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2.2: cannot downgrade

hi.
i'm trying to root my HTC Legend (stock froyo) but i'm stuck to the downgrade step.
i've created the gold card but when i try to downgrade i get always this:
Code:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\tools>crackin.bat
"Copying tools"
2301 KB/s (698452 bytes in 0.296s)
1190 KB/s (76044 bytes in 0.062s)
2413 KB/s (655360 bytes in 0.265s)
"Freeing primary PERM linker"
rm failed for /data/DxDrm/fuse/*, No such file or directory
rm failed for /data/DxDrm/fuse, No such file or directory
rmdir failed for /data/DxDrm/fuse/, No such file or directory
cannot create /data/DxDrm/fuse: directory nonexistent
Unable to chmod /data/DxDrm/fuse: No such file or directory
"Freeing secondary PERM linker"
rmdir failed for /data/DxDrm/fuse/, No such file or directory
rmdir failed for /data/DxDrm, No such file or directory
link failed Permission denied
"Rebooting to normal mode to unlock CHMOD links"
rmdir failed for /data/dontpanic, Permission denied
rm failed for /data/DxDrm, No such file or directory
link failed File exists
link failed Permission denied
"Rebooting to normal mode to downgrade ROM"
/dev/mtd/mtd0: Permission denied
cr--rw---- 1 1001 2002 90, 0 Mar 5 17:17 /dev/mtd/mtd0
error writing misc: Permission denied
"Freeing links"
rm failed for /data/DxDrm, No such file or directory
rm failed for /data/dontpanic, Permission denied
any idea?

- Get visionary+
- Temproot your legend with it
- Use commandline with adb on your pc to flash misc1-2.img.
type the following commands from the folder where you have adb;
Code:
adb shell
su
accept the notification on your phone if one comes up
and then in the command line type this;
Code:
/data/local/flash_image misc /data/local/misc1-2.img
That should be enough to make it possible to run the 1.31 RUU.

same problem here..try many way as stated!!

Azaruc said:
- Get visionary+
- Temproot your legend with it
- Use commandline with adb on your pc to flash misc1-2.img.
type the following commands from the folder where you have adb;
Code:
adb shell
su
accept the notification on your phone if one comes up
and then in the command line type this;
Code:
/data/local/flash_image misc /data/local/misc1-2.img
That should be enough to make it possible to run the 1.31 RUU.
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thanks for your answer.
please, tell me if i'm right.
i should follow these downgrade steps http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=725430 till the end when i keep receiving the reported error, then i should install visionary, temproot, and from a command prompt (starting from the "tools" directory of the android SDK? and the misc1-2.img goes there?) i should type those command.
and then?
run the RUU_Legend_HTC_WWE_1.31.405.5_R_Radio_47.26.35.04_ 7.05.35.26L_release_126592_signed.exe?

thanks man!
i did it!

I get error [171] anyone have any idea what is the reason ??
please hepl
I tried every way i managed o find
hboot - 1.00.0000
radio-7.13.35.05
soft 3.14.161.1
kernel 2.6.32.17

Azaruc said:
- Get visionary+
- Temproot your legend with it
- Use commandline with adb on your pc to flash misc1-2.img.
type the following commands from the folder where you have adb;
Code:
adb shell
su
accept the notification on your phone if one comes up
and then in the command line type this;
Code:
/data/local/flash_image misc /data/local/misc1-2.img
That should be enough to make it possible to run the 1.31 RUU.
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i get permissions denied on the last step
/data/local/flash_image misc /data/local/misc1-2.img
help please?

Ohh c'mom dude! What does "adb shell" return? What does "su" return?
Sent from my HTC Legend

chris.chhoeu said:
i get permissions denied on the last step
/data/local/flash_image misc /data/local/misc1-2.img
help please?
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Did you get the # symbol after the su command? If not, then you have to do temp root again.

