Hey does anyone know if OTA rootkeeper can preserve root through a facory reset? I want to downgrade to .30, root, upgrade to JB, then factory reset. I know it will preserve through OTA, but i want to know if it is possible to preserve root through full reset, with OTA rootkeeper or any other methods.
lucius.zen said:
Hey does anyone know if OTA rootkeeper can preserve root through a facory reset? I want to downgrade to .30, root, upgrade to JB, then factory reset. I know it will preserve through OTA, but i want to know if it is possible to preserve root through full reset, with OTA rootkeeper or any other methods.
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Yes, it should keep root after you did a factory reset. Make sure you download and installed superSU, once download open up superuser and and superSU. In supersu put a check for preserve root in settings(if you have the paid version), if you don't open up superuser and put a check to preserve root. Then Open up OTA root keeper, make sure you save root by click "Temp unroot". Now turn off your device and boot into "wipe data" execute it. Once your device boot up, re download superuser, open it, then download and install OTA root keeper, open up then click restore. You should have root back.
Have you tried? Did it work?
MarkAndroid said:
Have you tried? Did it work?
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I have tried this 3 times while I'm on JB, then one more time with factory reset 3 times consecutively and I still able to preserve root. Then again, still there are some odds out there, nothing is 100% with tf700.
buhohitr said:
... open up superuser and put a check to preserve root.
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I don't see anywhere in SuperSU to check preserve root. Am I missing something?
atgmartin said:
I don't see anywhere in SuperSU to check preserve root. Am I missing something?
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You need a paid version to have the option. It's gray out on the free version.
Hey all,
been trying to get help on this in other threads as well but not som much luck.
1- From ICS 9.4.5.30 I rooted using DebugFS, which installed superuser
2- Then installed RootKeeper, click on Protect Root, then click on Temp Un-Root
3- Upgraded to JB 10.4.4.16 through SD card
4- Open RootKeeper but no Restore button is there.
I have unlocked bootloaders and no wipe data anywhere in this process.
Will installing SuperSU before upgrading to JB change anything at all? What am I doing wrong?
nadram said:
Hey all,
been trying to get help on this in other threads as well but not som much luck.
1- From ICS 9.4.5.30 I rooted using DebugFS, which installed superuser
2- Then installed RootKeeper, click on Protect Root, then click on Temp Un-Root
3- Upgraded to JB 10.4.4.16 through SD card
4- Open RootKeeper but no Restore button is there.
I have unlocked bootloaders and no wipe data anywhere in this process.
Will installing SuperSU before upgrading to JB change anything at all? What am I doing wrong?
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After you rooted, make sure you open superuser, then dowload superSU, open the app also, then download the OTA root keeper then click protect root,(all the boxes should have a check), click on Temp Un-Rood, now do the upgrade.(you must update through OTA or use incremental dlpkgfile to update, a full package will wipe everything).
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After you rooted, make sure you open superuser, then dowload superSU, open the app also, then download the OTA root keeper then click protect root,(all the boxes should have a check), click on Temp Un-Rood, now do the upgrade.(you must update through OTA or use incremental dlpkgfile to update, a full package will wipe everything).
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aaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghghghhgghhg
dlpkgfile...... didn't know about that :'(
Thanks bro, i'll give it a shot
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Fine. I just wanted to try out CleanRom.
F that.
Too complicated and not worth another minute of my time.
I'll stick to stock.
nadram said:
aaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghghghhgghhg
dlpkgfile...... didn't know about that :'(
Thanks bro, i'll give it a shot
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Fine. I just wanted to try out CleanRom.
F that.
Too complicated and not worth another minute of my time.
I'll stick to stock.
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Since you already unlock it's a shame that you're not runing custom rom. If you already on JB, you can do it this way, download Android sdk to your computer and install it. During the install process, you need to pick the package to install, pick 2 packages that named with android. The sDK is installed in this directory on your computer,c:\android-sdk\platform-tools, in this directory theire is a command called fastboot.exe. Download recovery image file from here http://www.mediafire.com/?ju5p2p9adpuus2k and put this file "recovery.img" to the same folder as fastboot.exe (c:\android-sdk\platform-tools), Now let begin:
1. connect your device to your PC with usb cable
2. boot your device into fastboot mode (select the USB icon)
3. On your pc open cmd (command prompt) and navigate to this directory; c:\android-sdk\platform-tools
4 type :
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery recovery.img
once done type
fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot
That's it. You should install sdk because it's a very useful tool, and since you already unlocked, it such as waist if you not runing custom rom. You are going to fall back in love with your device when you're running custom rom. Go for it bro.
buhohitr said:
I have tried this 3 times while I'm on JB, then one more time with factory reset 3 times consecutively and I still able to preserve root. Then again, still there are some odds out there, nothing is 100% with tf700.
