Is it possible to root without using TWRP? I know that it used to be, but I've been using phones with locked bootloaders for a while now and I'm not sure if Google patched it. The reason why is because I lost root while upgrading to dp5 and I don't want to have to go through the process of loading all of my stuff back on after I have to delete everything from decryption.
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I haven't tried it as yet but on DP4 and an unlocked bootloader , I installed SuperSU using cf auto root . After that I installed FlashFire to flash my fav kernel . This way you are encrypted with stock recovery and able to take OTAs and flash them using FlashFire
likonvampire said:
I haven't tried it as yet but on DP4 and an unlocked bootloader , I installed SuperSU using cf auto root . After that I installed FlashFire to flash my fav kernel . This way you are encrypted with stock recovery and able to take OTAs and flash them using FlashFire
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This worked, you are the man
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I got a Google Nexus 4 about a month ago. Somebody told me I should root my phone so I installed the Nexus toolkit and did all of that. I proceeded to install a buncha stuff on it like Call Master, Titanium backup, etc.
But then I kept getting notifications saying there was an update to Android 4.2.2 so I updated it thinking maybe it wouldn't cause a problem. But now none of my programs work, and when I open up SuperSU it says:
"There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a problem!"
how can I fix this?
htothez said:
I got a Google Nexus 4 about a month ago. Somebody told me I should root my phone so I installed the Nexus toolkit and did all of that. I proceeded to install a buncha stuff on it like Call Master, Titanium backup, etc.
But then I kept getting notifications saying there was an update to Android 4.2.2 so I updated it thinking maybe it wouldn't cause a problem. But now none of my programs work, and when I open up SuperSU it says:
"There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a problem!"
how can I fix this?
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Do you have a custom recovery? You'll have to flash the SuperSU zip again so it can install the binaries.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
Alot of times u lose root when u install an OTA. You will need to reroot your phone
CMNein said:
Do you have a custom recovery? You'll have to flash the SuperSU zip again so it can install the binaries.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
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What's a custom recovery exactly? I'm a complete noob to this stuff.
And how do I flash the SuperSU zip again?
Just download the toolkit from WuFresh and in it they have an for Nexus 4 on 4.2.2 proceed to root again since your bootloader should be already unlocked (when the phone boots you see under Google a lock that has been unlocked) once it's rooted again, you'll be clear, I would suggest making a fresh Nandroid after you rooted having the new OTA.
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Sparta507 said:
Just download the toolkit from WuFresh and in it they have an for Nexus 4 on 4.2.2 proceed to root again since your bootloader should be already unlocked (when the phone boots you see under Google a lock that has been unlocked) once it's rooted again, you'll be clear, I would suggest making a fresh Nandroid after you rooted having the new OTA.
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i might try this.
So basically I gotta re-root my phone again? If I do that am I gonna lose everything?
No only unlocking the bootloader will erase your data
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Get OTA Root Keeper from the Play Store and back up. Then whenever there is an OTA update, you just restore the back up and you will have root again.
I'm having trouble with SuperSU on 4.4.2 on Nexus 4.
So at 4.3 I unrooted first, then OTA'ed to 4.4 and now 4.4.2.
Yesterday I used cf-auto to root my phone, but there was no SuperSU. Then I downloaded one from Google Play. But it keeps saying "unfortunately SuperSU has stopped" when there is a need to use SuperSU, i.g. when there is a root explorer app running. I doubt whether the root was successful so I downloaded a root checker, but it kept saying "please wait". So I even don't know whether my phone is rooted.
Please help.
Do you have a custom recovery? Download the zip in the op and flash in recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
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fernandezhjr said:
Do you have a custom recovery? Download the zip in the op and flash in recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
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no i have the original recovery.
I tried Reinstallation in SuperSU and used root checker, which said my device has root access. But after I installed SuperSU again, it keeps crashing again. (keeps saying SUperUS has stopped.)
If you haven't gotten this squared away, I would recommend using Wug's toolkit to return to stock unrooted and then using the toolkit to reroot.
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Just encountered this kind of problem on Purity. Flashed latest build (4.4.2), and then I didn't have root acces anymore. Then I tried rooting with Wug's toolkit (CWM as recovery and SuperSU as root), and unfortunately superSU didn't appear at all in the apps. I tried installing it from the recovery, no luck.
Then I tried it with SuperUser. it worked. I didn't ask any questions
Hi I updated my 910F to MM then rooted with CF, and all went fine.
Now after few days the phone lost root (no idea how) and now redoing with CF Chainfire will not root the phone ???
How to root now?
Maybe try reflash firmware, then fash TWRP via Odin and then flash latest supersu via TWRP. That's how I did it an have no problems
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claudioita said:
Hi I updated my 910F to MM then rooted with CF, and all went fine.
Now after few days the phone lost root (no idea how) and now redoing with CF Chainfire will not root the phone ???
How to root now?
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CF AutoRoot is not up to date so it will disappear after some time.
Its better to you to root it on this way :
Download Latest SuperSU and TWRP Recovery ;
Copy the Latest SuperSu zip on your phone/sd card ;
Flash TWRP via Odin ;
Reboot on TWRP ;
Flash SuperSU and all should be good.
tried it, re doing CF chainfire, install latest stable superSU from TWRP, still cannot get the root access back.
horsyneeh said:
tried it, re doing CF chainfire, install latest stable superSU from TWRP, still cannot get the root access back.
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Use File Manager in TWRP del folder "supersu" then flash supersu zip via TWRP again .
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Use File Manager in TWRP del folder "supersu" then flash supersu zip via TWRP again .
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still no luck mate, maybe i will try re flash using different firmware later and redo the step all over again, hoope it works.
thnx :good:
I had the same problem due to security policy update. I did hard reset and then CF auto root passed successfuly.
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IronMaidenBG said:
I had the same problem due to security policy update. I did hard reset and then CF auto root passed successfuly.
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i have the same problem, what are you doing to "hard reset" the phone please..?
edit: wipe data factory reset in recovery not working for me... impossible to root after
brunsman6229 said:
i have the same problem, what are you doing to "hard reset" the phone please..?
edit: wipe data factory reset in recovery not working for me... impossible to root after
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Yes. In stock recovery factory reset and wipe cache.
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Can someone post links to latest TWRP and superSu for N910F 6.0.1....thanks...
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Hi, for those who don't know, the Chainfire app FlashFire (available from Play store) can successfully flash zips as one would normally do in a custom recovery. It's not quite as good as having an unlocked bootloader and TWRP, but it can handle stuff like TBO app and custom mod zips and such just fine.
I'm running 4.4.2 because I don't know how to root anything higher, so I can't speak for other versions of Android. But if you're on NC2 you're in luck. I've flashed many things with FlashFire and haven't had any issues yet.
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If you can't see your SD card data in a file explorer after flashing with FlashFire, don't freak out, your permissions just got screwed up. There's a zip to fix that if it happens.
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so where's the working flashfire. link ...
After updating the phone using Ota update ..I lost my root access and also my recovery has been change to op5 default so how to switch back to recovery root or Do I have to flash it through computer?
Yes, flash TWRP using your computer and from TWRP flash root zip.
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Yes, as mentioned above, and you also need to flash root right after taking an OTA (before leaving TWRP) and that won't happen in the future