What does ADB say? Do you have Debug Mode eneabled?
Sent from my HTC Legend using XDA App

temproot on boot or temproot now pls ?? thanks m8

"Temproot now"
Sent from my HTC Legend using XDA Premium App

[HOW TO] Unbricking/Restoring your Kindle Fire

UPDATE: It has come to my attention that zergRush root has been patched and no longer works on the most resent updates. At the moment I haven't checked to see what to use to replace it. I would advise anyone who is needing to unbrick your device to go over to this thread started by Vashypooh: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889. It is the Kindle Fire Utility v0.9.1 and has options to unbrick your kindle fire among many other great features. Please try his utility out as I have not been keeping up with this thread much over the holidays.
My kindle fire was stuck in a bootloop/bricked (info on what was going on prior to fixing: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1355371) after some complications when trying to install google apps. I may of deleted system files, really not sure what happened at this point. Anyway, this is what finally fixed it. This will get your device to the just out of the box state. Just follow along with the commands. I documented as much as I could, but if you have any questions feel free to ask. Hope this helps anyone whos Kindle Fire wont boot up!
For this to work you will need fastboot and zergRush root
get fastboot here: http://multiupload.com/TPWBYSCGM7
details on how fastboot works: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Fastboot
zergRush root: http://rootkindlefire.com/kindle-fire-root/how-to-root-kindle-fire/
->zergRush should be in the folder called files when extracted
Also make sure your device is charged, this will save you some time at the end!
I most likely not respond to private messages. This is a general thread so anyone can post here. It is beneficial to others since they may be experiencing the same problems as you. Being in my inbox wont help anyone.
***DISCLAIMER***: This process may not work for everyone! It really does depend on what you did to brick your kindle fire!! Also please consider thinking twice about messing with your device again after you fix it. Unless, of course, you think you can fix it on your own or are an advanced user.
PS: Read other peoples posts! Many have posted a lot of useful information, please use this to your advantage before asking questions!
PPS:What you did to brick your device is probably not unique. in order to prevent this thread from annoying those trying to help and from getting too long, we may ignore posts that ask questions or ask for solutions that have already been asked. If you don't get a reply within 24 hours, your problem probably falls under this.
PPPS:If the directions don't work and you don't see a solution in this thread already then you probably bricked your device beyond this way of recovery and need to seek other ways. If you are still having troubles please post a DESCRIPTIVE (pictures, links, anything and everything you did to get where you are at now) question/post with the problems you are facing and we can try and help you. Thank you.
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Hard reset may work for some people - hold power button for ~20 seconds and turn back on. If it doesn't then proceed:
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How to begin the how-to using cmd:
1. Download the files you need and stick them in your C:\ directory
2. stick fastboot in C:\KindleFireRoot\files directory
3. open cmd (command prompt)
4. navigate to the files directory on your C:\ drive
should look similar to this:
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Code:
C:\users\userName>cd C:\KindleFireRoot\files
5. now you are in the kindleFireRoot\files directoryshould look something like this:
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Code:
C:\KindleFireRoot\files>
Now you can start following the directions in the how-to and type exactly what you see to the right of the $ and # symbols. You should see them but do not type another one next to what you already see.
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IF YOU THINK MODIFYING PERMISSIONS ON /system/app IS WHAT CAUSED YOUR DEVICE TO BOOTLOOP THEN FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
check your permissions first
Code:
adb shell
ls -l /system/
they should look like:
Code:
drwxr-xr-x root root 1970-01-01 00:00 lost+found
drw-r-xr-x root root 2011-11-29 12:31 app
drwxr-xr-x root shell 2011-11-16 03:03 bin
-rw-r--r-- root root 2144 2008-08-01 12:00 build.prop
drwxr-xr-x root root 2011-11-16 03:03 etc
drwxr-xr-x root root 2011-11-16 03:03 fonts
drwxr-xr-x root root 2011-11-16 03:03 framework
