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Sideloading Samsung Captivate

How to sideload for samsung captivate?
1. Download Terminal Emulator from android market (or any terminal).
2. Go to this post on your samsung captivate.
3. Copy this Below
su cd /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings
sqlite3 settings.db
update secure set value = "1" where name = "install_non_market_apps";
.quit
reboot
4. Your phone will reboot and you can sideload. try to download an app from pandaapp.com.
5. Success!!!!!!!!!! Made very easy compared to using Android SDK.
-I dont claim to find this. But i havent seen this on youtube or any where else-
Hope You Luck!
-Jordan5555

Thanks for the info!
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It's explained Tip: Enable Non Market App Installs on the Samsung Captivate]here[/url, I used a little variation on that method:
Can I suggest an even easier way of editing and manipulating the settings.db file? I used a combination of Root Explorer, SQLite Editor and Dropbox, modified from this link. You zip and copy settings.db from your Captivate to Dropbox, then you can edit it in Firefox, zip it, copy it back, and manipulate it from there - or I found I could copy the file to another folder I created (modified market), edit the file in there with SQLite, save the file and then copy it back to the original folder following their directions. The one thing you have to be careful of is making sure you're mounted R/W instead of R/O in Root Explorer or you'll get errors, something like 'permission denied'.
The Sideload Wonder Machine is nice, but I'm not always at my computer when I find something I want to try, this method made sideloading totally contained on the Captivate. Works a charm
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i tried the first method by copying the code and i got "Permission Denied" so then i just typed in the first line. got the same "Permission Denied"
is there a step i need to do first?
sorry if there is something obvious i should do first, i'm a bit of a noob

gisxer said:
i tried the first method by copying the code and i got "Permission Denied" so then i just typed in the first line. got the same "Permission Denied"
is there a step i need to do first?
sorry if there is something obvious i should do first, i'm a bit of a noob
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What are you using, Root Explorer? You have to click the r/w at the top of the screen to enable writing. If it's r/o, that means read only.

Root Explorer? no, just Terminal Emulator and pasted the code into the Terminal window. i take it that's not what it meant

gisxer said:
Root Explorer? no, just Terminal Emulator and pasted the code into the Terminal window. i take it that's not what it meant
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Ah, no, I see, you're referring to the first method. I dunno, I used what I posted, and it worked well.

nevermind lol

sorry should have mentioned that. the method posted by jordan5555 got the error

Permission denied (Jordans mthd)
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While the process described here isn't technically sideloading, it is enabling installation of non-market applications without being attached to a computer, a.k.a. De-crippling . I have already simplified this process into one click, with no need for running any console commands or downloading the android SDK. Check out One Click De-Cripple for Captivate here.
BTW, your phone will need to be rooted before this process will be successful.

rafter109 said:
While the process described here isn't technically sideloading, it is enabling installation of non-market applications without being attached to a computer, a.k.a. De-crippling . I have already simplified this process into one click, with no need for running any console commands or downloading the android SDK. Check out One Click De-Cripple for Captivate here.
BTW, your phone will need to be rooted before this process will be successful.
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Having to be rooted is why I went wit the method I posted above - because at the time I wasn't ready to root. What that method did do is force me to learn a bit about Android file structure and how to 'fiddle around' with the innards of the system. Eventually, of course, I got brave, rooted, and it's been all customizing from then on.
Of course, once you've rooted and gone to a custom ROM you never have to worry about all this again

Cant you just use the sideload wonder machine? Worked for me when I didn't have the "install_non_market_apps" file changed.

yentlequible said:
Cant you just use the sideload wonder machine? Worked for me when I didn't have the "install_non_market_apps" file changed.
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Sure, but then I have to be at my computer to load anything. I far prefer what I did, so it's just plain done. Plus I don't want the constant reminder that AT&T has crippled my phone - a phone I'm paying way too much for monthly.

reinbeau said:
Sure, but then I have to be at my computer to load anything. I far prefer what I did, so it's just plain done. Plus I don't want the constant reminder that AT&T has crippled my phone - a phone I'm paying way too much for monthly.
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Good point... The only reason I used the sideload wonder machine in the first place was to get root explorer on my phone since the market was not working. After that I just modified the database file.