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With superuser do not have this option (check preserve root) but after the OTA update I was able to restore the root.
Do you even restoring to factory data I am able to replace the root with Rootkeeper?
I'm not sure what you did that's different from me, but I used Voodoo Rootkeeper and worked fine. I don't have SuperSU installed.
I'm thinking you didn't save your root properly when you went to protect root.
lovekeiiy said:
I'm not sure what you did that's different from me, but I used Voodoo Rootkeeper and worked fine. I don't have SuperSU installed.
I'm thinking you didn't save your root properly when you went to protect root.
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SuperSU is the latest and all developers are going to use this app going forward. SuperSU is more reliable. Superuser is old and will slowly phase out.
buhohitr said:
Since you already unlock it's a shame that you're not runing custom rom. If you already on JB, you can do it this way, download Android sdk to your computer and install it. During the install process, you need to pick the package to install, pick 2 packages that named with android. The sDK is installed in this directory on your computer,c:\android-sdk\platform-tools, in this directory theire is a command called fastboot.exe. Download recovery image file from here http://www.mediafire.com/?ju5p2p9adpuus2k and put this file "recovery.img" to the same folder as fastboot.exe (c:\android-sdk\platform-tools), Now let begin:
1. connect your device to your PC with usb cable
2. boot your device into fastboot mode (select the USB icon)
3. On your pc open cmd (command prompt) and navigate to this directory; c:\android-sdk\platform-tools
4 type :
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery recovery.img
once done type
fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot
That's it. You should install sdk because it's a very useful tool, and since you already unlocked, it such as waist if you not runing custom rom. You are going to fall back in love with your device when you're running custom rom. Go for it bro.
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So if I understand, this will install a "custom" recovery mode from which i can flash CleanRom?
You're right about falling back in love with it. I own a Galaxy S and an S3, and I don't know if there's any device easier to modify then the Galaxy series. They're awesome and so much fun.
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nadram said:
So if I understand, this will install a "custom" recovery mode from which i can flash CleanRom?
You're right about falling back in love with it. I own a Galaxy S and an S3, and I don't know if there's any device easier to modify then the Galaxy series. They're awesome and so much fun.
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That's correct.
lovekeiiy said:
I'm not sure what you did that's different from me, but I used Voodoo Rootkeeper and worked fine. I don't have SuperSU installed.
I'm thinking you didn't save your root properly when you went to protect root.
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I got the courage and I restored to the factory settings my TF700
Reinstalled superuser and rootkeeper and I regained root privileges!
WOW!
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Alright
I did it
And it worked
Thanks a million!
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Ok, I am on FP5, I guess I lost CWM, can I just flash Imnuts CWM With odin?, and how can I root it?
jorge3687 said:
Ok, I am on FP5, I guess I lost CWM, can I just flash Imnuts CWM With odin?, and how can I root it?
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*sigh* look around...
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Ok, I am on FP5, I guess I lost CWM, can I just flash Imnuts CWM With odin?, and how can I root it?
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Here you gotaken from my thread)
5. How to root a pure stock FP1 and make CWM stick after reboot - Turn off your phone, use ODIN to flash CWM (0302 blue latest version - http://imnuts.net/zU2jkn) with "reboot" option unchecked,
After completed, disconnect the usb cable, pull the battery, reinstall battery, hold down volume up+home+power to boot into cwm,
(if you failed to boot into cwm and your phone boot up you have to redo the process). Now flash Super user package zip (Superuser-3.0.7-efgh-signed.zip - and su-bin-3.0.3.2-efghi-signed.zip (both can be download from here (look for Gingerbread) : http://androidsu.com/superuser/
Reboot phone. Use Root explore (or Root browser lite or ES file explorer) go to /system/ect/install-recovery.sh script, tab on mount R/W button (upper top). Long press on the script and in the popup menu, select permission, unchecked all permission then save the file.