drwxr-xr-x root root 2011-11-16 03:03 lib
drwxr-xr-x root root 2011-11-16 03:03 media
drwxr-xr-x root root 2011-11-16 03:03 tts
drwxr-xr-x root root 2011-11-16 03:03 usr
drwxr-xr-x root shell 2011-11-16 03:03 vendor
drwxr-xr-x root shell 2011-11-29 12:31 xbin
if yours do not look like this then continute:
follow the steps to temp root FIRST(steps 1 and 2 below)!
AFTER you temp root:
Code:
adb shell
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
chmod 755 /system/app
then reboot
Note: this can work with any directory that has permissions messed up
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IF YOU CHANGED WALLPAPERS/THEME AND BRICKED YOUR DEVICE BY MESSING WITH FRAMEWORK-RES.APK TRY THIS:
if you have adb active, try
adb shell ls -l /system/framework/framework-res.apk
if you dont see it show permissions as rw-r--r--
temp root (steps 1 and 2) first then run:
adb shell mount -o remount rw /system
adb shell chown root /system/framework/framework-res.apk
adb shell chmod 644 /system/framework/framework-res.apk
adb shell mount -o remount ro /system
adb reboot
if that does not work, then you need to go back to the old file, get it from the amazon update (download the update from their site and unzip it with 7zip or winrar, ignore the fact it's called bin and just rename it if you don't know how to do it otherwise to .zip).
then run
adb push framework-res.apk /data/local/tmp
adb shell mount -o remount rw /system
adb shell mv /data/local/tmp/framework-res.apk /system/framework/framework-res.apk
adb shell chown root /system/framework/framework-res.apk
adb shell chmod 644 /system/framework/framework-res.apk
adb reboot
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IF NONE OF THE ABOVE APPLIES TO YOU THEN DO THESE STEPS:
//Step 1: push zergRush on the device then run chmod 755 on zergRush
Code:
$ adb push zergRush /data/local/tmp
$ adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/zergRush
//Step 2: temp root
Code:
$ adb shell
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
$ cd data/local
cd data/local
$ cd tmp
cd tmp
$ ls
ls
boomsh
zergRush
sh
$ rm sh boomsh [B]Remove everything but zergRush here, it will not matter if yours is missing/out of order compared to mine[/B]
rm sh boomsh
$ ./zergRush
./zergRush
[**] Zerg rush - Android 2.2/2.3 local root
[**] (C) 2011 Revolutionary. All rights reserved.
[**] Parts of code from Gingerbreak, (C) 2010-2011 The Android Exploid Crew.
[+] Found a GingerBread ! 0x00015118
[*] Scooting ...
[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...
[+] Zerglings found a way to enter ! 0x10
[+] Overseer found a path ! 0x000151e0
[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...
[+] Zerglings caused crash (good news): 0x40119cd4 0x0054
[*] Researching Metabolic Boost ...
[+] Speedlings on the go ! 0xafd195cb 0xafd3937f
[*] Popping 24 more zerglings
[*] Sending 173 zerglings ...
[+] Rush did it ! It's a GG, man !
[+] Killing ADB and restarting as root... enjoy!
//Step 3: reboot into fastboot
//note: 4002 for fastboot
Code:
$ adb shell
# cd /system/bin
cd /system/bin
# idme bootmode 4002
idme bootmode 4002
<idme> write 4002 to offset 0x1000
# reboot
reboot
//Step 4: clear user data and cache using fastboot
//note: 0x1949 is the device-id for the kindle so fastboot can recognize it
Code:
$ fastboot -i 0x1949 -w //this part might take a while
erasing 'userdata'... OKAY [110.203s]
erasing 'cache'... OKAY [ 28.328s]
finished. total time: 138.531s
//Step 5: change back to normal boot mode in fastboot
//note: 4000 is for normal boot
Code:
$ fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4000
... OKAY [ 0.219s]
finished. total time: 0.219s
//Step 6: use fastboot to restart kindle fire
Code:
$ fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot
rebooting...
finished. total time: 0.016s
At this point the kindle hit splash screen for a few minutes then told me that my device needed to be charged (was at 13%) to continue. **So make sure your device is charged**, otherwise you will have to wait about 20-30 minutes depending on your charge %. The amber light finally came on while connected to PC which it wasn't doing before so this was a good sign.
After it was charged enough the next step stated: "Your kindle has detected a problem and must clear app storage.The recovery precess will erase some applications and data from your device. Apps from the appstore are stored in the cloud and can be reinstalled later. This will reset your kindle to its original factory settings. You will need to re-register your kindle prior to downloading items from your amazon account. Please press power button to proceed"
After you press the power button it shows a progress bar, reboots, hits splash screen for a few minutes then takes you to set up your Kindle Fire account YAYYYY!

