I think I may have boned myself a bit. I had kitkat 4.4.2 stock rom rooted with stumproot, and I did the OTA upgrade to lollipop. Not suprisingly, apps that need root no longer work. I installed rootchecker and it reports no root access. I installed stumproot again and it says that the device is already rooted. When I open supersu is says there is no supersu binary installed and it cannot install it.
What are my options on how to re-root my phone?
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So i finally got the OTA update for lollipop and updated while rooted? I tried stump root because some said it work. Stump root says device is rooted already but its not. Can i just re root with the one click method, or do i need to do something special?
I'm trying to migrate from 4.4.2 to at least 4.4.4 if not 5.0 while keeping root - all of this on a VZW S5. Every how-to I find says to install Safestrap as part of the process. I rooted with towelroot, SuperSU, and Root Checker is happy. The problem I'm having is Safestrap-KLTEVZW-NCG-3.75-B03 says it's doing the install, but the final state remains "Not Installed" and rebooting doesn't show the Safestrap splash screen. I have 4.4.2 NCG so I should be right with Safestrap but obviously that's not happening. Now what?
I tried B02 - ya never know... Now I know... no change. Feh.
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Yes, I have BusyBox installed, and granted Safestrap SU status.
I re-installed Safestrap from Playstore after reinstalling NCG (after trying yet another attempt to carry root to at least 4.4.4) and still no joy. BusyBox Pro is installed, and Safestrap seems to think it did the installation, but it also says state: not installed. ???
Bump.
The problem remains with 4.4.4. Safestrap goes through all the motions but doesn't state the install really happened.
Sigh... installing BusyBox via Play Store isn't enough. It kinda helps to run the internal install process, too. Duhhhh... Anyway, end of problem.
I used towel root to root my S4, and I somehow allowed an auto update, which downloaded the updated, tried to install but failed. But I lost my root.
I am running 4.4.2 - Kitkat right?
So I don't have root, and I cannot update my phone - Is it possible for me to root it again? If so is there a link to instructions?
Thanks in advance, the DoridForums people sent me here -
Randy72560 said:
I used towel root to root my S4, and I somehow allowed an auto update, which downloaded the updated, tried to install but failed. But I lost my root.
I am running 4.4.2 - Kitkat right?
So I don't have root, and I cannot update my phone - Is it possible for me to root it again? If so is there a link to instructions?
Thanks in advance, the DoridForums people sent me here -
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I dunno what you are running.
1. You can take a look in your Settings - About device (Pic attached).
2. Try again Towel Root if you still running android 4.4.2 for root again your device.
3. Tell us how it works.
* You can download OTA udpates but you can't install them when you are rooted. Root your device modify system. It changes of OFFICIAL to CUSTOM. OTA detects it and give you a error when you try to install the update.
Ok attached is my about phone info -
I just tried towel root again, and it says this phone is not currently supported. So again, thought I would see what my easy options might be.
I can't post an image or links, Android version says 4.4.2 - If that's what you need? If not let me know which number you need
Use CF-Autoroot to root instead of Towelroot. While CF-Autoroot requires the Odin software to use, it's far more consistent in its results since it temporarily replaces the existing recovery with a recovery that will install SuperSU into the /system partition. Unlike Towelroot, CF-Autoroot is version agnostic, meaning it will work regardless of the version of Android installed.
There is an entire thread on CF-Autoroot. Hit the search bar at the top of the page and I'm sure you'll find it.
I went through all the rooting methods I could find, nothing worked besides KingoRoot. I wasn't happy with not being able to use SuperSu. It comes with KingoUser instead. My workaround was pretty simple. 1) Root with KingoRoot. 2) Install TWRP. 3) Uninstall KingoRoot from in the app. 4) Install SuperSu through TWRP. Done. Rooted, TWRP'd, unrooted, and re-rooted.
Rooted successfully with Kingoroot then after I rebooted I lost root. So I opened kingoroot again so I could re root, but it now says I have root and the option to root the phone that's normally there is gone. Just says "Have Root" and the only option I have is to open the kingo Superuser which does me no good. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling kingoroot and still have the same problem. How can I re root my device.
I also can't remove the Kingo superuser app until I am rooted again and can delete system files. Other wise it's stuck on there. So I need root again ASAP
You could re-install stock firmware with Odin and then re-do kingo root. Or you might be able to install TWRP in Odin and flash SuperSu.