i have clockwork installed but i cant gain su access to delete some stuff...basically i can have the bootloader unlocked and clockwork installed...where did i go wrong? what's next for me? thanks a lot.
Installing clockworkmod only will not give you root permission, you'll have to install the su + superuser package before using the su command.
You need to install ClockWorkMod because it is used to install the Superuser package.
nexus s 4g
yup. got it. ive deleted some junk i didnt want/need.
how can i return it to stock if i needed to, sy to return because of screen defects...? thank you.
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when i try to get to the bootloader by holding the power and volume down it automatically takes me into hboot and starts loading PG05IMG.zip. I had previously gained root access with s off and downloaded superuser and rom manager. etc. i saved my old rom on rom manager and attempted to flash a new one, but now it says that i dont have root access when i install superuser. i was trying to factory reset but like i said it automatically goes to hboot when i try to get into the bootloader. in the bootloader it still says i have s-off
1. Change the name of PG051MG.zip to something like PG051MG-1.zip so it doesnt try to update every time.
2. Did you download BusyBox onto your phone?
yeah it still shows that superuser and busybox are on my phone when its mounted in disk drive mode. i had full root access im not quite sure how i ****ed it up
Always remove the pg05 file when done. Did you let it complete the update? That can screw up root.
i let it complete the update yes. but i also let it complete the update after i had already rooted and forgot to take it off, when it had gone into hboot
Ok so maybe I dont fully understand your problem. You are able to boot up your phone normally correct? When is your phone telling you that you dont have root access, when you try to access Rom Manager?
yes it boots up normally and when i try to access rom manager, and when i used root checker it says that it cannot find the superuser file where it is supposed to be. but i can see the superuser file when i mount the phone in disk drive. would changing the location of the su zip file do anything? or should i unroot my phone and start the process all over again. the problem with the bootloader was that i was trying to do a factory reset and it kept going into hboot and loading pg05img.zip. i changed the name of the file so it is no longer doing that and i did a factory reset from the bootloader but i am still having the problem of it saying i have no root access. the problem arose when i backed up my current rom on rom manger and attempted to flash a new rom from the ones on the list of the app
Ok well Superuser and BusyBox are not supposed to be just zip files sitting on your SD card, they are supposed to appear just as normal apps do in your app drawer. I suggest finding both of them on the Market and installing them to your phone. Go to the BusyBox one first after the download and run the installation process for it. Then go to the Superuser app to make sure it opens up properly. Then try to access Rom Manager. It will ask you for superuser permission, hit yes. Make sure to pay attention cuz the request will time out after 5 seconds.
when i attempt to use the busybox app it just says that it cannot find the su binary on my phone and that it is not rooted
But if you start the phone in the bootloader it says S-OFF?
go download titanium backup in the market, then start it and hit the problems button at the bottom and let it download the newest busybox.
yupp.. and i didnt put the su zip file on my sd card. and since apparently i no longer have root access i cant "unroot" my phone and put s on, to start back over again. i feel that i most likely have done something very unintelligent while thinking i was doing everything right.? im just confused as to why all of a sudden i dont hve root access
the busybox download through titanium failed because it says i dont have root access. it said something on titanium backup though that caught my eye about the current rom i have not having root access? and since the problems started when i backed up my old rom on clockworkmod and attempted to flash a new one i feel like this is where the root of my problem is. lol
Did you install superuser from the market also and check to see if thats working?
Its not your current ROM because you can have the stock ROM and still be rooted.
i know that, i had the stock rom rooted and then backed it up and attempted to flash a new one, or what i though would flash a new one by just selecting it out of clockworkmod. but no, superuser from the market also says that i do not have root access. i have the backed up rom, from clockwork before i tried flashing the new one, saved in a folder on my sd card but i cant flash it back to that because i dont have root so clockworkmod recovery isnt working
That is weird, I guess its possible that your phone automatically flashing the radio you had left on your SD card caused some negative effects. If you want to play it super safe you can follow the instructions here to return safely to stock and try the rooting process all over again.
You may also try to redirect your question in the development section, there are much more knowledgeable people there that may not check this general section out that can help you out.
see the problem is that i cant even do that because it doesnt recognize the phone as being rooted so i am not granted the super user permissions i need to flash the misc.img in the first steps of the un root process.
sooooo i just want to return my phone to stock but im not sure how
You shouldn't need to have root to complete the first portion of the instructions to return to stock. Its basically the same as the first steps to gaining root you see here. All your doing is pushing files to your phone using ADB. The link I just posted should have the files you need to return to stock as well if you no longer have them saved on your pc.
