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[Q] Atrix 2 on 2.3.6 root issue after update

I received a message yesterday to update. I did so and then realized some of the rooted features were not working. It said i had granted superuser permission, but i would get the message saying your phone is not rooted. I tried rooting again and when it got to the bottom line it said something like "failed file already exist" and then "Your Phone is Rooted!"
I guess at this point I would like to unroot and maybe wait for the 2.3.6 root.
I originally used the 1 click exploit method not the superoneclick.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Info currently on Android version:2.3.6
System version: 55.13.25.mb865.ATT.en.US

Same. Kinda worried, not sure if a lot of rooted stuff is working. Can't really tell. Kind of regret updating.
EDIT:
SetCPU app tells me that it is having trouble accessing 'permissions'. I can't change the CPU or do anything in that app.
Superuser app seems to say that it is 'allowed' though.

Yes. I regret the update now as well. I was'nt thinking when I did it. Superuser will show they are allowed, but they don"t really seem to be fully functional. If you delete a rooted app and reinstall it will not be shown in Superuser. I just want to unroot and wait fo a better option.

I'm not going to 'do anything' about this right now because I feel like a lot of these updates are helpful (like no more carrierIQ according to some post in the atrix 2 forum for this site, and less end call lag). Going to wait and see if someone finds a root exploit for this. Just kinda bummed about not being able to use SetCPU now.

I'm good with the update. At this point I would like to remove the root that isn't really a root anymore. I do miss titanium backup.

Ok, need some major advice re: this OTA update..
I've got the Atrix 2, obviously...and when i got it, i did the one click root, then immediately installed titanium backup and did a full backup to my microsd card. Then i started yanking out all the bloatware. Thats about all i did. No weird mods, etc...
Now im getting this notice that there is a OTA update, i download it, but it has an error when it installs and keeps nagging me about the update.
What does everybody suggest I do at this point? If I restore my phone using the titanium backup, will that allow me to get the update? I'm guessing the error is caused because the OTA is trying to update apps that I removed.
And if I do that and it works... will my phone still be rooted? Or will I have to re-root?
I'm new to this and ANY help or ANY advice would be GREAT.
Please, let me know something =)
~bobby
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this is my first time on the XDA dev forums, so please speak slowly and be kind

I also had Titanium backup. I did the upgrade and it did not recognize the root after the upgrade. Therefore Titanium back up was not accessible. I also have not found a way to root the atrix 2 now that it is upgraded to 2.3.6. When I try the "1click exploit" method to root it goes through the process and says its already rooted, but I have no super user capabilities. Let me know if you find a solution. Otherwise if the root for titanium back up is important to you I would hold off on the upgrade for now.

When you did choose to do the update, did it give u errors until u restored your phone back to stock? What I mean is, did you have any errors installing the update when it first rolled out?
Because I have tried to do the update when it first came out, but it downloads, gets about 1/3 of the way installed and then give me an error and reboots. I'm thinking the only way to get past that is to use my titanium backup and put back all the stuff I took off right? Cause I made my backup IMMEDIATELY after I rooted my phone.
Root is important to me, and this stupid update isnt, but I also don't like being nagged about it every time I turn around.
I dunno what to do. :/ Im honestly kinda angry that they would do this and screw up root access for those of us who have it.
Sorta makes me wonder if that was part of the whole idea to begin with.
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Also, I just found this article. I haven't been a member here long enough for it to allow me to post links to the outside world, but just google these keywords: theandroidsoul, update atrix 2 to 2.3.6 OTA with root retained.
It gives these instructions:
Compatibility
This guide has been specifically written for the Motorola Atrix 2. Do not try to attempt it any other device as it may cause issues with your device. Check your device model number in: Settings » About Phone
How To Apply 2.3.6 OTA Update on the Atrix 4G, with Root retained
Download and Install OTA Rootkeeper on your Atrix 2
Launch OTA Rootkeeper, and Select ‘Create SU backup‘
Once SU backup is completed, Select Temp Unroot .
Now exit OTA Rootkeeper
Uninstall the Superuser app. In case you have Superuser Elite installed, uninstall that too.
Now uninstall OTA Rootkeeper. The backup you created through OTA rootkeeper in Step 2 above will still be retained, so don’t worry.
Now go ahead and download the 2.3.6 OTA update to the phone and apply it
Once the update is complete, reboot the phone. Once it has rebooted, power-cycle the phone ( Switch it off and power it back on after a minute)
Once the phone has booted back up, install OTA Rootkeeper and Superuser again
Launch OTA Rootkeeper, and Select Restore Root. This should bring up a superuser permission prompt, Accept it.
Now reboot the phone.
That’s it!! You have updated to the latest 2.3.6 OTA, and are also rooted.
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I am thinking about trying this. Using Titanium backup to get my phone back to how it was right after I rooted it, then following this guide, and then doing the OTA update.
Anybody see any holes in that plot before I go do something stupid?
~bobby

