It appears that after using Root Tools program to move my cache files to the sdcard that I have lost root somehow.
Titanium Backup, Wireless Thether, etc will not get root access even with permissions granted.
I tried to reroot my phone using unrevoked 3 and remove/reinstall wireless Thether and that did not work.
What do I need to do?
It seems as though root priveleges are just completly gone.
I've looked through other threads with no luck.
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I had posted previously about rooting my wife's D2G but since I only need root access long enough to backup her application data (to move to a soon-to-be-rooted Droid4), is there a way to get temporary root on the phone to run Titanium Backup Pro once? Or via ADB?
If you're on Gingerbread, no, there is no such way aside from rooting, and then removing root.
I was originally rooted by using invisiblek's original "stock" root, which contained some Sprint stuff, so I opted to do a clean start from a stock Verizon rom, but to save time I rooted using the adb script method from GS3DebugFSRoot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1792342 instead of Root66, which requires a 1.5 GB image download then must be flashed through Odin.
I did this to avoid some of the strange app behaviors from the rooted "Sprint" rom, but after rooting through adb with an automated script, some root apps don't function properly, even though they're getting root permission.
After doing some research and restoring my sprint NAND backup several times to compare, the main things I noticed are:
1. After rooting through adb, the Superuser.apk app is installed in /data/app (which is a user app location) as opposed to /system/app in the case of the flashable root method.
2. Superuser.apk is called com.noshufou.android.su-1.apk instead
3. Superuser.apk from a flashed rom has these permissions (seen using root-expl)
rwsr-sr-x, but the adb method file xxxxxx.su-1.apk has these permissions rwxrwxr-x
4. The owner of the file is "root" when flashed through Odin, but "system" when rooted with adb.
Otherwise, the su binary itself is ok, it is a newer version and larger in size compared to the flashed versions, but it has the right permissions and is located correctly in /system/xbin.
I tried deleting the xxxxx.su-1.apk in /data/app and copying Superuser.apk to /system/app, to make it a system app, reset permissions and "owner" and "group" to root, but lost root after rebooting, so had to start back from my NAND backup again.
Does anyone know how to make Superuser a system app in the /system/app folder without losing root?
Also, I'm not sure this is the cause, but Titanium Backup has a hard time detecting root every time I start it, and has to be restarted multiple times, which wasn't a problem when flashed root w/ Odin, and most importantly, DroidWall is not blocking ANYTHING, whether it's in whitelist or blacklist mode, which it did when I used Odin to flash a rooted rom. I've tried everything, bu to no availe, can a dev that might have an idea what is going on here, help me with this and point me in the right direction to look for what to fix to get DroidWall to work, and if that is causing these issues, to get Superuser installed in the right folder?
Thank you
Nvm, I can't seem to find it again, I know I saw it somewhere though. If this was the OG Droid or Droid 2 I could tell you how to adb push no problem, but it's my first Samsung device. I don't know if anything is different, and I don't wanna be responsible for a brick :S
I somehow have managed to lose root access. I have superuser installed but the prompt to give root access to apps does not appear anymore.
I tried to do a factory reset, which was a huge mistake as I had changed the dpi and the launcher failed to start after reset. I tried rerooting using sparkym3s auto rooting tool, but no luck.
I now have the device somewhat operational again after installing apex launcher, but several apps show up as incompatible in the market that used to work before.
How can I regain root?
Factory reset clears the /data partition (you should've just renistalled the Superuser app, possibly a different version, or use and run SuperSU), where your installed apps and data are stored, so it will only delete the Superuser app for managing su access, but the su binary itself should remain on the /system partition. Check for it it /system/xbin/su
What's the problem with sparkym3's method anyway?
Thank you for replying.
After installing supersu it appears i have somewhat regained root access.
I can now change dpi with LCD Density Modder.
However, titanium backup, and several other apps dont get root access, and I dont get a prompt asking for access either.
Rootchecker shows that I dont have root access.
When I run the supersu app, it wants to update, i click ok, but i get error message "installation failed. There is nothing in the supersu log or apps tabs.
The su binary is in /system/xbin/su.
Should I un-root and then re-root perhaps?
I have messed around with this thing so much now, that I would prefer to wipe the entire storage and start completely fresh. Is this possible?
According to this topic I had rooted my infinity but now I did a wipe from boot (volume down + power on) so I lost all my apps including superuser app. My answer is: have I got root yet? Or have I lost only superuser app?
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maanebedotten said:
I have messed around with this thing so much now, that I would prefer to wipe the entire storage and start completely fresh. Is this possible?
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Try a few variants of what you've mentioned, if this doesn't help, you can try re-flashing firmware from the bootloader level.
mouse100 said:
According to this topic I had rooted my infinity but now I did a wipe from boot (volume down + power on) so I lost all my apps including superuser app. My answer is: have I got root yet? Or have I lost only superuser app?
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Just install Superuser from the Playstore and see for yourself before asking You should have your root access back.
Anyone tried using simple adb/holo backup to backup ur files pre root and restoring them after? I successfully backed the files up pre root but cannot get the prompt to restore again after I finished rooting. Tried changing default access to grant in SuperSu but nothing came up... any otherway to restore files without losing root
I'm currently trying to root my J3 Luna Pro for the sole purpose of backing up app data for a discontinued app that still works with a saved login, however, all the root options I'm seeing require formatting your device. My last phone I was able to root just fine with Lambdaroot, and that didn't need formatting. While the older rooted does have what I'm trying to back up, of course the POS in now stuck in a bootloop, so getting the login file from the old phone isn't an option. Are there any ways to root a J3 without wiping it, or at least back up the appdata? (I tried Helium Backup, but it said that backup was disabled for that specific app)