Shutdown phone, re-Odin cwm again, once done reboot, now cwm should stick. Once phone came up, to verify root on your phone, you can download "root checker basic" from the Market. If you have issue, download "superuser update fixer" app from the market and run it.(no reboot required). That's it.
Wow great help with links and everything thanks a lot
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Just to add to this very helpfull Post, this are the problems I run into and how I fixed them so that if anyone comes up with the same issues, you have the solution:
1. Flashing CWM with odin was failing, I changed usb port, I rebooted the computer, and the problem was that I was doing it without the battery, as soon as I put the battery in the phone and tried odin, it was succesfull, so, what I think is that there is not enough power to the phone just using the usb cable and that is why it was failing to flash.
2. after I flashed superuser and su-bin files, rebooted the phone, but as soon as my phone was on, and connected to the internet, for some reason, the phone automatically downloaded and updated this two files, so I could not change the recovery sh script, my solution, disabled data, reflash cwm, and the root files, then I was able to change the permissions of the file.
I AM NOW ROOTED!!!! thanks buhohitr
ok, now I lost root, for some reason, I installed titanium backup and the app told me the phone is not rooted, I used the superuser update fixer and it says that it cannot fix the root, that I need to download and uptaded update.zip, what can I do?
jorge3687 said:
ok, now I lost root, for some reason, I installed titanium backup and the app told me the phone is not rooted, I used the superuser update fixer and it says that it cannot fix the root, that I need to download and uptaded update.zip, what can I do?
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ok, now I lost root, for some reason, I installed titanium backup and the app told me the phone is not rooted, I used the superuser update fixer and it says that it cannot fix the root, that I need to download and uptaded update.zip, what can I do?
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Did you mount /system before you flash the superuser zip? if not boot into cwm, mount, then flash superuser zip file.
Edit: Also verify that you do have root by other methods, I heard the current of Titanium backup having issue.
buhohitr said:
Did you mount /system before you flash the superuser zip? if not boot into cwm, mount, then flash superuser zip file.
Edit: Also verify that you do have root by other methods, I heard the current of Titanium backup having issue.
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There were some problems with the instructions: the steps you gave me were to install legacy super user files, which gave me temporary root only, and yes I mounted system in CWM, also the original thread has some confusing directions, such as downloading the whole package for ARM, and then stating to get the legacy 3.0.7-efghi signed, which is a contradiction, it is one or the other.
this is what I did and all works perfect:
1. download this two files and put them on your sd card http://downloads.noshufou.netdna-cdn.com/superuser/Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip
http://downloads.androidsu.com/superuser/su-bin-3.0.3.2-efghi-signed.zip
3. MOUNT /SYSTEM in CWM and flash the two files
4. Reboot and verify root with root checker basic, this is all you have to do!!!
jorge3687 said:
There were some problems with the instructions: the steps you gave me were to install legacy super user files, which gave me temporary root only, and yes I mounted system in CWM, also the original thread has some confusing directions, such as downloading the whole package for ARM, and then stating to get the legacy 3.0.7-efghi signed, which is a contradiction, it is one or the other.
this is what I did and all works perfect:
1. download this two files and put them on your sd card http://downloads.noshufou.netdna-cdn.com/superuser/Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip
http://downloads.androidsu.com/superuser/su-bin-3.0.3.2-efghi-signed.zip
3. MOUNT /SYSTEM in CWM and flash the two files
4. Reboot and verify root with root checker basic, this is all you have to do!!!
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Nice! glad you got it working.
I have the same question. I don't really know how to root. I've always just flashed an already rooted rom via Odin. I don't truly know how to root on my own.
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yourbrokenoven said:
I have the same question. I don't really know how to root. I've always just flashed an already rooted rom via Odin. I don't truly know how to root on my own.
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I see all the replies with answers now. Don't know why they weren't there before.
yourbrokenoven said:
I have the same question. I don't really know how to root. I've always just flashed an already rooted rom via Odin. I don't truly know how to root on my own.
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I see all the replies with answers now. Don't know why they weren't there before.
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well, since I could not get help from the experts, I just did it myself and wrote the process for other people to make it easier.
Okay, this method only gives me root temporarily. Once I reboot again, I no longer have root. Going back into recovery... Clockwork mod is gone! Back to stock recovery!
Any ideas? Can't find anything helpful on the forums via search.