Bobby Anderson said:
When you did choose to do the update, did it give u errors until u restored your phone back to stock? What I mean is, did you have any errors installing the update when it first rolled out?
Because I have tried to do the update when it first came out, but it downloads, gets about 1/3 of the way installed and then give me an error and reboots. I'm thinking the only way to get past that is to use my titanium backup and put back all the stuff I took off right? Cause I made my backup IMMEDIATELY after I rooted my phone.
Root is important to me, and this stupid update isnt, but I also don't like being nagged about it every time I turn around.
I dunno what to do. :/ Im honestly kinda angry that they would do this and screw up root access for those of us who have it.
Sorta makes me wonder if that was part of the whole idea to begin with.
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Also, I just found this article. I haven't been a member here long enough for it to allow me to post links to the outside world, but just google these keywords: theandroidsoul, update atrix 2 to 2.3.6 OTA with root retained.
It gives these instructions:
Compatibility
This guide has been specifically written for the Motorola Atrix 2. Do not try to attempt it any other device as it may cause issues with your device. Check your device model number in: Settings » About Phone
How To Apply 2.3.6 OTA Update on the Atrix 4G, with Root retained
Download and Install OTA Rootkeeper on your Atrix 2
Launch OTA Rootkeeper, and Select ‘Create SU backup‘
Once SU backup is completed, Select Temp Unroot .
Now exit OTA Rootkeeper
Uninstall the Superuser app. In case you have Superuser Elite installed, uninstall that too.
Now uninstall OTA Rootkeeper. The backup you created through OTA rootkeeper in Step 2 above will still be retained, so don’t worry.
Now go ahead and download the 2.3.6 OTA update to the phone and apply it
Once the update is complete, reboot the phone. Once it has rebooted, power-cycle the phone ( Switch it off and power it back on after a minute)
Once the phone has booted back up, install OTA Rootkeeper and Superuser again
Launch OTA Rootkeeper, and Select Restore Root. This should bring up a superuser permission prompt, Accept it.
Now reboot the phone.
That’s it!! You have updated to the latest 2.3.6 OTA, and are also rooted.
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I am thinking about trying this. Using Titanium backup to get my phone back to how it was right after I rooted it, then following this guide, and then doing the OTA update.
Anybody see any holes in that plot before I go do something stupid?
~bobby
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To answer the first part. I downloaded the update when I recived the message. I wasnt thinking about it giving problems with the root. I had no issues at all with the download. just the root not working afterwards.
The second part sounds like it might work for you, but it must be done before you update. It is too late for me to use this method. If i could unroot it, which I haven't found a way yet. I would try the method to save the root.
At least you thought about the upgrade and the root before thinking "oh boy an update lets do it", like I did. Now I'm stuck with a phone that thinks its rooted, but wonn't grant superuser permissions and won't take another root.

