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(Q) Unable to flash custom rom via CWM

Hi first time I am having a problem of not able to flash custom rom via recovery CWM, here's the problem, I am using Philz recovery whenever I flash zip, the process of flashing went ok, but when all done flashing I press Reboot System Now, recovery takes me to screen that give me a message Root Access is Missing - Root device, then YES -- Root Device (/system/xbin/su) I click YES..then reboot when to Samsung GS4 splash screen then just black afterward instead of seeing boot animation..and after 1 minute when back to recovery..that's it..I know I already double check that I have root access also using root checker everything is ok, I even flash stock firmware through odin no problem and re-root but still doesn't help..do you think I have a problem in /system/xbin/su folder..please help how to fix this..thank you soo much..

Trek55 said:
Hi first time I am having a problem of not able to flash custom rom via recovery CWM, here's the problem, I am using Philz recovery whenever I flash zip, the process of flashing went ok, but when all done flashing I press Reboot System Now, recovery takes me to screen that give me a message Root Access is Missing - Root device, then YES -- Root Device (/system/xbin/su) I click YES..then reboot when to Samsung GS4 splash screen then just black afterward instead of seeing boot animation..and after 1 minute when back to recovery..that's it..I know I already double check that I have root access also using root checker everything is ok, I even flash stock firmware through odin no problem and re-root but still doesn't help..do you think I have a problem in /system/xbin/su folder..please help how to fix this..thank you soo much..
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Which root method u are using
If possble use CF ROOT
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123hiten said:
Which root method u are using
If possble use CF ROOT
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I am using CF Root .. I never seen a problem like this ever since my S3

Trek55 said:
I am using CF Root .. I never seen a problem like this ever since my S3
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Well it's a rare case but if possible put stock again reset the device from inside and do cf root and philz recovery all be well
There must be some bad system file or app causing this
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Ok..I format my internal memory..then flash rom seems to be working for the first time, but then when I try to flash different custom rom..have the same problem again..hemm confused...

same here any fix ?

I have the same issue with my s3.

Trek55 said:
Hi first time I am having a problem of not able to flash custom rom via recovery CWM, here's the problem, I am using Philz recovery whenever I flash zip, the process of flashing went ok, but when all done flashing I press Reboot System Now, recovery takes me to screen that give me a message Root Access is Missing - Root device, then YES -- Root Device (/system/xbin/su) I click YES..then reboot when to Samsung GS4 splash screen then just black afterward instead of seeing boot animation..and after 1 minute when back to recovery..that's it..I know I already double check that I have root access also using root checker everything is ok, I even flash stock firmware through odin no problem and re-root but still doesn't help..do you think I have a problem in /system/xbin/su folder..please help how to fix this..thank you soo much..
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Hi there mate , If you already have root or any recovery suddenly ask you "You want too change/install root/recovery" you choose no cuz u dont wanna loose ur root after.

same problem in galaxy grand
Bro! I am currently on cm11 on i9082
I flashed it using cwm 6.0.4.5
Now I want to flash another custom ROM.
When installing custom ROM I press at "reboot system now"
It shows error:
"root access missing,root device?"
No...
Yes(root device)...
When I press any one of above then device get stucked at start screen.
The root checker app shows...
You device has root access...etc
Please solve the issue...

[Q] gs4 losses root.

Hello.
Im looking to get some help with an issue i have on my gs4 att, stock + root.
My device keeps loosing root access after a while.
I have unrooted and flashed stock 4 times, but i cant figure out the problem and cant find any information on the fourms.

What version stock?

TheAxman said:
What version stock?
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stock 4.2.2 UCUAMDL
do do you think it ha anything to do with removing stock samsung apps like hub and att [email protected]?

gsr101 said:
Hello.
Im looking to get some help with an issue i have on my gs4 att, stock + root.
My device keeps loosing root access after a while.
I have unrooted and flashed stock 4 times, but i cant figure out the problem and cant find any information on the fourms.
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Here I did it before and I never got a message says root access has been lost.
1. Odin it back
2. Root by using causal method
3. When phone reboot itself into recovery TWRP
4. Don't back up just reboot into welcome screen
5. It should ask you to install superuser, just install it
6. Finally, reboot into recovery and make nandroid back up.
On step four, I back up by using nandroid before superuser install. When I change rom, message always telling me I have lost root access quite often this way.