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see the problem is that i cant even do that because it doesnt recognize the phone as being rooted so i am not granted the super user permissions i need to flash the misc.img in the first steps of the un root process.
sooooo i just want to return my phone to stock but im not sure how
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I'm not exactly sure what you did however just follow the manual method and you'll be ok. there is not a problem with doing it over again. of course this will give you root then from there you can do whatever you like. just be sure after you flash each of the ruu's which you name PG05IMG.zip as soon as you flash them delete them off the SD card. or it will keep prompting you to flash it again any time you go into your bootloader.
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You shouldn't need to have root to complete the first portion of the instructions to return to stock. Its basically the same as the first steps to gaining root you see here. All your doing is pushing files to your phone using ADB. The link I just posted should have the files you need to return to stock as well if you no longer have them saved on your pc.
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Yes you are correct as he will be stock. only problem is he will be stock with the downgrade. Don't think that is what he has in mind.
Hey guys,
I am pretty new to rooting, and I am sorry if I am noob to the max.
I just rooted my Nexus S 4G, and installed ROM Manager v5.0.0.7. I want to put cm9 (the release candidate) on my phone. Every time I open ROM Manager, and hit Flash ClockworkMod Recovery, it says "An error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands!"
Thinking this was an issue with the root access ROM Manager has, I looked at the app list in Super User, and nothing is there.
How can I fix this and get cm9 on my phone??
Thanks for your help.
EDIT: I uninstalled both SuperUser and ROM Manager, got the latest version of SuperUser (v3.1.3) and ROM Manager. When I hit Flash CWM, the blue bar at the top goes almost all of the way, then the program quits responding.
Why are you flashing a recovery when you already installed one??
you have not given Rom manager root access, hence nothing in the superuser app. try clear su's data and cache, and go to its settings>security>Automatic response>Prompt and clear rom manager's data and cache as well, and try again. this time, you will encounter a message titling superuser request and click allow and remember options and you're on your way to the ICS party, although im leaving in 2 weeks in favour of jellybean
Alternative: install TWRP, and flash it via adb, and use reboot recovery command in terminal
That didn't work.
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That didn't work.
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what didn't go right? no prompt? more info please... and make sure you're actually rooted, not just install superuser app
Do you or do you not already have a recovery on your phone? Installing superuser =/= rooted. If you don't you should manually install a recovery so that: A. You have a better understanding of what you did (it's always better to know what you're doing when you're messing around with your phone) and B. If something goes wrong you know exactly what caused it.
If you already have recovery why are you bothering with Rom manager? Just wipe cache and data (make a backup first) then flash the Rom.
@063_XOBX it looks to me as if he didn't root, thus the rom manager error message, privileged commands=root required commands, and rom manager's not getting it. or it's the superuser app didn't allow it to access root
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@063_XOBX it looks to me as if he didn't root, thus the rom manager error message, privileged commands=root required commands, and rom manager's not getting it. or it's the superuser app didn't allow it to access root
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That was my first conclusion too, I just wanted to make sure before I flat out said that he wasn't rooted.
Just wanted to update the situation:
I definitely was rooted at the time of posting this, as I could tell by the open lock on the bottom of the boot screen under Google and it said S-OFF when I would boot into recovery.
I ended up just unrooting the phone and rerooting, and this seemed to fix whatever bug I had.
So I got my 300T a few nights ago.
It's already got Asus's JB on it.
Wanted to root to use the SwitchMe app for multiple profiles.
I was able to get the system to see fastboot, and ran all of the commands. Was able to boot to CWM and install root-signed. When I was trying to reboot, it said root was possibly lost, asked me to fix it, i said yes.
When I open up the SwitchMe app, it just keeps trying to open a SuperUser window about 7 times, and then does nothing else.
Have I done something wrong?
SuperUser just says No Apps in List.
edit: tried to update SuperUser. It says "gaining root access.....fail!". Guess I'll try to install root-signed again. Not sure how I could've messed it up the first time.
edit 2: wiped cache and dalvik, installed root-signed again, same problem. SwitchMe says I haven't granted superuser permissions. SuperUser shows no apps, is set to auto-allow root access, and fails getting root access when running binary updater.
im pretty sure you have to unlock the bootloader
and go through some crazy process before you can root with JB
My tablet was running JB when I bought it. I unlocked and still could not get my tablet to root using CWM. On top of that, CWM would not make a proper backup. I highly recommend you switching to TWRP. I did, flashed a rooted custom ROM and haven't had anymore issues.