OTA failed
I ran into the same thing, downloaded the OTA today and run the update, really without thinking about the implications ('nother stupid n00b here : )). Interestingly it failed immediately and I still have root, I don't have any idea why it failed except maybe Superuser blocked the OTA packages SU access, is that even possible?
Anyway,,,Has anyone tried the OTA Rootkeeper procedure? I would like to have the update, because of stability issues, but I want to keep root more than I want the update.
Thanks

Did not work for me I back up to SD Card and used Titanium Back up and after the update cant get anything to work. Guess I have to wait until one of the experts comes up with anoter 1-Click_Exploit or Exploit (Manual). I'm new at all this and know just enough to be dangerous:-(

[Q] Root/update question

I have done a lot of reading her about rooting and updating my TF300. After getting a headspinning amount of information, I'd like someone to verify what I think I know.
I have a TF300, stock ROM, no root, running US .17. I have not received any updates after going to Settings/about tab/update and pressing the update button (I get "no updates found') I have cleared DM and CM client and rebooted several times, but no updates are found. I have tried on several WiFI networks I have access to.
1. I should be able to root using one of several one click methods I have found here, correct?
2. Once rooted and root keeper is installed, I should be able to update to .29 and keep root, correct?
3. A manual update to US .29, once rooted, will cause me to lose root, correct?
4. Will I receive Over The Air update once rooted? If not, how can I update to US .29 without losing root?
5. Is this the best path to take, or is there another path that would be easier for a newb like me (I know just enough about Android to be dangerous)? What I mean by another path is, should I manually update to US .29 and wait for a one click solution to come out later, all the while enjoying the new update.
6. All this is to fix some lag issues I have with all browsers....Tried Stock, Dolphin, Firefox, Opera...all the same. Some FC and others just hang for up to 30 seconds, even in Performance mode (With only one tab open!) So this will "FIX" those lag issues, correct?
Thank you for your time

If you're still on .17, root with sparkyroot, save it with ota rootkeeper, update to .29 (if it isn't there, they've been posted in many places on the forums), and restore root. As for fixing lag issues, it depends on what you do, rooting alone won't change anything, but you can try out the different tweaks available.
Sent from my Incredible 2 using Tapatalk 2 Beta-5

Missed a couple of your questions, yes, you will still receive ota updates if you're rooted, as long as you don't unlock the bootloader. This is the easiest way to root too, all you need to do is follow sparkyroot's instructions and back up your root.
Sent from my Incredible 2 using Tapatalk 2 Beta-5

One question always leads to another
Thank you! But of course, I now have just a few more questions.
I do understand rooting alone will not help me with my lag issues. I'm hoping the update to .29 will. I am not a power user, but I would like the option open to me later to install ROMs, hence why I want to root now.
1. I thought I had to unlock bootloader to root. With sparkyroot I do not?
2. Since I have not unlocked bootloader, will rooting alone void my warranty? I thinking not since I should be able to unroot with no trace, correct?
3. I thought, (or read somewhere here, I think) that if I do a MANUAL install, I would lose root and be unable to regain it. If I get an update PUSHED to me by ASUS, Ill be able to regain root with rootkeeper. Is that correct?
I'd like to thank everyone here, by the way, for all the information I have gotten in my 30 days of owning this tablet and lurking here.

Throb1231 said:
Thank you! But of course, I now have just a few more questions.
I do understand rooting alone will not help me with my lag issues. I'm hoping the update to .29 will. I am not a power user, but I would like the option open to me later to install ROMs, hence why I want to root now.
1. I thought I had to unlock bootloader to root. With sparkyroot I do not?
2. Since I have not unlocked bootloader, will rooting alone void my warranty? I thinking not since I should be able to unroot with no trace, correct?
3. I thought, (or read somewhere here, I think) that if I do a MANUAL install, I would lose root and be unable to regain it. If I get an update PUSHED to me by ASUS, Ill be able to regain root with rootkeeper. Is that correct?
I'd like to thank everyone here, by the way, for all the information I have gotten in my 30 days of owning this tablet and lurking here.
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No need to unlock for root. They are completely unrelated. Just update manually and use THIS THREAD to root .29. There's even a one-click tool like you wanted. Don't forget to press Thanks for miloj.

Oh, and after you've updated to .29 and rooted; don't forget to use OTA rootkeeper to backup root.
If Asus releases a new update it may save your root.