Just a suggestion but perhaps one of the mods could move this to the developer's forum (or sticky it and make the links have http:// in front)? The OP could not post it there since they do not have 10 posts yet, but they're a friend of mine and we worked together to unbrick their device.

unbricking from recovery
I am going to try the method for unbricking, but not sure it will work on mine. My fire is stuck on the boot screen where it has a long message saying there is a problem with the fire and that it needs to restore the apps and bring it back to default.
It then says to press the power button continue with the restore. Then it completes, says success, then reboots right back into the same message screen all over again.
When I adb devices I get "firexxxxxSN recovery"
I am hoping fastboot can help me or perhaps I need to re-image recovery or boot.
What happened was this. I tried to follow a method to change my wallpapers using metamorph. I followed all the steps then started getting theme errors and such while in the kindle. I rebooted and was stuck in the bootloop as described here.
Being the novice I am, I thought I could then copy over a fresh copy of "system" from the fire system dump that was posted. I did this and this is where I am now.
Any help would be appreciated. It might be a good idea for us to figure this one out so that we have the procedure.

you dont need root to run idme.
But since you can get root, try clearing the /data/dalvik-cache by hand & reboot.. much quicker than a full userdata wipe.

Hi, assuming your responding to me, whats idme? Right now I cant get root just a bootloop. And when I adb devices I get my device serial # recovery where is normally says device serial # device
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Here is the exact message I get on the screen:
'Your Kindle has detected a problem and must clear app storage. The recovery process will erase some applications and data from your device. Apps from the appstore are stored in the cloud and can be reinstalled later.
This will reset your kindle to its original factory settings. you will need to re-register your kindle prior to downloading items from your Amazon account.
Please press power button to proceed.'
After i press the power button I get a status bar indicating the restore, it then says success, then reboots and ultimately comes back to the same restore screen as noted above.
Any help is appreciated.

Hey, can you please tell me how you get into fastboot? I went to the wiki and did everything it said there but am stuck because I am getting stuck on step 5
Boot device into bootloader - How do I do this? Is this simply powering on the fire?
Make sure the device is in FASTBOOT and not HBOOT - same question

I'm getting "zergRush: permission denied" any help?

Wow, I'm so glad I found this! You just may be my life/job saver. I'm going to try this right now and reply with status.

transfuntioner said:
you dont need root to run idme.
But since you can get root, try clearing the /data/dalvik-cache by hand & reboot.. much quicker than a full userdata wipe.
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I tried this previous to what I explained in my fix above and it didn't work. I was still stuck in bootloop and getting the same errors in the logs.

transfuntioner said:
you dont need root to run idme.
But since you can get root, try clearing the /data/dalvik-cache by hand & reboot.. much quicker than a full userdata wipe.
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@transfuntioner - This sounds logical and I did try this. In my specific case it didn't work either but may work for others.

Done! Thanks ubeezee your awesomeness knows no boundaries. I owe you big-time! I'ma gonna buy you a whole case of beers.

@md202000 Glad it worked for you!

justki said:
I'm getting "zergRush: permission denied" any help?
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Can you give more explanation (i.e. what you were doing beforehand)?
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bjanice44 said:
Hey, can you please tell me how you get into fastboot? I went to the wiki and did everything it said there but am stuck because I am getting stuck on step 5
Boot device into bootloader - How do I do this? Is this simply powering on the fire?
Make sure the device is in FASTBOOT and not HBOOT - same question
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Don't rely on the wiki directions...those are meant for other devices (particularly phones). Just do the steps listed in the OP in that order. You won't get some screen that explicitly says FASTBOOT. You'll just assume you are there because fastboot commands will work (and the fact you told the device to go into fastboot before rebooting it through bootmode idme).
Hi, assuming your responding to me, whats idme? Right now I cant get root just a bootloop.
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Just because you have a bootloop, does not imply you cannot do things like run adb. You need to run "adb shell" with the kindle plugged into the computer and then push over the zergRush exploit and get root and then switch the mode to FASTBOOT. You cannot as far as I know get into FASTBOOT on the device unless you are able to tell it to through temp rooting and adb first.
But since you can get root, try clearing the /data/dalvik-cache by hand & reboot.. much quicker than a full userdata wipe.
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From trying that with ubeezee, it did nothing to help on its own. It took clearing out all user data to trigger a restore that did something useful.