Sigh... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832040
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read back the first posts, there is the solution
[QUOTE=yourbrokenoven;31313626]Okay, this method only gives me root temporarily. Once I reboot again, I no longer have root. Going back into recovery... Clockwork mod is gone! Back to stock recovery!
Any ideas? Can't find anything helpful on the forums via search.[/QUOTE]
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read back the first posts, there is the solution
[QUOTE=yourbrokenoven;31313626]Okay, this method only gives me root temporarily. Once I reboot again, I no longer have root. Going back into recovery... Clockwork mod is gone! Back to stock recovery!
Any ideas? Can't find anything helpful on the forums via search.
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I had already tried the above without success. CWM was overwritten each time. There was another file to delete as well somewhere in system/ect which was also supposed to prevent recovery overwriting,mbut that solution proved just as fruitless.
I got itt working through trial and error, though. As it turns out, recovery actually UNmounts system after you flash a single file, so you must REmount after each if you are flashing multiple files. I do not see this "feature" explained anywhere. Maybe this is something fundamental about Linux which has escaped me over the years of android phone ownership.
Thank you for trying to help me even though.
It unmounts for safety reasons, and it's done by the package itself, not the recovery by default. You don't want power to be pulled from a filesystem in unix when it's mounted. The real issue isn't the unmount, but the mount itself seems wonky on this phone, so depending on how the CWM package is written, there's a good chance it won't be successful when it tries to mount the filesystems. It's better to mount them yourself if you're working with a package that wasn't specifically written with this phone in mind, and you even need to mount on some that are.
pls i just go my tf700 2 days ago. with building number IML74K.US_epad-9.4.5.26-20120720,. i want to root and need jelly bean on it, but i dont know how to go about it. also i have no memory card yet, pls someone enlighten me on the steps.:crying:
topdee said:
pls i just go my tf700 2 days ago. with building number IML74K.US_epad-9.4.5.26-20120720,. i want to root and need jelly bean on it, but i dont know how to go about it. also i have no memory card yet, pls someone enlighten me on the steps.:crying:
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First most important, you need to make a NVflash backup of your bootloader, BEFORE PROCEED to upgrade. This is very important, once you upgrade you will not able to do so.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901479
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First most important, you need to make a NVflash backup of your bootloader, BEFORE PROCEED to upgrade. This is very important, once you upgrade you will not able to do so.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901479
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but how do i upgrade from .26 after the backup? and do i need memory card for the back?
topdee said:
but how do i upgrade from .26 after the backup? and do i need memory card for the back?
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So did you make a NVflash backup yet? if not you shouldn't proceed. So your device haven't found any OTA update when you check for update in settings -> about tablet-->check for update?
buhohitr said:
So did you make a NVflash backup yet? if not you shouldn't proceed. So your device haven't found any OTA update when you check for update in settings -> about tablet-->check for update?
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i haven't done anything yet, but my devices sees no update. so assuming i make a NVflash back up, what's the next thing?
topdee said:
i haven't done anything yet, but my devices sees no update. so assuming i make a NVflash back up, what's the next thing?
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Let do one step at a time. NVflash is very very critical, once you upgrade you will not able to do this. NVflash backup help you to recover from a soft brick situation. After you done with NVflash, here is how to manual upgrade to JB.
1) Download the .30 verion firmware from Asus site (make sure if you in US, you should download the US version of .30)
http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=ASUS+Transformer+Pad+Infinity+TF700T&p=20&s=16
2) Extract the .zip file somehwere on your desktop (the result will be another .zip file,use it for step 3)
3) Rename the extracted file to EP201_768_SDUPDATE.ZIP and copy it to the ROOT of a MicroSD card or INTERNAL SD card.
4) Use this button combination to get to stock recovery mode
Turn off tablet. Pressing Volume Down and POWER button together until you see white text message appeared on the screen, now release both buttons. Now press Volume UP button (before the 5 seconds expire).At this point the device will go in recovery and should start updating your firmware .
Once done, I will go into how to root.
buhohitr said:
Let do one step at a time. NVflash is very very critical, once you upgrade you will not able to do this. NVflash backup help you to recover from a soft brick situation. After you done with NVflash, here is how to manual upgrade to JB.