EndlessDissent said:
No need to unlock for root. They are completely unrelated. Just update manually and use THIS THREAD to root .29. There's even a one-click tool like you wanted. Don't forget to press Thanks for miloj.
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He's still on the .17 software, so no need to do that. Just use the sparkyroot method, backup with rootkeeper and then update.
Edit to add that no, rooting will not void the warranty, just unroot before you need to send it back.
Sent from my Incredible 2 using Tapatalk 2 Beta-5

Yeah, he's still on .17, but he's not getting the OTA prompt. He wants to manually upgrade, and you can't restore root after a manual upgrade, so my advice still stands.

Thank you both! Rooted with Sparky root and backed up with OTA rootsaver. Now I have downloaded the .29 update from ASUS webpage and installed. It says I have lost root.
I tried to restore root with OTA and it says SU restored, however it does not show that I have root access. Tring to use Titanium BU also shows I do not have root.
Tried then to go back to Sparkyroot and try again, but to no avail. Do I now have to downgrade back to .17 to gain root because I messed it up, or is there a solution? I was rooted for several hours before the upgrade to .29.

Throb1231 said:
Thank you both! Rooted with Sparky root and backed up with OTA rootsaver. Now I have downloaded the .29 update from ASUS webpage and installed. It says I have lost root.
I tried to restore root with OTA and it says SU restored, however it does not show that I have root access. Tring to use Titanium BU also shows I do not have root.
Tried then to go back to Sparkyroot and try again, but to no avail. Do I now have to downgrade back to .17 to gain root because I messed it up, or is there a solution? I was rooted for several hours before the upgrade to .29.
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No, you need to go to:
h tt p://forum.xda-developers.c om/showthread.php?t=1704209 (sorry for the chopped up link. I can't post links yet)
and root again.

EndlessDissent said:
Yeah, he's still on .17, but he's not getting the OTA prompt. He wants to manually upgrade, and you can't restore root after a manual upgrade, so my advice still stands.
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Ah, ok. Didn't realize you couldn't restore if you updated manually.

Yes, it is as I thought. Tried Sparkys and miloj's root program and I can not get root. I ran the program twice from my lap top. Driver's for TF300 show installed in Device manager (Windows 7). ASUS sync was installed in laptop and recognized TF300 but the program was not running during root attempt.
When I run Superuser and attempt to update SU binaries, I get "Failed" when it attempts pathway to write update.
Attempted to restore using OTA rootkeeper but all I get is "SU Restored". Check boxes indicate no root.
Any other ideas?
Confirmed I am on .29 from a MANUAL update.

Tried again from home computer. Ran Sparky and miloj program. I get error stating
"failed to copy 'Superuser.apk' to '/data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk' : not a directory"
Tablet reboots and says I should be rooted but obviously not. Superuser not written to tablet

Throb1231 said:
Tried again from home computer. Ran Sparky and miloj program. I get error stating
"failed to copy 'Superuser.apk' to '/data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk' : not a directory"
Tablet reboots and says I should be rooted but obviously not. Superuser not written to tablet
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Can you just install Superuser from the market? The su binaries might be there and the app just isn't installing. I may be wrong, not sure how the automated program works, but it can't hurt.

Just tried that. Installs fine but when I try to update binaries, I get error writing to filepath, telling me there is no root. I'm hoping this makes 10 posts for me so I can actually go to Sparky's thread in Dev. forum and ask directly. Thanks for your help tho. Ill still be monitoring here if anyone has a solution

Throb1231 said:
Just tried that. Installs fine but when I try to update binaries, I get error writing to filepath, telling me there is no root. I'm hoping this makes 10 posts for me so I can actually go to Sparky's thread in Dev. forum and ask directly. Thanks for your help tho. Ill still be monitoring here if anyone has a solution
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Try manually doing the code from miloj's thread?

While the instructions in his thread are clear, they are way past my level of expertise. I would not attempt it without someone standing next to me. I have not entered code since the 1980's Compute! magazine days.