bjanice44 said:
I am going to try the method for unbricking, but not sure it will work on mine. My fire is stuck on the boot screen where it has a long message saying there is a problem with the fire and that it needs to restore the apps and bring it back to default.
It then says to press the power button continue with the restore. Then it completes, says success, then reboots right back into the same message screen all over again.
When I adb devices I get "firexxxxxSN recovery"
I am hoping fastboot can help me or perhaps I need to re-image recovery or boot.
What happened was this. I tried to follow a method to change my wallpapers using metamorph. I followed all the steps then started getting theme errors and such while in the kindle. I rebooted and was stuck in the bootloop as described here.
Being the novice I am, I thought I could then copy over a fresh copy of "system" from the fire system dump that was posted. I did this and this is where I am now.
Any help would be appreciated. It might be a good idea for us to figure this one out so that we have the procedure.
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Did you try it out?

justki said:
I'm getting "zergRush: permission denied" any help?
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I think I know why, I forgot to add that you need to run chmod 755 on zergRush.(see updated first post)
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/zergRush
after you push zergRush

i got to step 3 and there is no animation over the letters, so i think i am in fastboot, but i can not access the shell anymore. it appears my device is not being seen by adb? evn at a cmd prompt i tried fastboot devices and that shows nothing either.
any advice?

dingo8baby said:
i got to step 3 and there is no animation over the letters, so i think i am in fastboot, but i can not access the shell anymore. it appears my device is not being seen by adb? evn at a cmd prompt i tried fastboot devices and that shows nothing either.
any advice?
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I'm not totally sure what you mean. Are you trying to access adb while in fastboot? Because that will not work.
When you're in fastboot, you don't use adb, you use fastboot commands to wipe all the user data (see the reference link in the OP for the commands that work on fastboot and note that it's nothing like adb). Fastboot runs a much lower level than anything you access in adb--it's like being in the BIOS for your computer more or less. It wont show "devices" or anything like that unless you explicitly run the "fastboot -i 0x1949 devices" command (I didn't bother to run that command on the kindle, I just jumped ahead and had it wiped using fastboot, since it didn't really matter if it detected it or not).
However, even if you don't run that command to show devices, you'll know it works when you run the fastboot command to wipe data and it gives you a reply. If it doesn't give a reply and just hangs, then you weren't in fastboot (or you typed the command wrong) and need to try again (press ctrl+c to cancel the command, but just FYI, it takes 3-5 minutes for it to wipe all data, so be patient before canceling).

dingo8baby said:
i got to step 3 and there is no animation over the letters, so i think i am in fastboot, but i can not access the shell anymore. it appears my device is not being seen by adb? evn at a cmd prompt i tried fastboot devices and that shows nothing either.
any advice?
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Like yareally said, you should move on to step 4 if you are in fastboot. The only time you will need to access adb shell is when it says on the instructions.

ok, i'm sorry if i wasn't clear.
I saw the $ prompt, so I assumed the commands were run in a adb shell.
If i run the fastboot commands in a cmd window, this is the output:
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>fastboot -i 0x1949 -w
usage: fastboot [ <option> ] <command>
commands:
update <filename> reflash device from update.zip
flashall 'flash boot' + 'flash system'
flash <partition> [ <filename> ] write a file to a flash partition
erase <partition> erase a flash partition
getvar <variable> display a bootloader variable
boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] download and boot kernel
flash:raw boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] create bootimage and flash it
devices list all connected devices
reboot reboot device normally
reboot-bootloader reboot device into bootloader
options:
-w erase userdata and cache
-s <serial number> specify device serial number
-p <product> specify product name
-c <cmdline> override kernel commandline