LeonKnight12 said:
Here I did it before and I never got a message says root access has been lost.
1. Odin it back
2. Root by using causal method
3. When phone reboot itself into recovery TWRP
4. Don't back up just reboot into welcome screen
5. It should ask you to install superuser, just install it
6. Finally, reboot into recovery and make nandroid back up.
On step four, I back up by using nandroid before superuser install. When I change rom, message always telling me I have lost root access quite often this way.
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thats usually what i do, i tried 4 times. It doesnt ask me to install su, its already installed.
i might just have to update and wait for new root method.

Download a superuser/supersu zip file and flash it through your twrp/cwm recovery and reboot.when I first rooted my I337 ATT S4
It would loose just as I would enter recovery and my recovery would ask if I wanted to fix it before rebooting. After flashing the supersu zip file
I have had zero issues with root.

jball said:
Download a superuser/supersu zip file and flash it through your twrp/cwm recovery and reboot.when I first rooted my I337 ATT S4
It would loose just as I would enter recovery and my recovery would ask if I wanted to fix it before rebooting. After flashing the supersu zip file
I have had zero issues with root.
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thanks for the share, do you happen to have link to the file or thread?

Sorry for the late reply I don't get notification for this site.I Google everything and most of the time it will bring u to xda for what u search .I don't post links cause I don't want trouble from nobody thinking I'm try n to take credit if u know what I mean.just helpful words

[Q] SuperSu not working (not a Knox issue)

Dear all, I recently tried rooting my device (i5905) and run into some trouble. Here is what I did:
1) I followed this guide a guide called how-to-root-galaxy-s4-using-twrp-method such that I now have a working TWRP installed.
2) When I rebooted I noticed the message "SuperSu has stopped". I found out that I was using an old version of SuperSu (0.99) and updated the version through the play store. After that I was able to open the App but it said that it wasn't set up correctly - I don't remember the exact message.
3) I closed SuperSu, downloaded the newest version from the web to my device and installed the zip file with TWRP. Unfortunately, this brought me back to the state where every time I want to start the App I get the error "Unfortunately, SuperSu has stopped".
4) Some people claimed that it could be a Knox issue, even though I never got any security warning, I decided to download a "Knox" remover script which I ran through TWRP. This removed Knox (it is no longer listed under Apps) but it does not stop the error message from SuperSu poping up.
5) I'm unable to update SuperSu because I'm already on the newest version and I can't remove it either.
Any ideas how I should progress?
Thank you very much!

Try touch philz method

RubbaBand said:
Try touch philz method
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Could you give a little bit more context on why I should try this and what it would fix? I'm new to this so I don't have a lot of knowledge.
Also couldn't that give me some problem because I already installed TWRP...

S4 have alot of updates NB3, NB4, NC1, NC2, elc...
Some of the updates lets the method you want to use useless
The touch philz custom recovery lets you root your device from recovery
You chould try it out

RubbaBand said:
S4 have alot of updates NB3, NB4, NC1, NC2, elc...
Some of the updates lets the method you want to use useless
The touch philz custom recovery lets you root your device from recovery
You chould try it out
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Okay so I would assume I just follow these instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39433857#post39433857
Then I ignore the fact that I already installed TWRP and just install it? And once I installed it, there will be an option to root without using SuperSu?
Thanks.