1) Download the .30 verion firmware from Asus site (make sure if you in US, you should download the US version of .30)
http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=ASUS+Transformer+Pad+Infinity+TF700T&p=20&s=16
2) Extract the .zip file somehwere on your desktop (the result will be another .zip file,use it for step 3)
3) Rename the extracted file to EP201_768_SDUPDATE.ZIP and copy it to the ROOT of a MicroSD card or INTERNAL SD card.
4) Use this button combination to get to stock recovery mode
Turn off tablet. Pressing Volume Down and POWER button together until you see white text message appeared on the screen, now release both buttons. Now press Volume UP button (before the 5 seconds expire).At this point the device will go in recovery and should start updating your firmware .
Once done, I will go into how to root.
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ok, thanx, am downloading the file now. what you are trying to say is that i need to be on .30 before getting to jb?
topdee said:
ok, thanx, am downloading the file now. what you are trying to say is that i need to be on .30 before getting to jb?
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1. Yes, if you DON'T want to UNLOCK to root your device. Once you're on .30, you root then use OTA root keeper to save root then upgrade to JB.
2. If you went straight to JB, then you need to unlock in order to root. This will be more complicate, since you need to install custom recovery, fastboot and SDK.
buhohitr said:
1. Yes, if you DON'T want to UNLOCK to root your device. Once you're on .30, you root then use OTA root keeper to save root then upgrade to JB.
2. If you went straight to JB, then you need to unlock in order to root. This will be more complicate, since you need to install custom recovery, fastboot and SDK.
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ok. but is there any benefit or essence UNLOCKING?
topdee said:
ok. but is there any benefit or essence UNLOCKING?
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Unlocking allows you to run custom rom and making nanodroid backup using custom recovery (2 main reasons for unlocking)
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Unlocking allows you to run custom rom and making nanodroid backup using custom recovery (2 main reasons for unlocking)
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I'd love to run custom rom, just that am afraid of bricking my device.
topdee said:
I'd love to run custom rom, just that am afraid of bricking my device.
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Most of bricking caused by operators' errors, like using the wrong recovery, wrong bootloader/wrong version for the rom etc.., but if you careful, by doing search and ask first then it's pretty safe to flash custom rom.
buhohitr said:
Most of bricking caused by operators' errors, like using the wrong recovery, wrong bootloader/wrong version for the rom etc.., but if you careful, by doing search and ask first then it's pretty safe to flash custom rom.
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i hope i am not disturbing you. but assuming based on from .26 i want to root, upgrade to jb and also custom ROM, whats the process? is it the same process?
topdee said:
i hope i am not disturbing you. but assuming based on from .26 i want to root, upgrade to jb and also custom ROM, whats the process? is it the same process?
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None at all. Let assumed you did the nvflash (backup your .26 bootloader). The simple process would be, download full .30 rom from Asus site, place on root of your external micro SD card or internal SDcard, boot into stock recovery and flash it. Next root your device, then download OTA root keeper to save your root. Let OTA upgrade your device, if OTA is not working, then manually upgrade to JB. Once on JB, use OTA root keeper to restore root. That's it.
buhohitr said:
None at all. Let assumed you did the nvflash (backup your .26 bootloader). The simple process would be, download full .30 rom from Asus site, place on root of your external micro SD card or internal SDcard, boot into stock recovery and flash it. Next root your device, then download OTA root keeper to save your root. Let OTA upgrade your device, if OTA is not working, then manually upgrade to JB. Once on JB, use OTA root keeper to restore root. That's it.
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thanx bro, after upgrade with the above process wih root intact i can run custom ROM write?
topdee said:
thanx bro, after upgrade with the above process wih root intact i can run custom ROM write?
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Well, if you plan to run custom rom, you need to unlock and custom roms come pre-rooted, so you don't have to worry about losing root.
buhohitr said:
Well, if you plan to run custom rom, you need to unlock and custom roms come pre-rooted, so you don't have to worry about losing root.
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based on what i read from the link of nvflash, i need to unlock my device before using nvflash
topdee said:
based on what i read from the link of nvflash, i need to unlock my device before using nvflash
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Correct bro!
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Correct bro!
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ok, assuming i have unlock, backup using nvflash, and eventuall follow all process and reached jb with root intact, how do i introduce custom rom?
topdee said:
ok, assuming i have unlock, backup using nvflash, and eventuall follow all process and reached jb with root intact, how do i introduce custom rom?