dingo8baby said:
ok, i'm sorry if i wasn't clear.
I saw the $ prompt, so I assumed the commands were run in a adb shell.
If i run the fastboot commands in a cmd window, this is the output:
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>fastboot -i 0x1949 -w
usage: fastboot [ <option> ] <command>
commands:
update <filename> reflash device from update.zip
flashall 'flash boot' + 'flash system'
flash <partition> [ <filename> ] write a file to a flash partition
erase <partition> erase a flash partition
getvar <variable> display a bootloader variable
boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] download and boot kernel
flash:raw boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] create bootimage and flash it
devices list all connected devices
reboot reboot device normally
reboot-bootloader reboot device into bootloader
options:
-w erase userdata and cache
-s <serial number> specify device serial number
-p <product> specify product name
-c <cmdline> override kernel commandline
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I'm a bit confused as to what you are doing. What were you using before to enter commands? Whatever you were using that got you to step 3, was what you need to use. There should always be $ infront of your commands.
Oh I just saw the problem, the fastboot your using is out of date. Theres no -i command. I think the one that I linked was out of date too.. I'll upload the one I have which is the most current and link it on the main post. Sorry about that! So just start over after you update fastboot using whatever you were using before to enter commands that got you into fastboot.

[Q] G2 root failed

this is the msg after I tried to root my G2
Mounting system RW and pushing SU, then remounting system RO again
mount: Operation not permitted
failed to copy 'su' to '/system/xbin/su': Read-only file system
Unable to chown /system/xbin/su: No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/su: No such file or directory
mount: Operation not permitted
Installing superuser
4862 KB/s (1468798 bytes in 0.295s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/superuser.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS]
***************************************************
Done.
***************************************************
Please check the above for any errors and let me know if you run into any issues
.
Enjoy your phone!
Press any key to continue . . .
and another 1
C:\Users\tyger\Desktop\lgroot>adb devices
List of devices attached
016ca36f4e46a587 device
C:\Users\tyger\Desktop\lgroot>adb devices
List of devices attached
C:\Users\tyger\Desktop\lgroot>adb devices
List of devices attached
016ca36f4e46a587 device
C:\Users\tyger\Desktop\lgroot>adb shell
[email protected]:/ $ su
su
/system/bin/sh: su: not found
127|[email protected]:/ $ id
id
uid=2000(shell) gid=2000(shell) groups=1003(graphics),1004(input),1007(log),1009
(mount),1011(adb),1015(sdcard_rw),1028(sdcard_r),3001(net_bt_admin),3002(net_bt)
,3003(inet),3006(net_bw_stats)
[email protected]:/ $ id
I did everything I can, installed driver, restarted the phone and PC, just dont know whats going on. plz help.
thanks

Try downloading and running SuperSU. It will prompt you to update binaries, if it goes well, the phone is already rooted.

Have you used a root checker app? If you let us know what variant of the phone you have

tbishop91 said:
Have you used a root checker app? If you let us know what variant of the phone you have
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I have the same issue. Says it isn't rooted with CPU-Z. LG D802 G2 32GB

whats ur version？ d802？

tengfeilee said:
whats ur version？ d802？
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yeah.

Rooted my phone with Odin, seemed successful, Supersu won't open, Rootchecker fails