Many people are having issues with CWM. TWRP is definitely the way to go. :good:
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2 root checker app(s)
Well, what I did to root my stock using TWRP was to flash the root-signed in the CWM thread, but as this didn't really got me full root, I flashed the flashable zip from here, downloaded SuperSU from market, there then chose "update binary" and then I had root
I'm pretty sure flashing the root-signed of the CWM thread wasn't needed, but if you do this steps (need to be unlocked to flash a recovery, strangely recommend TWRP 2.3.1 or 2.2.2 for 4.1 ROMs and 2.3.3 for 4.2 ROMs (as 4.2 has this sdcard/0 directions because of Multiusers, 2.3.3 uses this directories too))
So what should work:
1. unlock bootloader
2. flash CWM / TWRP / MobileODIN installable ZIP: CWM-SuperSU-v0.99.zip from here
3. download SuperSU from market and there update binary (don't know how it's called exactly)
4. enjoy!
if you decide to use a Custom ROM, you just need to flash the ROM in TWRP and should get Root too with the ROM (as all of them include Root afaik)
First i tried to root my tab by flashing cwm and them cwm package.
It installed superuser but when i checked no proper root access.
So i flashed cf auto root on it.
Will it cause some problem???
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First i tried to root my tab by flashing cwm and them cwm package.
It installed superuser but when i checked no proper root access.
So i flashed cf auto root on it.
Will it cause some problem???
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what rom are you on?if you are on 4.0.4 ,maybe you should use fix-recovery
how to flash using recovery img? can anyone help pls...
Go to market and get superuser instead of supersu. I have rooted 2 10.1 tab2s. I skipped the work around on one and used the work around on the second. Same results each time, no root access. I went to play store and got superuser, problem solved. You can then remove supersu and keep superuser or reinstall supersu, which ever you like. They are both great apps, you're rooted it just can't see it.
Hi all,
My phone is 2.3.5 stock with sense 3.0
I have followed the easy root kit to successfully updated hboot, unlocked bootloader, installed CWM and rooted with superuser working just fine.
However, I did a factory reset from the Settings afterwards, and superuser started to misbehave:
1. it either won't load with a complete white screen.
2. Or it would load successfully but won't be notified when other apps trying to request root access.
I have booted the phone into recovery and flashed the su.zip couple times, but nothing has changed for the better.
I am wondering if I have to
1. rerun the root kit one more time to unlock BT, flash CWM and install SU.
2. or have to go back to the original state by rerunning the RUUxx.exe file downloaded from HTC, then run root kit.
2.1 Will rerun RUU clean up all the CWM and SU stuff and go back to the original state?
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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Hi all,
My phone is 2.3.5 stock with sense 3.0
I have followed the easy root kit to successfully updated hboot, unlocked bootloader, installed CWM and rooted with superuser working just fine.
However, I did a factory reset from the Settings afterwards, and superuser started to misbehave:
1. it either won't load with a complete white screen.
2. Or it would load successfully but won't be notified when other apps trying to request root access.
I have booted the phone into recovery and flashed the su.zip couple times, but nothing has changed for the better.
I am wondering if I have to
1. rerun the root kit one more time to unlock BT, flash CWM and install SU.
2. or have to go back to the original state by rerunning the RUUxx.exe file downloaded from HTC, then run root kit.
2.1 Will rerun RUU clean up all the CWM and SU stuff and go back to the original state?
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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Try reflashing SU in CWM or flash superSU...you don't need to run the tool or a RUU.
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Try reflashing SU in CWM or flash superSU...you don't need to run the tool or a RUU.
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Thanks for your advice.
I did flash SU several times to no avail. I can see the SuperUser in the app drawer, it just won't work as before.
So I can flash superSU in the same way in CWM?
Would that override SuperUser or they would just co-exist?
Thanks
Flashing SuperSU did the trick!!!
Much to my pleasant surprise, SuperUser is automatically removed! At least I don't see it in the app drawer anymore.
It is rooted again now!
Thanks a lot
Glevitan rocks!
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