Throb1231 said:
While the instructions in his thread are clear, they are way past my level of expertise. I would not attempt it without someone standing next to me. I have not entered code since the 1980's Compute! magazine days.
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Well, I can't think of anything else, you could just use the downgrade method, that's easy enough. The code really is just copy/paste though.

Throb1231 said:
Just tried that. Installs fine but when I try to update binaries, I get error writing to filepath, telling me there is no root. I'm hoping this makes 10 posts for me so I can actually go to Sparky's thread in Dev. forum and ask directly. Thanks for your help tho. Ill still be monitoring here if anyone has a solution
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Your problem is not with the superuser apk.
The actual root is when you write an "su" binary to system and makes it executable (there is some access control stuff in between, but it's what's happening in essence).
So - your trouble is not with the installation nor the messages from superuser.apk - it's with the actual rooting method.
Make absolutely sure your adb drivers are working and that you've got the files "debugfs", "su" and the other debugfs file on top of the .bat file, which is the installation script, in the same directory whilst running the .bat file.

Agreed. I posted this in development.
It was surprisingly more difficult to install the drivers correctly than anticipated.
For those noobs like me, here's a step-by-step for installing the drivers before running the root method.
http://transformerprimeroot.com/tra...all-transformer-prime-usb-drivers-on-windows/
Please note that before using the step-by-step guide above, I also had to put the tf300 in Camera Mount to even get the "“ASUS Android Composite ADB Interface" option to show up in Device Manager.
Once you get this far, you can manually update the driver (found in the sparkym3 "Drivers" folder from the download) via the step-by-step.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using XDA

[Q] Next steps on ICS TF300 - Just rooted and still locked

(FYI, this is my first android device so i'm a noob to this world, but I have some experience in the iphone jbreaking)
SITUATION: Ok, so I picked up a TF300 US model, with ICS 9.4.3.17 on it. Reading up all over the forums for help and did the following: used sparky's guide and used the Sparkyroot.apk tool, along with Superused.apk and VoodooOTArootkeeper, and it worked great! Thanks to the "Allaboutandroids dotcom" youtube user guide.
My plan is to stay on stock OS. I do NOT want to unlock. (keep warranty and such)
I'm into retro gaming mostly and I don't think I need custom ROMS to enjoy most apps. I would like to moderately overclock the CPU, if that's available without unlocking.
THREE QUESTIONS:
1. So i'm reading that to do the future updates and eventually JBean, that I need to let it do the OTA (that's the tablet requesting to update without me manually selecting it right?) and I will lose root, but SHOULD be able to restore it, without unlocking correct?
2. HOW/WHERE is my root backed up to and how can I extract it to my PC, in case I need to copy it back over after an update. (I have a microsd card in the tf300 as well)
3. Before I do an OTA update, should I do anything?
4. Can I somehow just jump to the latest JB update, or does the tablet need to do incremental updates starting with 9.4.3.18 (or whatever is after .17)
Thanks again for any advice forum people. Regarding question 3. I hear people saying I need to do stuff in Voodoo AND/OR install SuperSU. (Not just Superuser.apk
Great forum and helped my decision to get one of these. Just hoping now I can get my wife to stop nagging me for not getting a 2.5X as $$$ iPad! (under $250 for NEW TF300 16gb. Yay!)

So just as an update, I ran root checker and everything is good and in green. I have superuser installed but NOT SuperSU (I guess it's one or the other but not both, and i'm not sure what the difference is between them)
But when I go to update superuser binaries, it fails at the first step (downloading manifest) every time. I have shut down/restarted so that's not it.
I also ran superuser update fixer 1.2, and it says that everything is fine.
I read that binaries should be updated before allowing an OS update so any thoughts on next steps? The goal is to get jellybean up and running and NOT permanently lose my root. (while still keeping the bootloader unlocked, which it currently is)
I've hooked it up via usb to laptop and gone to the googleplay store and found superuser (in case I had a old version) but it always states "This application is not compatible with your TF300 device" and refuses to install it that way. Could try hunting on the net for a loose .apk version of it, if that's what I need.
Thanks!