I have a Docomo Galaxy S5, SC-04F, G900D, running Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow.
After the recent update to 6.0.1, my phone runs hot, the battery drains fast, and it turns out this is because of some process called AtFwdService, which does some screencasting function I don't need. It's part of the Android system, though, so it can't just be uninstalled. I thought I'd root my phone and forcibly delete it. Soft disabling apps like Package Diabler Pro don't seem to sufficiently suppress it.
So, I used Odin, I downloaded the proper CF-auto root for my model (double and triple checking, because I know how important it is to have the right packages for the right models). The flash process from Odin went okay. I had to disable auto-reboot, so, following advice on this forum, after Odin reported success, I manually powered off and on, and booted into recovery manually. There I saw the red android and it reported successful rooting. Everything about the root process went according to how all online instructions indicated it should look.
When I first booted, I saw the Supersu icon in my application tray, but, when I click on it, it says: "All apps associated with this action have been turned off, blocked, or not installed". Hmm... I installed Root Checker, and it failed to verify that I'm rooted.
Root checker generated a report that I've attached below.
In any case, how do I make my efforts at rooting my device actually have the result of my device being rooted?
Thank you for any help.
Here is the report Root Checker gave me:
Code:
Overall Status: Root access is not properly installed on this device
Feedback Mode: Install Root
Issue: Not installed su binary and unable to access root user account
Stage 1 - Superuser App: Installed
Installed: SuperSU Pro by Chainfire - version 2.78
Installed: SuperSU by Chainfire - version 2.74
Stage 2 - Superuser Binary Files: Not Installed
Standard Location
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
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
Command: ls -l /sbin/su
Result: /sbin/su: Permission denied
Analysis: File system permissions restricted and denied access.
Alternative Location
Command: ls -l /system/sbin/su
Result: /system/sbin/su: No such file or directory
Analysis: File /system/sbin/su does not exist.
Alternative Location
Command: ls -l /system/xbin/sudo
Result: /system/xbin/sudo: No such file or directory
Analysis: File /system/xbin/sudo does not exist.
Alternative System Environment Location
Command: ls -l /su/bin/su
Result: /su/bin/su: No such file or directory
Analysis: File /su/bin/su does not exist.
Alternative System Environment Location
Command: ls -l /vendor/bin/su
Result: /vendor/bin/su: No such file or directory
Analysis: File /vendor/bin/su does not exist.
Alternative System Environment Location
Command: ls -l /su/xbin/su
Result: /su/xbin/su: No such file or directory
Analysis: File /su/xbin/su does not exist.
Stage 3 - Root User Account: Error
Error: java.io.IOException: Error running exec(). Command: [su] Working Directory: null Environment: null
Optional - ADB Shell User
Status: Non-Root Shell User
Setting stored in /default.prop and configured as: ro.secure=1
Additional - Google SafetyNet Status
SafetyNet Status: True
Google evaluates hardware and software against Android specifications
Additional - System Environment PATH
System Environment PATH: /su/bin /sbin /vendor/bin /system/sbin /system/bin /su/xbin /system/xbin

Hi!
I can tell you how I rooted my phone:
* flash a custom recovery - TWRP- by ODIN
* flash SuperSU by TWRP

Reyse said:
Hi!
I can tell you how I rooted my phone:
* flash a custom recovery - TWRP- by ODIN
* flash SuperSU by TWRP
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Thanks for responding!
Just so I understand you... you're saying you just used the custom stock ROM, but changed the recovery, and then installed (flashed) SuperSU from inside TWRP recovery?
Any chance you could link to the TWRP recovery you used?

martin_tokyo said:
Thanks for responding!
Just so I understand you... you're saying you just used the custom stock ROM, but changed the recovery, and then installed (flashed) SuperSU from inside TWRP recovery?
Any chance you could link to the TWRP recovery you used?
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I have G900T model (codename klte) , but TWRP is available for your model also.
Your model is kltekdi
This is the Smsung S5 TWRP official page https://twrp.me/devices/samsunggalaxys5qualcomm.html
and, fortunately, your phone has support (Japan (SCL23, SC-04F):
Choose that link and choose twrp-3.0.2-1-kltekdi.img.tar
Follow the install instructions:
Odin Install Method (No Root Required): ....
Bootloader must be unlocked but if you were able to flash CF-auto root, your phone must be already unlocked

Reyse said:
I have G900T model (codename klte) , but TWRP is available for your model also.
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Thanks for your help! I got my phone rooted and working perfectly...
... almost.
It turns out that if the phone is rooted, I simply can't use the functions that let me use the phone's RFID chip for electronic money. I searched hard on the web, but, my research indicates that rooted phones and electronic money are completely incompatible.
I need the electronic money feature, so I had to go back to non-rooted. And after all that effort!
Anyway, thanks for helping root my phone.

