the files using a file explore app.
I installed TWRP to try the recommended method of installing by flashing the .zip through recovery and havn't had a single issue since
Stock 4.4.2 (NAE)
rooted with CFautoroot
TWRP installed through goomanager

rpm429 said:
I had this same issue with NAE hotspot files. CFautoroot worked fine... phone is cool until I installed the hotspot mod files. Every app that updated would become inop with the unfortunately this POS app has crashed and now I going to give you the middle finger etc..etc.... All the apps had the same details in the error report. Had to Reflash NAE because it got so bad I couldn't get to file explore to replace the modded service files. I was applying the hot spot mod by replacing the files using a file explore app.
I installed TWRP to try the recommended method of installing by flashing the .zip through recovery and havn't had a single issue since
Stock 4.4.2 (NAE)
rooted with CFautoroot
TWRP installed through goomanager
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Do you have to be unlocked to use TWRP or can i just install it straight from the play store??
thanks!

13jkilgo said:
Do you have to be unlocked to use TWRP or can i just install it straight from the play store??
thanks!
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I figured it out thanks for the help! disregard the comment above

Figured out how?
13jkilgo said:
I figured it out thanks for the help! disregard the comment above
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you wanna share how you figured it out? can you install straight from the play store?

SteveAnthonyL20 said:
you wanna share how you figured it out? can you install straight from the play store?
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you have to download goomanager in the play store first and watch this video how to install TWRP
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBQTx8FmTtk
Hotspot mod files - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2653666
and then get the zip file for the hotspot mod and put it onto your external sd and go to recovery mode and hit install and then find
your file on your sdcard and swip to install.
Remember to always create a nandriod backup first before flashing the mod!
Hope that helps!

13jkilgo said:
you have to download goomanager in the play store first and watch this video how to install TWRP
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBQTx8FmTtk
Hotspot mod files - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2653666
and then get the zip file for the hotspot mod and put it onto your external sd and go to recovery mode and hit install and then find
your file on your sdcard and swip to install.
Remember to always create a nandriod backup first before flashing the mod!
Hope that helps!
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Will I be able to install this recovery successfully on 4.4.2, I have successfully rooted but I am on Baseband: L720VPUFNAE...I am guess the NAE hotspot hack but I am not totally sure which hotspot file to get.

SteveAnthonyL20 said:
Will I be able to install this recovery successfully on 4.4.2, I have successfully rooted but I am on Baseband: L720VPUFNAE...I am guess the NAE hotspot hack but I am not totally sure which hotspot file to get.
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yeah you can install the recovery successfully and and your phone is odexed if its a stock rooted rom unless its a custom rom then it would be deodexed

13jkilgo said:
yeah you can install the recovery successfully and and your phone is odexed if its a stock rooted rom unless its a custom rom then it would be deodexed
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Ok, my apologies, but were the past couple posts directed to the main issue? I got a lil thrown off, but assuming liek everyone else, I am no longer able to open newly installed apps. I can get as far as installing them. But when i try to open them, it force closes " Unfortunately, BlahBlah has stopped ". This be resolved or still a wondering issue?

Resolved by flashing the mod thru twrp recovery basically use Odin and put the twrp tar in pda n flash that and after that is done put the hot spot zip file on your sdcard Then go into recovery n hit install find the zip file and let it install
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HotSpot won't activate
I have used root explorer to copy hotspot hack file to framework, then I was getting app crash so flashed stock firmware L720VPUFNAE. Now I am rooted again when I try to turn on hotspot it turns on without notification that "hotspot is activated" and nothing can connect to hotspot. Any suggestion?

Hi s4 users.
I would like to add support for sph-l720 to my app. I can enable hotspot if a user with root can give me file from
/data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/telephony.db
Please be from stock rom fresh after a profile update.
Also indicate exact model from getprop or a look in build.prop
pm me link or come post it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/not.../app-one-click-hotspot-enabler-menus-t2816159
Thanks in advance for anyone who takes a moment of their time for me.

pate201 said:
I have used root explorer to copy hotspot hack file to framework, then I was getting app crash so flashed stock firmware L720VPUFNAE. Now I am rooted again when I try to turn on hotspot it turns on without notification that "hotspot is activated" and nothing can connect to hotspot. Any suggestion?
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The NAE hotspot has problems if you try to copy the hack in with a file explorer. If you want it to work with no problems you need to flash it with a custom recovery.