Just get supersu (a lot more reliable than superuser) and run it right after installing, it will update the binaries. Then make sure your root is backed up with ota rootkeeper. Once you have done those things you can update through the notification on the pad. I'm not sure if the updates are incremental, but they might be, so just in case between each update restore root with ota rootkeeper run supersu and reboot before going to next update, also always make sure your root is backed up. Good luck, once you are on jb there's no way on getting rooted without unlocking as of yet, so I repeat myself make sure your root is backed up wit ota rootkeeper and you have supersu before updating.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using Tapatalk 2

jgaf said:
Just get supersu (a lot more reliable than superuser) and run it right after installing, it will update the binaries. Then make sure your root is backed up with ota rootkeeper. Once you have done those things you can update through the notification on the pad. I'm not sure if the updates are incremental, but they might be, so just in case between each update restore root with ota rootkeeper run supersu and reboot before going to next update, also always make sure your root is backed up.
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Thanks jgaf for the help!
So when I do the "backup" with rootkeeper, it's actually 'saving' the root but temporarily turning it off right? And doing an update doesn't wipe my device, so rootkeeper SHOULD be there correct? So to do a system update (when I click on the bottom right and see the brightness adjust and enable wifi, etc, there is a message saying a system update is available. That is the OTA update correct? Before I do that, I need to run rootkeeper and click the "temp save root", and it basically turns off root access but saves it from being wiped off with the new update right?
I've read that some people say to activate some optional "prevent root loss due to update" feature on Superuser. Does supersu have/need that?
And last, if I switch from Superuser to SuperSU, how do I safely switch over? Do I delete Superuser, and then download/install superSU, or install both on the device and then do some kinda remove or update?
I read that by doing the update methods you decscibed, I can basically keep my root on jellybean without being unlocked. (but it's tricky and some users lose the root regardless) Guess there's not one 100% "rooted and locked" foolproof method yet.

So far this method is working but i've only had one OTA update offered and that bumped it from .17 - .30. So that's not JellyBean yet. Hopefully the rootkeeper and supersu reapplying method will continue to work like this. Thanks!

You don't really need to temp unroot for updates, just make sure that everything is checked in rootkeeper. Sorry I took so long to answer, but those switching from superuser to supersu you need to install supersu and run it before removing superuser.
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[Q] Trouble rooting and updating after firmware downgrade

Hi Guys,
I'm new to android, this is my first realy android device and I thought I was doing pretty good on my own till the crap hit the fan and now I'm just stuck and have no idea what to do next, any help would be appreciated.
So, I bought an infinity and got it rooted (using Debugfs) just fine, updated to JB and all was well till the .25 update came out which failed to work OTA, I had to side load the update which worked but it killed my root, I was told on the transformer forums that there was no way to root JB and I would have to downgrade to the .30 IC firmware.
I downgraded to .30, did a factory reset just to be on the safe side and ran Debugfs again to root, it did its thing and said my root was successful, although it didnt ask me if gid and uid were 0 but then I dont think it did the first time I did it either. I then installed root checker to verify the root, ran it and hit the check root button it then says:
Please wait for root check to complete the system appears to be running very slow" (not sure what that's about)
After a while it says that I do not have proper root access.
I tried doing a reset again and running the root again to no avail.
Also the system does not appear to be seeing the OTA updates, it hasnt notified me of a new update yet so thats just a little icing on the cake.
If anyone could help me figure this out I would greatly appreciate it.

Can you verify you're on ICS in settings/about tablet?
Sounds like the downgrade may have not happened.

Thank you for the reply,
Yes android version is 4.0.3 and build is 9.4.5.30

u50r said:
Yes android version is 4.0.3 and build is 9.4.5.30
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Super user installed ok with debugfs right?