[Win32 Tool]GUI Root with Check and Recovery!

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ShiftRRv1.0
Shift Root and Recovery will be able to root you're phone in a pretty safe manner. The program is designed to only flash the eng boot if the MD5 checksums are correct.
This does it by simply pushing / pulling the hboot from the phone and checking the MD5 as if you were to manually do it. Only this just does it automatically.
Check Root:
This will just run a quick and simple SU test to make sure you are or are not rooted.
Root:
You will click on this to install the ENG Hboot and load the correct files after the Hboot has been flashed.
Install Recovery:
You simply select the recovery image you want to use with your HTC Evo Shift. Leave the phone at the home screen and click install. It will auto reboot you to bootloader, flash the zip then auto reboot you to recovery to make sure it flashed successfully.
Backup / Restore WIMAX:
This option lets you quickly and easily backup your wimax keys to your home pc. It will also let you restore your wimax keys to your phones partitions.
[WHAT THIS PROGRAM DOES]
When you click on root, and click "NO" for this phone does not have a ENG Hboot. The program push's the ENGHboot from the Hboot folder to the phone and push's busybox. From there it gets a temp root shell. It then cross checks the MD5sum on the phone itself using busybox md5sum /data/local/eng_hboot if the MD5Sum math's it then proceed's with the dd if cmd. Once the dd if cmd is done. The program then sends the dd if cmd to /data/local/eng_hboot_check, it runs the cmd busybox md5sum again and verifies that the MD5Sum matches if so everything went well, the program cleans up its mess off the phone and alerts you its safe to reboot. IF IT FAIILS it will try 1 more time. The program is designed to check the HBOOT md5sum and verify if its the ORIG hboot if it is not and the MD5Sum doesn't check between the ENG and ORIGINAl it will attempt to flash the original and notify you if it succeeds. IF IT FAILS AGAIN. IT WILL NOTIFY YOU NOT TO TURN OFF YOUR PHONE AND COME HERE FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. I ADVISE YOU TO LISTEN.
After this YOU MUST REBOOT THE PHONE.
When phone is powered up again Click Root again this time select "YES" that the phone has a ENGHboot, this will get temp root again and push all the needed files, "SQLITE3", "BusyBOX", "SU", "Superuser.apk" to there proper location.
If YOU CLICK "YES" and didnt have the ENG Hboot thats fine it simply will temp root you and push files to your phone, but when you reboot they will be gone. Just start from the begining again and do it again.
Download V1 Here
DOWNLOAD NOW HERE
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Thanks for sharing. No need for me to try it now but if I ever replace or need to re-root. Really like the option to backup wimax keys too.

Looks great but too bad I don't need it! Like the option to back up wimax, but what about restoring them!?

Im giving this a try now

It "did its thing" after rebooting the program is still "waiting" and the phone is booted. Hmmm help?

xstingstreetx,
Can you give me more information?
Were you trying to root, or where you trying to do recovery?
Version of windows as well?

ahhhh!! I'm back 2 download it and.. well I'll wait again lol Thanks a lot for this..
I RUUed my phone and Wanted an easy way to re-root..

working?
other than the OP has anybody got this to work properly?

amoamare said:
xstingstreetx,
Can you give me more information?
Were you trying to root, or where you trying to do recovery?
Version of windows as well?
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I was trying to root, and I have windows 7 64 bit

Where is the link ! someone please give me the file , pretty please please please been waiting for this !!!

I don't know if this is what it's trying to achieve or not. I don't know how to do it either. Judging by all my previous phones, an all in one script could be written to do everything the s-off, root, and recovery post is telling how to do. Just a "simple" batch file and some support files and presto, it's all done!
Zip everything needed together and just unzip and run. I could probably teach myself by ripping apart other all in one packages and adjusting my port to follow loosely what they are doing but I just don't have the free time to spend on that project. By the time I would get around to doing it, someone else would have finished it. I just don't know things like telling the phone to reboot into different modes so it could continue it's job. I can visualize it in my head but making it a reality is completely different. Doh!