SGH I337 mess

Hey guys, so I tried to root and install a custom ROM, but I failed and now my phone is really messed up.
AFAIK I have I337UCUFNC1 and JSS15J.I337UCUEMK2. Not my original, I found these on this guide and have those installed. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2663545
I didn't backup my original ROM as the guide I was following didn't notify me of that and kinda screwed myself over.
I basically tried to root my phone using saferoot then followed with safestrap 3.71, seemed to go well. I then went into safestrap recovery and tried to install Mapleleaf 72314, got stuck on samsung boot screen. So I tried Goldeneye XXUGNG4-37, and got the same results. I read about the ATT modules and tried again with the NC1 as that should be the one I needed. Still no avail, I tried the MK2 deadly venom tool, said it failed and then required a reinstall as it just hung on the system download menu even if I restarted.
As of now I just reinstalled the default ROM I got from a guide and can't turn on Wifi, can't download from the app store using mobile data, and who knows what else problems.
All I want is to either go back to stock working android, or have someone put it in laymans terms on how to install a custom ROM as I seem to have no luck with it. I'm still currently rooted if that helps
Thank you

Koreankoga said:
Hey guys, so I tried to root and install a custom ROM, but I failed and now my phone is really messed up.
AFAIK I have I337UCUFNC1 and JSS15J.I337UCUEMK2. Not my original, I found these on this guide and have those installed. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2663545
I didn't backup my original ROM as the guide I was following didn't notify me of that and kinda screwed myself over.
I basically tried to root my phone using saferoot then followed with safestrap 3.71, seemed to go well. I then went into safestrap recovery and tried to install Mapleleaf 72314, got stuck on samsung boot screen. So I tried Goldeneye XXUGNG4-37, and got the same results. I read about the ATT modules and tried again with the NC1 as that should be the one I needed. Still no avail, I tried the MK2 deadly venom tool, said it failed and then required a reinstall as it just hung on the system download menu even if I restarted.
As of now I just reinstalled the default ROM I got from a guide and can't turn on Wifi, can't download from the app store using mobile data, and who knows what else problems.
All I want is to either go back to stock working android, or have someone put it in laymans terms on how to install a custom ROM as I seem to have no luck with it. I'm still currently rooted if that helps
Thank you
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You can look up this link....http://www.androidrootz.com/2014/03/how-to-unrootunbrick-at-galaxy-s4-sgh.html
there might be some on XDA as well...I did not look

Koreankoga said:
Hey guys, so I tried to root and install a custom ROM, but I failed and now my phone is really messed up.
AFAIK I have I337UCUFNC1 and JSS15J.I337UCUEMK2. Not my original, I found these on this guide and have those installed. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2663545
I didn't backup my original ROM as the guide I was following didn't notify me of that and kinda screwed myself over.
I basically tried to root my phone using saferoot then followed with safestrap 3.71, seemed to go well. I then went into safestrap recovery and tried to install Mapleleaf 72314, got stuck on samsung boot screen. So I tried Goldeneye XXUGNG4-37, and got the same results. I read about the ATT modules and tried again with the NC1 as that should be the one I needed. Still no avail, I tried the MK2 deadly venom tool, said it failed and then required a reinstall as it just hung on the system download menu even if I restarted.
As of now I just reinstalled the default ROM I got from a guide and can't turn on Wifi, can't download from the app store using mobile data, and who knows what else problems.
All I want is to either go back to stock working android, or have someone put it in laymans terms on how to install a custom ROM as I seem to have no luck with it. I'm still currently rooted if that helps
Thank you
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Return to stock using Odin and this from the general forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50912149
You can flash the rootable version and then user towel root to root
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jd1639 said:
Return to stock using Odin and this from the general forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50912149
You can flash the rootable version and then user towel root to root
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Thank, its was somewhat able to get it back to normal, but now basic messaging app doesn't work. Any ideas?

Koreankoga said:
Thank, its was somewhat able to get it back to normal, but now basic messaging app doesn't work. Any ideas?
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Try doing a factory reset in the stock recovery
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