After going to recovery go to philz options > reroot
The system will be rooted
If you didnt find SuperSu after boot
Download it from google play

RubbaBand said:
After going to recovery go to philz options > reroot
The system will be rooted
If you didnt find SuperSu after boot
Download it from google play
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Sorry but I have trouble following the instructions. I downloaded Odin 309 and was able to put Philz Recovery on my phone. I restarted my phone and it seems like I'm unable to enter the recovery mode. I hold down all three keys (VolUp) and the blue font in the corner appears but after a few second the phone just shuts down. I'm still able to boot normal, just not into recovery mode. I thought it might be because of my low battery but even after charging (70%) the problem persists.
I also noted that it was hard to get into Download mode (needed 3 attempts). Maybe removing Knox caused some problems - although it should really affect this? Any ideas?

Sy1vus said:
Sorry but I have trouble following the instructions. I downloaded Odin 309 and was able to put Philz Recovery on my phone. I restarted my phone and it seems like I'm unable to enter the recovery mode. I hold down all three keys (VolUp) and the blue font in the corner appears but after a few second the phone just shuts down. I'm still able to boot normal, just not into recovery mode. I thought it might be because of my low battery but even after charging (70%) the problem persists.
I also noted that it was hard to get into Download mode (needed 3 attempts). Maybe removing Knox caused some problems - although it should really affect this? Any ideas?
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Just hold volume up & power buttons til it says booting recovery then release both & should boot up ? I occasionally have probably entering recovery but that always works

11calcal said:
Just hold volume up & power buttons til it says booting recovery then release both & should boot up ? I occasionally have probably entering recovery but that always works
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I did exactly that, somehow it worked after the 11th try - seriously. But thanks!!
I downloaded SuperSu from the play store. It now ask me to install the SU binary. Should I click "Normal" or "TWRP/CWM"?
Thanks once again!

Hit normal !!

Weird semi-root situation.

Hi guys,
Yesterday i have rooted a friend's phone with a laptop using the RootGenius application and all worked perfectly and the root is working good.
EDIT: I've tested other root apps on my friend's phone and it's the same problem. So that app didn't rooted correctly.
After that, i rooted my phone wich is a Samsung Galaxy S4 Black Edition (i9505) and...well, something went wrong there. After the root, all the programs were stopping working. The installed programs were not available and i couldn't open almost any app. I did a factory reset and now it's working fine, but...the root acces it's a little bit f****d up.
If i check the root with Root Checker, it says that i have root access. The superuser app is called KingUser and i never heard of this app.
Now, here comes the problem: if i want to use a root-needed app like GameCIH, for example, i grant the root access, but i can't use the app, it says that i don't have a rooted phone...
I can use the XMODGAMES app wich is also a root-needed app, but i want to use all the root apps, 'cause why not?
I tried to install SuperSU. When i open it, it says that i need to update SU binaries. I press normal, because i don't have a custom recovery and then i grant root acces and then it says: Failed, reboot the phone and try again. I rebooted it a few times and no succes, the same thing.
So what should i do?
Should i unroot it and then re-root it?
If yes, how?
Thanks.
Have a nice day.

Why not just use CF auto-root for flashing. Easiest method and never fails.

Unroot and reroot using CF-Autoroot. Search for the CF-Autoroot thread to learn how it's done.
Be aware however that this will trip the Knox flag.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Unroot and reroot using CF-Autoroot. Search for the CF-Autoroot thread to learn how it's done.
Be aware however that this will trip the Knox flag.
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Thanks, I will try to do that. But what means that it will trip Knox flag?

We have an entire thread on Samsung's Knox software on the forum, but in short the flag is a means for Samsung to tell the phone's firmware has been tampered with.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
We have an entire thread on Samsung's Knox software on the forum, but in short the flag is a means for Samsung to tell the phone's firmware has been tampered with.
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And so it's bad if i use cf-root?

Cubix202 said:
And so it's bad if i use cf-root?
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No, it's not.