Anyone know where the download link went? I've been having trouble with rooting my phone and wanted to try this, but theres no download link in the first post (unless my computer decided to stop showing links).

Link was removed temporarily. Learn to read guys, sheesh
On a side note, I'm pretty psyched about this OP, since I haven't had the ambition to sit down and root my phone yet. Just curious, are there any files that would need to be downloaded prior to using this (such as the ****-root.zip used in the other root method)?

Oops, saw everything except "removed temp..." in the first post.
It looks like there isn't anything extra that needs to be downloaded. Looks like the OP figured out a way around it.

SirRipo said:
Link was removed temporarily. Learn to read guys, sheesh
On a side note, I'm pretty psyched about this OP, since I haven't had the ambition to sit down and root my phone yet. Just curious, are there any files that would need to be downloaded prior to using this (such as the ****-root.zip used in the other root method)?
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Possibly the recovery files ( clockworkmod 2.x or 3.x ) and have HTC sync set up to even connect the phone I would guess.
Sent from my PG06100 using XDA App

Sorry guys will work on this again in a few days girl is supposed to be going in to labor today...
On the side note the issue that I ran into is that running rageagainstthecage from the windows side does not give you root. It actually disables usb connection between the phone and the computer. I was trying to make this so you didnt need anything other then the program. But now with that being a problem z4root would be needed to obtain at least temp root but if i doesnt drop you to # then it still will not work from doing it automatically using arguments. That is what i'm trying to resolve first..
Ill get back to you guys on it, and ill even add the option to restore wimax keys.

That's what I was thinking You have to Temp root with Z4root first.
Since The manual root requires super user to work.

Dude!!!! thank you so much for this. Been wanting t root badly but was afraid to try the other method. Good luck with baby!!

Perhaps someone brave could test it out by temp rooting with visionary/z4root and then running the program? If you posted the download link back up.

[01-05-11]-GingerBreak Root Exploit...WORKING on S-OFF

I have managed to S-OFF my Desire S and can confirm that GingerBreak v1.2 DOES work on a S-OFF DS.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765
Simply S-OFF your DS, install the app and run it.
You will get the following message:
"Not sure what happened here. Either the exploit failed or the reboot failed. Please reboot manually and see if you have SuperUser!"
Reboot your handset manually and you should have SuperUser installed with root access. However you will need to install busybox from the market manually or from within Titanium Backup.
Happy Rooting for those with S-OFF.

As long as you have s-on ita kinda useless, but it will give you root, its only temp though... But will give the devs some more working space, I do like!

I didn't even get temp root
I lost a few apps, I had to istall again

yeah i tried this one out earlier, doesn't get the job done yet, but it is at the earlier stages, only a matter of time.

The new 1.1 does not work on the device S-ON.

yeah still doesn't work yet. hopefully soon. or another expoit to put our phones into s-off

Yep don't work on s-on
Waiting......
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA Premium App

baste07 said:
...or another expoit to put our phones into s-off
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Is a dream !!

Okay, I've tried the GingerBreak1.1
The thing is, it rooted my S-ON Desire S with 128mb SD card that I made as a Gold Card inserted. But frustratingly a lot of applications has been force closing.
I did make the 8G memory card that comes with the package into a Gold Card, too. Assuming that it will be successful...but unfortunately, it is NOT.
I'm going to take out of my mind the whole rooting of Desire S for the meantime. Then visit XDA after a month or two...