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On your PC you need the following:
1. Android SDK (should comes with ADB and fastboot commands).
2. USB driver for your device.
You are going to use fastboot command to install custom recovery, or you could download Goomanager from Googleplay and install TWRP this way. Once you have TWRP/CWR, you boot into custom recovery mode (hold down volume down and power button), then find the custom rom then flash it, pretty straight forward.
I tried to install the new update but on the install screen it says failed to verify and asks if i want to install anyways.
I choose yes and it errors out saying the update is for device "roth" and i have device "thor"
Does ayone know a workaround for this?
Have you messed with any system files or changed out the recovery or anything like that? I assume the Shield is going to look to make sure the system is all intact before allowing the update. Though the fact it says Roth which is a spelling error of Thor seems weird. Mine updated fine...
If you can find the update using root explorer you could delete it and redownload it.
I unlocked bootloader, installed cwm, and rooted using Kwonggers toolkit.
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csos95 said:
I unlocked bootloader, installed cwm, and rooted using Kwonggers toolkit.
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OTAs will commonly fail if you install custom recovery. You'll have to wait for someone to make it into a zip that you can run through CWM.
csos95 said:
I unlocked bootloader, installed cwm, and rooted using Kwonggers toolkit.
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You probably still have CWM installed, to install an OTA you must first go back to the stock recovery. You can download it from here: http://goo.im/devs/agrabren/shield/original_images/recovery.img
Put that file in your ADB folder
To flash it, connect to usb and enable ADB debugging.
on PC type:
adb reboot bootloader
-Wait to reboot-
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
-Now you have stock recovery installed-
Reboot the shield normally and install the OTA update, it should work.
Your bootloader is still unlocked, but you don't have root.
To install CWM, just follow the same instructions but replace the stock image with the CWM recovery image. You can download that here: http://goo.im/devs/agrabren/shield/cwm/recovery.img
The shield will be unrooted when you update. To root, simply flash CWM and reboot. CWM will ask you if you want to disable Stock reflashing, and if you want to root.
You may also need to flash the real SU zip from here: http://download.chainfire.eu/396/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.94.zip?retrieve_file=1
For me, I was not able to let the SU app install the binary's alone, (Normal, or CWM method) I had to flash the SU zip.
But the update is smooth, and everything is working. Just no SD write support obviously.
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You probably still have CWM installed, to install an OTA you must first go back to the stock recovery. You can download it from here: http://goo.im/devs/agrabren/shield/original_images/recovery.img
Put that file in your ADB folder
To flash it, connect to usb and enable ADB debugging.
on PC type:
adb reboot bootloader
-Wait to reboot-
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
-Now you have stock recovery installed-
Reboot the shield normally and install the OTA update, it should work.
Your bootloader is still unlocked, but you don't have root.
To install CWM, just follow the same instructions but replace the stock image with the CWM recovery image. You can download that here: http://goo.im/devs/agrabren/shield/cwm/recovery.img
The shield will be unrooted when you update. To root, simply flash CWM and reboot. CWM will ask you if you want to disable Stock reflashing, and if you want to root.
You may also need to flash the real SU zip from here: http://download.chainfire.eu/396/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.94.zip?retrieve_file=1
For me, I was not able to let the SU app install the binary's alone, (Normal, or CWM method) I had to flash the SU zip.
But the update is smooth, and everything is working. Just no SD write support obviously.
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I tried this but it wouldn't download the ota again an I couldn't find where it was. So, I tried going back to stock to update but now it is stuck on the boot screen. I tried downloading a newer factory image from the nvidia website but now all of the windows links are locked behind some developer program that I have to make an account, submit an application, and wait for approval. Do you have any links to a recent factory restore image?
EDIT: I ended up just downloading mint and the linux .sh file to get the factory images.
You can use the root toolbox on this forum to reflash stock and relock and fix it
eric4shay said:
You can use the root toolbox on this forum to reflash stock and relock and fix it
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That's what I tried before but it didn't work
If some updates please capture the OTA zip that downloads and upload it for us to tear apart.
What steps are you doing on there also email me [email protected] I will be able to respond more quickly
you dont have to
you can just use kwonggers toolkit, and just revert to stock kernel, stock system image, and stock recovery, you don't need to relock bootloader, but you must download the ota's separately, if you don't automatically see them under about shield> updates, then go to application manager>all> and force stop google services framework, then check for the update(it should now show up and download). this is what I have been doing, everytime I want to revert to the stock, most up to date ota, after this, you can reflash cwm recovery, flash the super su.zip and root again!