CF-auto root for Samsung S5 Docomo SC-04F Android 6.0.1
Where did you find the proper CF-auto root for my model? (Samsung S5 Docomo SC-04F Android 6.0.1)
I can only find CF-auto root for Android 5.0
Thanks!

martin_tokyo said:
I have a Docomo Galaxy S5, SC-04F, G900D, running Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow.
After the recent update to 6.0.1, my phone runs hot, the battery drains fast, and it turns out this is because of some process called AtFwdService, which does some screencasting function I don't need. It's part of the Android system, though, so it can't just be uninstalled. I thought I'd root my phone and forcibly delete it. Soft disabling apps like Package Diabler Pro don't seem to sufficiently suppress it.
So, I used Odin, I downloaded the proper CF-auto root for my model (double and triple checking, because I know how important it is to have the right packages for the right models). The flash process from Odin went okay. I had to disable auto-reboot, so, following advice on this forum, after Odin reported success, I manually powered off and on, and booted into recovery manually. There I saw the red android and it reported successful rooting. Everything about the root process went according to how all online instructions indicated it should look.
When I first booted, I saw the Supersu icon in my application tray, but, when I click on it, it says: "All apps associated with this action have been turned off, blocked, or not installed". Hmm... I installed Root Checker, and it failed to verify that I'm rooted.
Root checker generated a report that I've attached below.
In any case, how do I make my efforts at rooting my device actually have the result of my device being rooted?
Thank you for any help.
Here is the report Root Checker gave me:
Code:
Overall Status: Root access is not properly installed on this device
Feedback Mode: Install Root
Issue: Not installed su binary and unable to access root user account
Stage 1 - Superuser App: Installed
Installed: SuperSU Pro by Chainfire - version 2.78
Installed: SuperSU by Chainfire - version 2.74
Stage 2 - Superuser Binary Files: Not Installed
Standard Location
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
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
Command: ls -l /sbin/su
Result: /sbin/su: Permission denied
Analysis: File system permissions restricted and denied access.
Alternative Location
Command: ls -l /system/sbin/su
Result: /system/sbin/su: No such file or directory
Analysis: File /system/sbin/su does not exist.
Alternative Location
Command: ls -l /system/xbin/sudo
Result: /system/xbin/sudo: No such file or directory
Analysis: File /system/xbin/sudo does not exist.
Alternative System Environment Location
Command: ls -l /su/bin/su
Result: /su/bin/su: No such file or directory
Analysis: File /su/bin/su does not exist.
Alternative System Environment Location
Command: ls -l /vendor/bin/su
Result: /vendor/bin/su: No such file or directory
Analysis: File /vendor/bin/su does not exist.
Alternative System Environment Location
Command: ls -l /su/xbin/su
Result: /su/xbin/su: No such file or directory
Analysis: File /su/xbin/su does not exist.
Stage 3 - Root User Account: Error
Error: java.io.IOException: Error running exec(). Command: [su] Working Directory: null Environment: null
Optional - ADB Shell User
Status: Non-Root Shell User
Setting stored in /default.prop and configured as: ro.secure=1
Additional - Google SafetyNet Status
SafetyNet Status: True
Google evaluates hardware and software against Android specifications
Additional - System Environment PATH
System Environment PATH: /su/bin /sbin /vendor/bin /system/sbin /system/bin /su/xbin /system/xbin
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My model g900f (docomo sc04f unlocked) how to install marshmallow??

Dumpsys command not working?

Hey all,
Recently I found out that the dumpsys command isn't working anymore. I can't delete the battery stats with command: dumpsys batterystats--reset. I'm getting an unknown error. I'm on 7.1.2 may patch with magisk installed. The command still works on my n5 running darkrom 7.1.2 with may patch and magisk installed. Any clue how to fix this?
Thanks in advance!

This is the exact error in the terminal:
angler:/ $ su
angler:/ # dumpsys batterystats --reset
Error dumping service info: (Unknown error -2147483646) batterystatsangler:/ #

swa100 said:
This is the exact error in the terminal:
angler:/ $ su
angler:/ # dumpsys batterystats --reset
Error dumping service info: (Unknown error -2147483646) batterystatsangler:/ #
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Hi I have the same exact issue. Have you managed to find the root cause and fix?