titus1 said:
Okay, I've tried the GingerBreak1.1
The thing is, it rooted my S-ON Desire S with 128mb SD card that I made as a Gold Card inserted. But frustratingly a lot of applications has been force closing.
I did make the 8G memory card that comes with the package into a Gold Card, too. Assuming that it will be successful...but unfortunately, it is NOT.
I'm going to take out of my mind the whole rooting of Desire S for the meantime. Then visit XDA after a month or two...
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You should post your findings in the apps thread so that the dev can fix/modify it where necessary. Can you provide a logcat too?
"ChainFires" post on Logcat:
Chainfire said:
For logcat you need adb, but no special priviliges. Run from command line:
adb logcat -d > logcat.txt
and voila you have the logcat. Also, the output of:
adb shell ls -l /system/bin/su
and
adb shell ls -l /system/app/*uper*
both before and after attempting the root, will be helpful for me! Note that the the result may be "nothing" - that is not weird.
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Here, I was able to take a screenshot
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Even if it was able to root it, the phone is almost unusable. Syncing icon is always there. Can\t use the browser..etc etc

^You need to post it in the developers thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765

when you reboot it, is superuser app still usable?

baste07 said:
when you reboot it, is superuser app still usable?
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Yes, it's usable. Granting permission to an application that requires root. But everything is a mess. It's not worth trying, guys.
I hope Unrevoked will going to come up with something soon

new version of gingerbreak.
had anyone some luck with the new version?!

i'm trying...wait
no luck with s-on phone

i don't think it's rootable yet with the newest release. NAND lock is still there and not touched by the exploit.

with 1.2 i can get root temp tho so that does work but apps go missing on mem card until i reboot phone but then lose root lol

update on previous post can confirm i installed set cpu titanium backup. can give apps permission. tried installin busybox and realised the mem card not mounted and cant mount so i gotta reboot lol which will unroot

Guys, please check this:https://market.android.com/details?id=com.grrmode.quickreboot&feature=search_result . Theoretically, Android shell and process reses but not physically phone. Probably will not work, but check it out.
You have S-ON ???

[A511/A510] [01-07-2012] Root is possible!

Dear all,
I managed to create a script that enables root!
** WARNINGS **
This has not been tested much... any problems are @ own risk
** Download **
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ROOT-A51x.zip (679.1 KB) or http://www.multiupload.nl/8QVEMO3P0R
** Install instructions **
1. First install CWM Recovery (or any other you can find for your device)
2. Upload ROOT-A51x.zip to your external sdcard
3. Run the following command to enter recovery (or power off your device, press Volume- and then Poweron your device):
Code:
adb reboot recovery
4. In the recovery select "install zip from sdcard"
5. Then select "choose zip from sdcard"
6. Choose your "ROOT-A51x.zip" file
7. Choose yes - install ROOT-A51x.zip
8. Wait till the script is ready and reboot your device
If something fails, you can run "adb shell" from the recovery and use "cat /tmp/recovery.log" to provide the output of the scripts.
Enjoy & good luck
Regards,
Nika.

Here's some instructions how to unlock boot loader:
Code:
adb reboot-bootloader
** wait for it to load
fastboot oem unlock
** press Volume- (two dots button) and then Volume+ (one dot button) to unlock
fastboot reboot-bootloader
** you're in the unlocked bootloader :)

I have tried several memory offsets and all return a non-rooted-shell (ie. $ instead of #):
mempodroid 0xd6c4 0xad33
mempodroid 0xd7cc 0xad27
mempodroid 0xd7f4 0xad4b
mempodroid 0xd9ec 0xaf47
mempodroid 0xd9f0 0xaf47

Hi,
i just got the A511 out of the box.
Im very interested if theres a way to root.

mongocliqque said:
Hi,
i just got the A511 out of the box.
Im very interested if theres a way to root.
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I haven't found a way yet what build number does your device have?

nikagl said:
I haven't found a way yet what build number does your device have?
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Hi,
I also got an A511. Root is also not working for me
My build number is Acer_AV041_A511_1.028.00_EMEA_DE
I really hope someone will get root working on the A511

Its just annoying that root is still difficult like that.
There are so many things like lbe or pdroid (on other devices) that i never want to miss again on every Android Device.
ACER_AV041_A511_1.028.00_EMEA_DE , @ Kernel 2.6.39.4+