Ok so this is really weird, I opened up the superuser app to see if it worked, it didnt list anything in the app when I opened, I then closed it and went to run root checker again so I could tell you everything it said and this time it asked me fo allow super user acccess (which it didn't do before) and it worked, says I have root...what do you make of that?
I installed GMD gesture control to see if it works and it does, also installed OTA root keepr to see if it would protect the root and it did.
But I still am not getting the OTA updates, even when I check for them manually in the settings it says there are no updates and without OTA I cant preserve my root, right?

u50r said:
Ok so this is really weird, I opened up the superuser app to see if it worked, it didnt list anything in the app when I opened, I then closed it and went to run root checker again so I could tell you everything it said and this time it asked me fo allow super user acccess (which it didn't do before) and it worked, says I have root...what do you make of that?
I installed GMD gesture control to see if it works and it does, also installed OTA root keepr to see if it would protect the root and it did.
But I still am not getting the OTA updates, even when I check for them manually in the settings it says there are no updates and without OTA I cant preserve my root, right?
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Well, if OTA is not working, it's going to be a pain in the As***, you need to manually upgrade using dlpkgfile incremental upgrade method can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1803090 Good luck! It recommended that you do .16, then 18, then .20, then .23, then .25 ...(once you hit .18, you can skip directly to .25, but some reported didn't work, but you could give it a try).

buhohitr said:
Well, if OTA is not working, it's going to be a pain in the As***, you need to manually upgrade using dlpkgfile incremental upgrade method can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1803090 Good luck! It recommended that you do .16, then 18, then .20, then .23, then .25 ...(once you hit .18, you can skip directly to .25, but some reported didn't work, but you could give it a try).
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Hmm Ok, no way to just get it to start seeing the updates again? Its probably just a file somewhere that has a bad build version or something, no?
Also a couple stupid questions, I looked through that tutorial and there are a couple things it didnt explain (unless I missed it) but where do I get dlpkgfile files? or do I have to do something with the firwmare zip?
Also I searched for other tutorials on this subject and one said I have to temp disable root before I run it? is that true?

u50r said:
Hmm Ok, no way to just get it to start seeing the updates again? Its probably just a file somewhere that has a bad build version or something, no?
Also a couple stupid questions, I looked through that tutorial and there are a couple things it didnt explain (unless I missed it) but where do I get dlpkgfile files? or do I have to do something with the firwmare zip?
Also I searched for other tutorials on this subject and one said I have to temp disable root before I run it? is that true?
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OK, it's a mystery, some can take OTA , some just won't do it, no matter what you do to it. So back to the update, you need to download the dlpkgfile from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1926147

Well that second tutorial was much more helpful but as is my luck it didnt work, I did everything as specified but when it went to update all I got was the green android dude on his back with a red triangle and a excalamtion mark, just my luck.

u50r said:
Well that second tutorial was much more helpful but as is my luck it didnt work, I did everything as specified but when it went to update all I got was the green android dude on his back with a red triangle and a excalamtion mark, just my luck.
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So you have the dlpkgfile (no extention, version .16, IF IT NAMED DIFFERNTLY, MAKE SURE RENAME BACK TO dlpkgfile) copied to /cache/ (Make sure this directory is empty before copy)
and command file (command with no extention, IF IT'S ZIP YOU MUST UNZIP FIRST) copied to /cache/recovery/ (There should be only 2 files in this directory, "last_install" and "last_log"
Turn off your device, then boot into recovery and wait a bit it should starts updating.
Your final should look like this before you shutdown your device: (no extention, file names have to be exact as below)
/cache/dlpkgfile
/cache/recovery/command

Yep did all that, I tried downloading the dlpkgfile from a different mirror and that seems to have done the trick, I'll keep trucking here and see if I can burn through a few of these updates, gonna be a long night lol.
I really do appreciate your help though, so Thank You!

buhohitr said:
once you hit .18, you can skip directly to .25, but some reported didn't work, but you could give it a try
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Every specific dlkpgfile is the update from exactly one version to exactly another version. IF you have a dlkpkgfile that updates from .18 to .25, you can do that, but you need the correct dlpkgfile for that. Such files do exist, but I haven't seen them available here on xda. Someone even mentioned he has a dlpkgfile that updates directly from 9.4.5.30 to 10.4.4.25 - if you use that, you can (and must) do everything in one step.

