My question is this my A2 was acting up so I used the files found on the forum's obviously I am returned to stock but if I used rootkeeper to back up root files can I use it to restore root or will I have to reroot my phone.
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BIGDADDYXXL said:
My question is this my A2 was acting up so I used the files found on the forum's obviously I am returned to stock but if I used rootkeeper to back up root files can I use it to restore root or will I have to reroot my phone.
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I'm not sure but I think you'll have to reroot. I would just use the 1 click. It's pretty fast.
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I wouldn't recommend rootkeeper as it has caused a failure when trying to flash the stock image to return from softbricks.
BIGDADDYXXL said:
My question is this my A2 was acting up so I used the files found on the forum's obviously I am returned to stock but if I used rootkeeper to back up root files can I use it to restore root or will I have to reroot my phone.
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Rootkeeper cannot keep root if you wipe the system partition (which restoring from the fxz does).
It only really functions in in update situtations (hence "OTA" rootkeeper).
You'll have to re-root.
I wouldn't recommend rootkeeper as it has caused a failure when trying to flash the stock image to return from softbricks.
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I haven't heard of any issues restoring the fxz due to rootkeeper...
But the recent 2.3.6 leaks- THOSE will keep you from flashing back to stock.
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I keep failing the JB update and im not sure why. I used Voodoo OTA rootkeeper to backup my root then i temp unroot and somehow i keep failing the update. I never deleted none of the system apps so im not sure what im doing wrong.
You Modify the build.prop file? That will also cause it....I also believe adding any files to system/app will cause it to fail
Is your bootloader unlocked?
If yes, you could flash CM10 without having to worry about backing up root.
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My phone has been rooted using the old-school method. I've made a nandroid backup.
Can I follow the unroot guide to get stock everything, take it to the store, then use revolutionary to root it again, then restore the nandroid which was made on my phone with normal s-off? Or do I need to do the oldschool method before restoring the nandroid?
lukesed said:
My phone has been rooted using the old-school method, but I need to unroot it to get tech support (think my LTE radio is faulty). I've made a nandroid backup.
Can I follow the unroot guide to get stock everything, take it to the store, then use revolutionary to root it again, then restore the nandroid which was made on my phone with normal s-off? Or do I need to do the oldschool method before restoring the nandroid?
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I would use this Tbolt tool to unroot it and make sure your on the .19 radio combo. That's the latest firmware radio. And use this tool to root it again and then you should be able to flash nandroid backup again believe. Here's the link to the TBolt tool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27238740
heath2805 said:
I would use this Tbolt tool to unroot it and make sure your on the .19 radio combo. That's the latest firmware radio. And use this tool to root it again and then you should be able to flash nandroid backup again believe. Here's the link to the TBolt tool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27238740
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Thanks a lot! So after putting .19 radios on, all I need to do is use this too to 1) unroot and 2) put on some old OTA rom?
lukesed said:
Thanks a lot! So after putting .19 radios on, all I need to do is use this too to 1) unroot and 2) put on some old OTA rom?
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Yup
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lukesed said:
Thanks a lot! So after putting .19 radios on, all I need to do is use this too to 1) unroot and 2) put on some old OTA rom?
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Yes, you should be on 2.11.605.19 firmware . That's the latest.
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I've been looking all over Google trying to find a way to remove superuser without rooting my phone again. I'm trying to be legit and use my phone completely stock, but somehow when I did the Odin restore, the superuser app still got installed as a system app.
Is there a way to remove it without rooting?
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Did you flash the rooted stock image?
ming3r said:
Did you flash the rooted stock image?
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Now that I think about it. I did. Then when I did the OTA, root got taken away
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For future reference 2 things you would want to remove to unroot fully are the supersu/superuser apk in /system/app and /system/xbin/su. Its just better practice to flash a stock unrooted image instead though.
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For future reference 2 things you would want to remove to unroot fully are the supersu/superuser apk in /system/app and /system/xbin/su. Its just better practice to flash a stock unrooted image instead though.
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Okay. I will wear the dunce hat for this one. I'll root and remove those.
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Since I know the question will come up immediately after someone has updated to the official JB I figured I would confirm that I was able to preserve my root (stock locked bootloader) by using voodoo ota root keeper.
If you have rooted but not unlocked your bootloader yet and still want to keep root on the Jelly Bean update do the following, I can confirm this worked for me:
1. Install voodoo ota root keeper.
2. Backup root and then temp unroot using the above.
3. Install official 4.1.2 OTA
4. After upgrade/reboot go back into voodoo OTA and restore root.
5. Open superuser and confirm
I was going from the last stock (asa14) rooted only, no boot loader unlock. Using koush's superuser.
Of course if you have already unlocked your bootloader & installed another recovery then this is not needed.
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iamchocho said:
Since I know the question will come up immediately after someone has updated to the official JB I figured I would confirm that I was able to preserve my root (stock locked bootloader) by using voodoo ota root keeper.
If you have rooted but not unlocked your bootloader yet and still want to keep root on the Jelly Bean update do the following, I can confirm this worked for me:
1. Install voodoo ota root keeper.
2. Backup root and then temp unroot using the above.
3. Install official 4.1.2 OTA
4. After upgrade/reboot go back into voodoo OTA and restore root.
5. Open superuser and confirm
I was going from the last stock (asa14) rooted only, no boot loader unlock. Using koush's superuser.
Of course if you have already unlocked your bootloader & installed another recovery then this is not needed.
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Did you actually do the OTA update with this, or is there a process that I can install the download from this forum to a rooted phone (still with locked bootloader) to update to JB? Would it just upgrade my device then like the OTA, or would it wipe it?
I got the OTA prompt this morning so I first went into voodoo ota and and ensured i was backed up then temp unrooted and did a check for updates then installed OTA.
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iamchocho said:
I got the OTA prompt this morning so I first went into voodoo ota and and ensured i was backed up then temp unrooted and did a check for updates then installed OTA.
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OK, seems to be hitting in MN, but not in PA yet.
I believe someone posted the update zip in this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2229671
I didn't flash using this so I can't speak to how to go about flashing it but it should be relatively strait forward.
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Anyone else give this a try yet? I tried to prevent my phone from updating, but it started the download on its own and I cannot stop it.
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Anyone else give this a try yet? I tried to prevent my phone from updating, but it started the download on its own and I cannot stop it.
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It downloads the update file automatically but won't install it until you give it the OK. Posting this from my q right now, up to 4.1.2. Unfortunately I didn't think to back up my root and it was undone.
I recently accepted the MF1 OTA update without unrooting. I'm a noob so really didn't think about it until it was too late. The update installed via TWRP and I lost root, custom recovery and bootloader is locked yet again. Just wondering if I could flash back to MB1 using Odin in download mode or are there any precautionary steps I need to take before trying to flash back? Or will it even work?
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Never heard of MF1 when did you get that update.
You can always try to odin back. Hopefully whatever mf1 is didn't break the root process and it causes a brick.
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I recently accepted the MF1 OTA update without unrooting. I'm a noob so really didn't think about it until it was too late. The update installed via TWRP and I lost root, custom recovery and bootloader is locked yet again. Just wondering if I could flash back to MB1 using Odin in download mode or are there any precautionary steps I need to take before trying to flash back? Or will it even work?
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Maybe i was thinking use EZrecovery to restore stock recovery. and use OTA rootkeeper from VooDoo. then just use EZrecovery to flash CWM again. the only thing i am worried about is the bootloader locking again.
I received the update early this morning. I had MD3 stock rooted but flashed back to MB1. Kept checking for software updates again for a couple of days and it kept saying none available until this morning. So I accepted it without thinking. . Here is a screenshot of the update. ..
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So I guess what I'm really trying to say is it safe to flash back to MB1 via odin with the bootloader being locked and having no root?
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I might would wait until you give one of the developers or senior members chance to look at it. You should be fine but you never know when they have put in a new patch.
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Ok sounds like a plan. Thanks so much for the help!! much appreciated!!
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Coming from rooted MD1
I temporarily unrooted the phone using voodoo ota rootkeeper
Restored stock recovery using ezrecovery for gs3
Proceeded to update via ota.. update begins, but fails (android down with triangle and exclamation point)
suggestions?
dumbstrong said:
Coming from rooted MD1
I temporarily unrooted the phone using voodoo ota rootkeeper
Restored stock recovery using ezrecovery for gs3
Proceeded to update via ota.. update begins, but fails (android down with triangle and exclamation point)
suggestions?
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It should print off an error log in /cache (I think) which tells you why it failed. I believe that it auto fails if you have a modified SystemUI, have Google Wallet installed, removed system apps, things of that nature.
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It should print off an error log in /cache (I think) which tells you why it failed. I believe that it auto fails if you have a modified SystemUI, have Google Wallet installed, removed system apps, things of that nature.
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That's probably it then, since I have removed a few of the Verizon apps using titanium backup. Thank you much
dumbstrong said:
That's probably it then, since I have removed a few of the Verizon apps using titanium backup. Thank you much
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No problem! If you do want to take the OTA, you can Odin flash VRBMB1 and have it update from there. Alternatively, Scrosler posted the rooted VRBMF1 rom in the dev section.
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