Well... While building a new recovery I killed my recovery and cannot install update.zip's anymore... luckily no brick, but does make it harder to test stuff.
Therefore I cannot test attached root script. It's based on someone else's script to unlock the bootloader first, and then install an update.zip that contains all root files.
Anyone care to test it? It cannot brick your device or kill your recovery, so don't worry. It will probably not work, but doesn't hurt to test it
Furthermore. If there's still someone with a rooted A510, can you dd your recovery and upload it? I can try the stock recovery of A510 to see whether it works on A511
I can think of two commands that may work for exporting recovery on an A510:
Try this:
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/SOS of=/mnt/sdcard/recovery.img
Or try this:
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 of=/mnt/sdcard/recovery.img
Or possibly even this:
Code:
dd if=/recovery of=/mnt/sdcard/recovery.img
Regards,
If one of them is successful it will export the recovery to your internal sd...
Nika.

Well, turns out my recovery is not corrupted. Tried installing the 1.011 ROM and it worked without a problem (although I wanted to wait till root would be available so I could do a full backup)... so I guess that root zip provided in the previous post still has some error in it...sorry, will continue investigation, somehow, sometime, somewhere we'll find a way

Would be nice.
Atm im not rly use my Tab, too many Spy Aps around that are confirmed via pdroid.
lbe first for me

Well... my tab is now rooted!! See first post (OP) for the root script & instructions how to do it...
Good luck!
Regards,
Nika.

Sounds nice.
But im waiting if its really secure, that tablet was too expensive to brick

nikagl said:
Well... my tab is now rooted!! See first post (OP) for the root script & instructions how to do it...
Good luck!
Regards,
Nika.
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Well done, Nika!

mongocliqque said:
Sounds nice.
But im waiting if its really secure, that tablet was too expensive to brick
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It's never safe if you want safe - don't root, that's what it's for
And yes, first install cwm recovery, then install root-zip from this thread through cwm-recovery.

nikagl said:
It's never safe if you want safe - don't root, that's what it's for
And yes, first install cwm recovery, then install root-zip from this thread through cwm-recovery.
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Nah, i know that, but first i want to see more rooted devices.
Can this cause issues?
Acer_AV041_A511_1.028.00_EMEA_DE

it really works
Hi nikagl,
thanks, i got root on my brand new, long time awaited A511.
For the bootloader-recovery i had to use the vol button with the two dots (it´s the vol down (-) button in my A511) no matter what direction the turn-look switch had.
Right now did the needed Stock (rooted su 3.1) Backup successfully with the CWM touch.
Really Great Job!

hey guys, i rooted my a511 too thx nikagl
but i did it a lil bit diffrent from your manual

Ah great to hear.
I think that i got issues then with my VB.
So i have to get a real windows pc for flashing recovery, it looks like.

blgblade said:
hey guys, i rooted my a511 too thx nikagl
but i did it a lil bit diffrent from your manual
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It would be helpful to everyone if you could list what you did.
Thanks.

hmm, i have a problem i can use the su shell, but root applications wont work
EDIT: now it works, with superuser from market

[Solved] Problem restoring root via OTA rootkeeper

I made a dumb mistake. Sometime back i had mistakenly deleted the contents of the sdcard after voodoo rootkeeper su backup. Forgot about the su backup!
Updated the latest update, without backing up again.
Rootkeeper shows that su copy is available but doesn't restore.
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Tried cold booting, multiple restarts, everything in vain.
Question is, can I restore root from the backup of other users in the forum? Or is it device specific?
Somebody care to upload the contents of the folder if it doesn't give away any personal data?
Thanks.
Sent from my Asus TF300T

Tell us more, please.
Are you on JB or ICS ?
Have you tried to cheched "device rooted" and "root permission granted"
and finally click on "Restore root"

philos64 said:
Tell us more, please.
Are you on JB or ICS ?
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I am currently in JB (v10.4.2.13).
Tablet is not unlocked
Vodoo OTA Rootkeeper restored fine when I updated from ICS(9.4.3.30) to JB (10.4.2.9).
The check-boxes will be checked by the app not manually AFAIK.
Anyhow gave it a try, not clickable
Stupid of me not to backup before updating

It's possible to have backup of rootkeeper?

