I had just gotten a brand new Charge this weekend and decided to root it. It has the newest 2.3.6 update. What root method should I use...............ODIN???? ADB??? Any assistance will be greatly appreciated
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1434738
ADB is simpler if you're set up for it, if not flashing a rooted rom in Odin (or even just a custom kernel will root you) will work just as well... if you want to stay as stock as possible just flash superuser in CWM then download the app from the market if it doesn't show up in the app drawer on boot
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I did a few searches, and really couldnt find an answer. I like trying ROM's, often at work where I dont have a PC to use to root stock again. My captivate has a stock ROM that could be flashed keeping root access. Does this exist for us?
Yes, you can flash new ROMs, and you will also keep root access. Unless you flash a stock rom without root But you only have to use CWM and flash superuser.zip and you got your root again.
With custom roms you dont need to do this they are already rooted.
right, looking for the opposite. Like today, went from kustom kreem ISC back to stock, but I lose my root access. Im not at a pc that I can root at, so I would like a stock GB rom that I can flash that is already rooted. Im stuck now on GB because I cant flash my CWM because of no root.
I work 10 hour shifts with 1.5 hour commutes, so I like to flash as much as i can while at work
Not sure about GB, but I stumbled upon this ICS rom which is stock and is rooted
There are two versions and v 1.0 will meet your requirements.
This is odd. I believe I no longer have root privileges after flashing in the 4.2 ROM from Metal Dragon. I manage to get to stock recovery and do a wipe and reflash a custom ROM (SlimBean). However I have no root privileges anymore. Can anyone help?
wunderkind said:
This is odd. I believe I no longer have root privileges after flashing in the 4.2 ROM from Metal Dragon. I manage to get to stock recovery and do a wipe and reflash a custom ROM (SlimBean). However I have no root privileges anymore. Can anyone help?
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That's normal, knzo warned that the rom wasn't rooted.
From within a custom recovery, simply flash either SuperUser or SuperSU (my favorite).
SuperSU
Download and flash CWM-SuperSU-v0.98.zip
SuperUser
Download and flash Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip
I Had just rooted my GTAB2 and it'd been two days. And suddenly the news came out that Official JB 4.2.2 has been released for the GT-P3100
So i Opted for unrooting and getting back my Official status but it didnt work
But then i found this trick
1.Install Triangle away
2.Have a cf-autorooted tab (GT-P3100)(may work on other models)
3.First Reset the flash counter using Traingle Away.
4.Enable the tracker option and reboot.
5.Then boot into Stockrecovery. (CWM Recovery or any other recovery won't do the trick. U can reinstall it after the OTA.)
6.Wipe Data/Factory reset.
7.Wipe Cache.
8.Wipe Dalvik Cache.
9.Reboot.
10.Voila!!! You have a device with Official Status with ROOT and Can recieve OTA.
May or May NOT WORK, but it did work for me
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS ONLY APPLICABLE IF YOU ARE NOT USING A CUSTOM ROM AND USING THE OFFICIAL STOCK WITH JUST ROOT.
accepting the ota update will most likely unroot the device. the new firmware will also probably be patched so unless you are sure that a root exploit exists for the new firmware, than perhaps it is best to wait for the odin flashable version from sammobile and use mobile odin pro to flash. mobile odin pro has an option called everoot which will root the rom. this is probably easier to do than trying to root a new firmware with a patched kernel.
ashraf sharif said:
accepting the ota update will most likely unroot the device. the new firmware will also probably be patched so unless you are sure that a root exploit exists for the new firmware, than perhaps it is best to wait for the odin flashable version from sammobile and use mobile odin pro to flash. mobile odin pro has an option called everoot which will root the rom. this is probably easier to do than trying to root a new firmware with a patched kernel.
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Also if we can't use any custom recovery .
, then what's the need to root the device?
no one is saying that you cannot use custom recovery. you can use whatever you please custom kernel ,recovery,rom, whatever you choose is your choice.My point is that not everyone root6s thier phone so they can flash a custom rom. In my case I use official roms all the time. official kernel all the time. official recovery all the time. my phone has official status aLL THE TIME.
so why root?
if not to flash aosp roms and cwm or twrp orthe multitude of mods and roms? yes Ive been there and done that. ive overclocked and undervolted and ran aokp miui pa u name it. I have never found a rom that was 100 percent working and compatible for any phone ever. in fact most of the time i came across major bugs that made most roms unusable as a daily driver. stability is hard to find in aosp land . the manufacturers do not release sources. so cameras and fingerprint scanners and mhl and other features either are barely functional or sometimes will never work.
I ROOT BECAUSE I CAN CUSTOMIZE THE STOCK FIRMWARE THAT I USE. without root i cant use greenify ton hibernate my apps. without root i cant freeze apps in sd maid or tibu or rom toolbox pro. Root allows me to change my bootanimations . byn 8using root explorer. root allows me to edit my build prop. root allows me to zipalign my apps. and debloat them. root improves my user experience . it allows me to enjoy the stability and long battery life and full functionality if stock roms without having to use a stripped gown vanilla android rom. been there and was not impressed. but to each his own.
I have Indian moto g 16 GB Android 4.4.4 I have a few questions
1. I just want to root it without any custom recovery or rom. Only to try apps which require root. I am not interested in custom roms, happy with stock rom. I found Modaco's method for it. But many users did not find it working. Is there any other SIMPLE AND STABLE method for it without messing up with stock rom and recovery?
2. If I successfully root it without custom recovery what will be steps to unroot it and revert it back to stock 4.4.4 so that I could receive future OTA. (i had rooted my HTC one x with custom recovery so I know about unlocking bootloader). Will this process include flashing stock rom as there is already stock rom in phone
3. Is is necessary to download stock firmware if someone decide to revert back from rooted phone to stock. I mean not everyone has fast Internet connection to download those big 400-500 mb . Zip files. I read somewhere that we can backup the entire rom after rooting. So why not flash that backed up rom for reverting process. Why need to download..and For backing up the stock rom do we need to root with custom recovery or the Modaco's method (stock recovery root) will work.
You may find my third question stupid but I am not much into this stuff.
Please answer my all questions whether it is yes or no. You need not to provide detailed descriptions but just clear my confusion. I couldn't find these type of questions anywhere else on Internet. So may be useful for other users too. Thanx
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Anybody???
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Anybody???
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Hey...yes you can root it but doing so requires an unlocked bootloader(which wipes all data on the phone..so backup)
To revert root you'll need stock recovery(since you say you don't want a custom recovery, skip flashing the stock recovery) and untouched stock ROM...
you can either download a stock fresh stock ROM[recommended]
Or
You can revert all root changes you did to the ROM(Xposed, root,busybox, e.t.c.)
Cheers mate
thanx for replying..
Ok reverting will be enough? I thought stock rom is no more Pure after we root it either by stock recovery or custom recovery. And if i choose the reverting method, how much total apps will i have to delete/uninstall?
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Ok reverting will be enough? I thought stock rom is no more Pure after we root it either by stock recovery or custom recovery. And if i choose the reverting method, how much total apps will i have to delete/uninstall?
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You'll will have to remove all root adjustments you made...if you can't remember them all, it's best to flash a new zip...but in my case it was only Xposed and root so I uninstalled Xposed within the app, then went to supersu to revert root.
Good luck
itouchables said:
You'll will have to remove all root adjustments you made...if you can't remember them all, it's best to flash a new zip...but in my case it was only Xposed and root so I uninstalled Xposed within the app, then went to supersu to revert root.
Good luck
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Thanx sir, Good Day
1. Try Paul O´Brien´s (that guy from Modaco) method. I rooted my Moto G with stock 4.4.4 like a month ago. No need to mess with the recovery, easy and simple.
2. There is an option in SuperSU that deletes all SU binaries from the phone. It is not needed to update though. You can update with SU installed, unless you modified any system files that the OTA wants to patch.
3. No, as mentioned in 2. Just unroot, uninstall xposed and you are done.
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knizmi said:
1. Try Paul O´Brien´s (that guy from Modaco) method. I rooted my Moto G with stock 4.4.4 like a month ago. No need to mess with the recovery, easy and simple.
2. There is an option in SuperSU that deletes all SU binaries from the phone. It is not needed to update though. You can update with SU installed, unless you modified any system files that the OTA wants to patch.
3. No, as mentioned in 2. Just unroot, uninstall xposed and you are done.
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Thanks i'll try MoDaCo's method after getting android L OTA
Hi guys,
I found the kingroot app somewhere in xda and successfully root my lollipop z3, but I didn't directly flashed nuts recovery, (my fault)
I deinstalled the kingroot app and rebooted and my root permissions was gone, although when I install it again it shows me I'm rooted,
Also root checker shows, I have the şu binaries installed but don't have root permissions,
I don't have a recovery
I have the su binaries
But I don't have root permissions
Also tried supersu but don't work
Pls help me :/ I'm not a noob but this is really hard to figure it out
I appreciate any help
Thanks
What firmware version are you on? Flash back to the shipped firmware FTF for your region and use giefroot instead.
I'm on 690 German ftf
to be honest you would be better off downgrading to a .77 KK rom and then using giefroot to root it and then install nuts dual recovery and installing a pre-rooted LP rom