Lennyz1988 said:
No, it's not.
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Ok thank you. I have one more question.
So i didn't find anything on how to unroot with cf-auto-root for android 5.0.1....
Can i root it over the root that it has right now?
I mean just root it again by following this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2219803

Stay away from Kingroot,nothing but trouble,on some devices whitch are difficult to root it can be a sollution ,on Samsung it's Chainfire auto root. And i strongly advice to remove the Kinguser app !!!

ludoke said:
Stay away from Kingroot,nothing but trouble,on some devices whitch are difficult to root it can be a sollution ,on Samsung it's Chainfire auto root. And i strongly advice to remove the Kinguser app !!!
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This situation is beyond me
How can I remove the KingUser app?
Now i was trying to install CWM Recovery someway to be able to update su binaries trhu it with SuperSu.
Can i add you on Facebook or Steam or Skype or whatever to help me faster?
Or can you send me a detailed step-by-step thing to help me faster..?
Thanks

You can remove King user by clicking on the icon,hold it en move it to the left upper corner ,where it'saing delete app or something like that in Dutch it's "installatie ongedaan maken"
At first root whith Chainfire ,don't use CWM but TWRP 2.6.0.0? Search for it,and dont use TWRP 2.8.5.0.

ludoke said:
You can remove King user by clicking on the icon,hold it en move it to the left upper corner ,where it'saing delete app or something like that in Dutch it's "installatie ongedaan maken"
At first root whith Chainfire ,don't use CWM but TWRP 2.6.0.0? Search for it,and dont use TWRP 2.8.5.0.
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Damn, i just installed CWM recovery with succes....
I can't uninstall KingRoot or KingUser or KingMaster, whatever is called, it's installed as a system app.

And...i think i just ****ed up my recovery. I can't boot into recovery mode.

Cubix202 said:
Damn, i just installed CWM recovery with succes....
I can't uninstall KingRoot or KingUser or KingMaster, whatever is called, it's installed as a system app.
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That's why i said it's trouble, the only sollution to remove it is factory reset,root again and custom recovery,use this time TWRP much easier ,just touch and spare the volume rockers
Sorry,didn't know it's removable that way...says enough i think...

The factory reset dont unroot, i factory reseted and the phone is still in that trouble.
And with the recovery? Can i install TWRP now?

Ok so i figured out what i've done: I have installed Philz Recovery which is a CWM recovery 6 with touch version and it works via an app that boots into recovery (root app that fortunattely worked as root). So what do i need to do now?
If i open SuperSu it says that it needs to update the su binary. When i tap normal it fails and then i tap cwm/twrp, it dosen't do anything, even if i boot into recovery mode. Do i need to install a zip SU-BB? I did it and it didn't work. Any other ideas?

ludoke said:
You can remove King user by clicking on the icon,hold it en move it to the left upper corner ,where it'saing delete app or something like that in Dutch it's "installatie ongedaan maken"
At first root whith Chainfire ,don't use CWM but TWRP 2.6.0.0? Search for it,and dont use TWRP 2.8.5.0.
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Your information is outdated. TWRP is already on 2.8.7.0 and it's the only one that should be used. Do not use old version because it will give you conflicts with Lollipop.
Cubix202 said:
Ok so i figured out what i've done: I have installed Philz Recovery which is a CWM recovery 6 with touch version and it works via an app that boots into recovery (root app that fortunattely worked as root). So what do i need to do now?
If i open SuperSu it says that it needs to update the su binary. When i tap normal it fails and then i tap cwm/twrp, it dosen't do anything, even if i boot into recovery mode. Do i need to install a zip SU-BB? I did it and it didn't work. Any other ideas?
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What you need to do:
- If you are on the latest Philz just perform a full wipe. Reflash the rom. And do what I told you.

Lennyz1988 said:
Your information is outdated. TWRP is already on 2.8.7.0 and it's the only one that should be used. Do not use old version because it will give you conflicts with Lollipop.
What you need to do:
- If you are on the latest Philz just perform a full wipe. Reflash the rom. And do what I told you.
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I've bricked my phone.

Cubix202 said:
I've bricked my phone.
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No you have not.

Lennyz1988 said:
No you have not.
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Yes i have.
It is stuck at bootlogo SAMSUNG.

Samsung s3 neo root

Hello,i got a new phone and i immideatly wanted to root it beacuse of blootware etc. open uped odin and downloaded cf-auto root.tar for THIS phone and flashed it,pass showed up got the super su and i get into super su and it asks for me to update the binary,ok nothing to suprising but it says it didnt flash and i should reebot reeboted,tryed again nothing (yes i did try several cf-auto root.tar files to download)

I rooted with CF-Root and I can tell you that it is working like a charm!! There are two methods to update the binary: letting SuperSU install it on \system\something or flash it trought the recovery. Try both methods and let me know of it worked.
Good luck

Root your dev with Kingroot.. I rooted my phone with this apk and its so easy and fast

Enry997S3 said:
Root your dev with Kingroot.. I rooted my phone with this apk and its so easy and fast
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With Kingroot you need to stay stick to the disgusting KingoUser app, unless ypu are lucky to get super-sume to work on your phone.
Just my opinion

xSuperMegaPenizx said:
I rooted with CF-Root and I can tell you that it is working like a charm!! There are two methods to update the binary: letting SuperSU install it on \system\something or flash it trought the recovery. Try both methods and let me know of it worked.
Good luck
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I think it has problems because i already installed kingroot and in cwm on reboot it tries to fix it,Kingroot blocks it somehow :/

Enry997S3 said:
Root your dev with Kingroot.. I rooted my phone with this apk and its so easy and fast
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I already have that but it isnt a full root,ex gamekiller wont work because i dont have full root access

Vutraman said:
I already have that but it isnt a full root,ex gamekiller wont work because i dont have full root access
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That's why you should root with CF-ROOT. Remove root on the KingoUser app and then root using the Chainfire CF-ROOT.
Hopefuly your problem will be solved

xSuperMegaPenizx said:
That's why you should root with CF-ROOT. Remove root on the KingoUser app and then root using the Chainfire CF-ROOT.
Hopefuly your problem will be solved
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i tried but SuperSu doesn't appear but i see its rooted

Vutraman said:
i tried but SuperSu doesn't appear but i see its rooted
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Then just download the SuperSU from the Play Store and I think you are good to go!! If it fails to update the binary, just choose the recovery update option and I think you're good to go.
Good luck

xSuperMegaPenizx said:
Then just download the SuperSU from the Play Store and I think you are good to go!! If it fails to update the binary, just choose the recovery update option and I think you're good to go.
Good luck
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Trying it right now will post updates to ya quick
Update:
i got into super su and it tells me i need to install it etc. and then i select cwm option and it doesnt boot down i booted it down myself and when i got into recovery nothing began installing,am i doing something wrong,when i go to reboot it says like no and yes and by yes -Fix root /system/xbin/su

Vutraman said:
Trying it right now will post updates to ya quick
Update:
i got into super su and it tells me i need to install it etc. and then i select cwm option and it doesnt boot down i booted it down myself and when i got into recovery nothing began installing,am i doing something wrong,when i go to reboot it says like no and yes and by yes -Fix root /system/xbin/su
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You must click on yes, so you won't lose root everytime you reboot.
Hope it's working

xSuperMegaPenizx said:
You must click on yes, so you won't lose root everytime you reboot.
Hope it's working
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i click yes everytime and it just reboots and i still need to udate the binary,i tried installing a binary zip from cwm for super su and that doesnt work either
Thanks for the help and quick replies

Vutraman said:
i click yes everytime and it just reboots and i still need to udate the binary,i tried installing a binary zip from cwm for super su and that doesnt work either
Thanks for the help and quick replies
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Just try this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2906840
Don't forget to thanks @Rox if it worked

xSuperMegaPenizx said:
Just try this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2906840
Don't forget to thanks @Rox if it worked
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Will do thanks
Edit: i did this way already and it didnt work

Do a factory reset from the recovery and then try again
Good luck

xSuperMegaPenizx said:
Do a factory reset from the recovery and then try again
Good luck
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Will try thanks just need to back it up