I have solved so, removed supersu, instal superuser from market.
Restore root from rootkeeper and all ok.
Remove superuser and reinstall supersu.
Now I have root access.
Inviato dal mio ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T con Tapatalk 2

Root Achieved
Solved the problem.
Followed the steps in the thread posted here
Steps:
Most of the commands are copy-paste from the thread just modified for this specific problem (I do not take credit for these steps).
Download View attachment su.zip from this post (thanks to calisro)
Extract the contents to a folder.
Start a cmd window in that folder and logon to adb
In adb shell type
Code:
/system/usr/we-need-root/su-backup
(check the file availability in that folder and the file name and correct the command accordingly)
Confirm whether you have root. The adb shell prompt should be # not $, also can be confirmed by typing id and should echo something like this "uid=0(root) gid=0(root)"
Remount system as RW:
Code:
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /system
Open a new CMD window and push the su binary from step 1 to the sdcard using the path from where ever you put it.
Code:
adb push c:\<some path>\su /sdcard/
Then copy it to /system/bin from the adb session where you got root.
Code:
cat /sdcard/su > /system/bin/su
Change permissions for SU
Code:
chmod 6755 /system/bin/su
Download superuser (NOT SUPERSU) from play store if you do not have it already.
Force superuser upgrade the su binary. It may fail to remount system as RO. Just rerun the update in superuser and it will work the 2nd time. You don't need to remount system as RO manually since superuser update of SU will do that for you.
congrats. your now re-rooted.
Think, this will solve the problem plaguing few people who could not restore root after latest OTA.
Thanks to calisro for his easy to understand steps (please rep him in the thread, if this helped you)

k1chy said:
Solved the problem.
Followed the steps in the thread posted here
Steps:
Most of the commands are copy-paste from the thread just modified for this specific problem (I do not take credit for these steps).
Download View attachment 1338410 from this post (thanks to calisro)
Extract the contents to a folder.
Start a cmd window in that folder and logon to adb
In adb shell type
Code:
/system/usr/we-need-root/su-backup
(check the file availability in that folder and the file name and correct the command accordingly)
Confirm whether you have root. The adb shell prompt should be # not $, also can be confirmed by typing id and should echo something like this "uid=0(root) gid=0(root)"
Remount system as RW:
Code:
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /system
Open a new CMD window and push the su binary from step 1 to the sdcard using the path from where ever you put it.
Code:
adb push c:\<some path>\su /sdcard/
Then copy it to /system/bin from the adb session where you got root.
Code:
cat /sdcard/su > /system/bin/su
Change permissions for SU
Code:
chmod 6755 /system/bin/su
Download superuser (NOT SUPERSU) from play store if you do not have it already.
Force superuser upgrade the su binary. It may fail to remount system as RO. Just rerun the update in superuser and it will work the 2nd time. You don't need to remount system as RO manually since superuser update of SU will do that for you.
congrats. your now re-rooted.
Think, this will solve the problem plaguing few people who could not restore root after latest OTA.
Thanks to calisro for his easy to understand steps (please rep him in the thread, if this helped you)
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It works fine.
Thank you k1chy & calisro

nevermind, figured out.
thanks for the tutorial

It will be nice if this was a sticky
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Thank you! The last OTA that my tablet took resulted in me not being able to restore root. OTA RootKeeper kept freezing up and doing nothing. This helped me in restoring root!

Thanks a million
k1chy said:
Think, this will solve the problem plaguing few people who could not restore root after latest OTA.
Thanks to calisro for his easy to understand steps (please rep him in the thread, if this helped you)
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Thanks a million!!
Couldn't recover root on a Razr M after JB OTA - tried all of the exploits around the forums but NONE worked
- This, however, worked a treat!!! :victory: