I have a Verizon GS5 that I previously rooted. I gave the phone to my girlfriend and factory wiped it beforehand, losing root, and now when I try to have her take the latest update that came out, it gives an update error. She had no need for root, and I hoped just factory resetting would put it back on the path without update errors. Guess I was wrong.
I re-installed towel-root and SuperSU then did a full unroot, but that still isn't allowing the OTA to pass without an error. Two things I did before I factory reset on my rooted GS5 was the SDCard Fix and Xposed + Tethering Mod. I'm wondering if those changes are still existing (even after the factory reset) and somehow the update sees those/ and stops / gives the error. Is there a way to see the update error log? (E.g. maybe root now and then undo the sdcard fix / exposed tether hack)? I'm just looking for a way to get around doing a full wipe and re-image with ODIN.
I re-rooted and looked at the logfile.. it says the update error was unexpected contents at /system/csc/feature.xml.
I looked into the file and see xposed framework and Wanam elements modified this file. I need a clean one... could anybody on the original 4.4 that came with the Verizon GS5 upload this file??
EDIT: I see now it made a .bak file there, so I restored it. Let's see if unrooting and updating will work now.
SUCCESS! It's funny how i had to root to look at the log file to find what was wrong then unroot to update. Thankfully sdcardfix and xposed made backups of the two files it modified so I could restore them so the checksum on the update would pass.
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So over the weekend I tried to do the update from mj7 and it failed. I was thinking it was because of xposed framework so I did some uninstall and reinstall of xposed and then got to the point where it was softbricked at the verizon logo.
I was lucky enough to be able to boot into softstrap and push a new framework-res and get back into the os but was getting a lot of forced closes, mostly when I'd open my gmail and actually click on a message, that would never open up and I'd get the FC.
So I dl'd beans and loaded it up (great rom by the way) but I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to get my issue resolved on the stock rooted mj7.
I was in a similar boat where i screwed my framework-res.apk. If you took a nandroid backup of MJ7 you should be able to restore just the system partition.
On another note if you want to update to MJE without wiping you can OTA via Kies. It will rebloat and deroot but you can Kingo root and debloat again.
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So I just tried to take an OTA and it gave me an error on the install screen then rebooted. Upon restart it gave me a message saying my device was suspected of rooting and that no OTA will be taken. All I've done is root, install root Explorer and titanium and hidden a few apps. Recovery is stock so I'm on the stock ROM. I really have no use for root so I don't mind if I lose it.
Should I just uninstall superuser or do I need a factory reset before I can take an OTA?
I have AT&T G2 rooted and stock recovery. I took the OTA update and all went fine and I didn't lose root either. All good on this end other than not knowing what was in the update.
EDIT: I now know what was in the update lol! A quick google search usually answers most question
So I deleted SU off of bin, xbin, and apk. deleted xgel and what not checked root checker and verified i had no root access. tried installing ota lolipop and got a script error status 7, then next time error in cache where the update was. then tried odin flashing stock software. that failed.
attatched pictures of my problems. we want to put my g.fs back to stock due to her upgrade next month.
thoughts?
Hi All,
I had obtained root via CF-Autoroot and was using it with xposed for the last few weeks without issues. I took the lunge and tried to install phh super su, magisk systemless root. so the nightmare begins for me and i'm hoping it's an easy fix!
My system is still encrypted (I believe because TWRP can't see the system) SD card is fine. I've wiped my device a few times already and am hoping I don't need to wipe it again(prior to this setup).... So currently it's running fine without root access (How I hate android without root!!!)
- I've tried flashing Supersu zip in TWRP and it's failed - I believe it's not supported yet for encrypted devices.
-I've tried using the original CF-Autoroot method I used initially.
Both methods, it boots up straight away (no optimising apps) and after installing supersu app from playstore, it says no binaries found.
What are some ways I can inject root without wiping my device?
Please help me! Thankyou!
Maybe go back to the start and flash original FW through Odin and start from scratch, so you have a fresh phone to work with.
dwarfer66 said:
Maybe go back to the start and flash original FW through Odin and start from scratch, so you have a fresh phone to work with.
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That's my plan when I get home tonight. I want to flash the original firmware file my phone started with (I'm assuming it won't delete anything?) and then run through the root steps again.. if it doesn't work, I'll wipe my phone and make sure I get rid of encryption this time..
kevinwu128 said:
That's my plan when I get home tonight. I want to flash the original firmware file my phone started with (I'm assuming it won't delete anything?) and then run through the root steps again.. if it doesn't work, I'll wipe my phone and make sure I get rid of encryption this time..
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I think you will only lose stuff if you do a system reset after installing the original FW.
I only have had to do that on my tab S not my Edge after coming from a custom rom as I got slow down.
Resolved: flashed original rom and obtained root with cf-autoroot.
If someone has detailed instructions for magisk systemless root and xposed, it'd be much appreciated.. i want to have the option to use android pay or play pokemon go if i wanted. Thankyou
Hello. New here.
I rooted my S7 G930A running Nougat 7.0 following this guide: https://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s7/how-to/root-s7-att-g930a-g935a-t3410538
I actually found the guide somewhere else, but these are the files and instructions I used.
Rooting worked with no issues, and my phone works fine. Now I am interested in unrooting the device because of applications that won't work due to the safety net API knowing the phone is rooted.
I have already tried many things. There is an unroot.bat that comes with the files downloaded in the guide, but running that doesn't seem to actually unroot. SuperSU is still installed, and applications still don't work. I have also tried deleting the files using the ES File Manager, but I can only locate one "su" file which will not delete, and the superuser.apk or supersu.apk files are nowhere to be found. When trying to full unroot using SuperSU, I get the error "Uninstall failed!" I have also tried going back to the stock firmware using odin, but odin fails to install that as well.
Are there any current ways of unrooting that I'm missing?
Any help is appreciated, thank you.
Also, if this helps my baseband version is G930AUCS4BQC2
Okay, so I think I solved my own issue here. I was using the modified version of odin to install the stock firmware. Used the official odin and went back to G930AUCU4BQA6.
I have an additional question now. Since it reset the phone, any application that I made a system application is no longer a system app now right? But if I re-root the device, make the same apps system apps, and then use odin to upgrade to G930AUCS4BQC2 again it will unroot and my apps will still be system apps?
Thanks
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Okay, so I think I solved my own issue here. I was using the modified version of odin to install the stock firmware. Used the official odin and went back to G930AUCU4BQA6.
I have an additional question now. Since it reset the phone, any application that I made a system application is no longer a system app now right? But if I re-root the device, make the same apps system apps, and then use odin to upgrade to G930AUCS4BQC2 again it will unroot and my apps will still be system apps?
Thanks
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If you flash any ODIN file, it will wipe the system partition and then replace it with the one in the package. There's no way to get rooted system changes to persist through an ODIN.