Well I'm happy to say that after heaps of fun installing all the incremental updates everything works and I'm still rooted so we can declar victory and distribute experience points accordingly.
Thanks again for all your help, would have still been messing with this thing if it wasnt for your insight.

Getting to 4.3...got past 402 error!

Apologize in advance if this is intuitively obvious to other but after searching and reading a better part of the day, I can't figure it out...
In any case...I rooted my 4.1.2 phone a while back with the casual root. Didn't unlock the bootloader or install a custom recovery, just rooted. So that puts busybox and supersu on my phone. Later on, I installed a custom sound thing to get some decent volume out of this thing.
Now I tried taking the OTA and it failed. I thought it would just wipe out the root stuff and be on it's merry way (like other devices I've had in the past). So, I used the one touch unroot in SuperSu and tried again. Still failed. And it still showed me busybox in the app drawer.
So, here's my question...
Do I need to remove my custom volume thing as well as do the unroot?
And do I need to uninstall busybox before doing the unroot via supersu? Or do i just go to the apps and install it there after the SuperSu unroot?
And, if none of those work right, do I fall back to flashing 4.1.2 directly - or maybe better to flash 4.3 directly? I plan on using saferoot once I'm up to 4.3.
If anyone can help me sort this out, I'd greatly appreciate it. I'm rerooted for the moment.
Thanks!

doncaruana said:
Apologize in advance if this is intuitively obvious to other but after searching and reading a better part of the day, I can't figure it out...
In any case...I rooted my 4.1.2 phone a while back with the casual root. Didn't unlock the bootloader or install a custom recovery, just rooted. So that puts busybox and supersu on my phone. Later on, I installed a custom sound thing to get some decent volume out of this thing.
Now I tried taking the OTA and it failed. I thought it would just wipe out the root stuff and be on it's merry way (like other devices I've had in the past). So, I used the one touch unroot in SuperSu and tried again. Still failed. And it still showed me busybox in the app drawer.
So, here's my question...
Do I need to remove my custom volume thing as well as do the unroot?
And do I need to uninstall busybox before doing the unroot via supersu? Or do i just go to the apps and install it there after the SuperSu unroot?
And, if none of those work right, do I fall back to flashing 4.1.2 directly - or maybe better to flash 4.3 directly? I plan on using saferoot once I'm up to 4.3.
If anyone can help me sort this out, I'd greatly appreciate it. I'm rerooted for the moment.
Thanks!
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OTA will look for any rooted app and fail so you best bet is just Odin the full 4.3 then root with saferoot. This is you also have a nice clean install.

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OTA will look for any rooted app and fail so you best bet is just Odin the full 4.3 then root with saferoot. This is you also have a nice clean install.
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Thanks!
Been a looong time since I messed with Odin...this will just be firmware - no data or store apps will be touched, right?

doncaruana said:
Thanks!
Been a looong time since I messed with Odin...this will just be firmware - no data or store apps will be touched, right?
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Sorry but flashing the full firmware will wipe everything bring it back to factory stock phone, so you need to backup all your stuff.

Well, just to share with everyone, I did not flash back to stock. For a number of reasons, that wasn't really an option.
My first step was removing viper4android. That actually got rid of the "custom" screen with the open lock on boot.
Then I uninstalled busybox from within itself. Unfortunately, as noted elsewhere, that leaves several hundred symlinks in xbin, so I removed all of those (I was only left with dexdump and su there). After that, I actually uninstalled busybox via the app manager.
Then I used the unroot option in supersu to clean up the rest and remove it.
At this point, I should be completely unrooted, but still got the 402 error when failing to upgrade with the OTA.
So...I plugged the phone in and ran the software upgrade assistant that shows up on the "CD" that presents itself from the phone when you plug it in to USB to the computer. And, actually, that successfully completed the upgrade to 4.3!
Haven't embarked on re-rooting yet (using saferoot) but that's the plan at least.