The ota (for some back assward reason) downloads not to the ota folder but to the cache folder. Anyway uploading the full otq zip now will edit with link when its done
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Mechcondrid said:
The ota (for some back assward reason) downloads not to the ota folder but to the cache folder. Anyway uploading the full otq zip now will edit with link when its done
Sent from my SHIELD using Tapatalk
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That could be more than one reason. But off the top of my head, maybe it's because the OTA folder is userspace, and there might not be enough Storage left on the internal. Cache is a separate partition, Things can even be deleted while running. So basically it insures enough space to download, and the user would never need to delete his own data to make room.
It might be awkward when you're looking for the OTA, but I think it's designed that way with the user in mind. :good:
Well regardless here's the ota file https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2khjpo7TDP0Y3c0SjNNRWNXT28/edit?usp=sharing
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Can someone please help me in the process of unrooting and removing cmw recovery mod. I know from previous experience i can remove root, using supersu and click full unroot. Problem i am mainly having is what do I do to remove the CMW recovery mod. I have downloaded the factory image of the shield tablet, i just dont know how to go about it. Im very tech savy but im fairly new to android rooting.
S197Mike said:
Can someone please help me in the process of unrooting and removing cmw recovery mod. I know from previous experience i can remove root, using supersu and click full unroot. Problem i am mainly having is what do I do to remove the CMW recovery mod. I have downloaded the factory image of the shield tablet, i just dont know how to go about it. Im very tech savy but im fairly new to android rooting.
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Extract all files from Nvidia's "recovery" file. Then copy the stock recovery.img. Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Stock recovery.img attached. Fastboot flash.
How did you unroot?
I know that some Samsung devices, like the Note 8, require a full Odin of the stock ROM as unroot with SuperUser won't do anything.
lanwarrior said:
How did you unroot?
I know that some Samsung devices, like the Note 8, require a full Odin of the stock ROM as unroot with SuperUser won't do anything.
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SuperSU has a full unroot option. Works on Shield tab.
cam30era said:
SuperSU has a full unroot option. Works on Shield tab.
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Thanks for the confirmation.
FYI, when I had my Note 8.0, doing the full unroot via SuperSU did not remove all the necessary file. Update no longer received, so I had to Odin the stock ROM.
lanwarrior said:
Thanks for the confirmation.
FYI, when I had my Note 8.0, doing the full unroot via SuperSU did not remove all the necessary file. Update no longer received, so I had to Odin the stock ROM.
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FWIW: I flashed the stock recovery, then used SuperSU "unroot", and was able to successfully install the 1.1 OTA. I can't confirm that SuperSu unroot removes every trace of root, but it's good enough to accept OTA updates.
cam30era said:
FWIW: I flashed the stock recovery, then used SuperSU "unroot", and was able to successfully install the 1.1 OTA. I can't confirm that SuperSu unroot removes every trace of root, but it's good enough to accept OTA updates.
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Thanks that is really good to know!
I just did a reset on my phone, install SuperSU, encrypt the tablet, reboot and checked if root is still there (it is).
Now I am trying to unroot by selecting "Full Unroot" in SuperSU, but I got stuck in the "Uninstalling, please wait..." message.
Is this normal?
EDIT: I had to uninstall SuperSU, reinstall from Google Play, update the binary, reboot and then the Full Unroot works. I think it does, because I use "root checker" and it said no root.
Have a rooted Verizon HTC One M8. Didn't have a custom rom on it. I was just happy with not having ads, and being able to have access to files on the phone. The one problem that I kept having was it constantly telling me that I needed to do an update. I tried freezing Update files in Titanium Backup, but I would still see the notifications. Followed advice elsewhere on the internet, and tried to Force Close Download Manager. I then went into TWRP and wiped Cache and Dalvic Cache. Now, it's completely stuck on the white HTC screen on bootup. I can boot into Recovery, but I'm not sure what to do to get the phone back to working condition.
Please help! This is not the Sunday afternoon that I was envisioning today. I just wanted the update notifications to stop.
SmoovySmoov said:
Have a rooted Verizon HTC One M8. Didn't have a custom rom on it. I was just happy with not having ads, and being able to have access to files on the phone. The one problem that I kept having was it constantly telling me that I needed to do an update. I tried freezing Update files in Titanium Backup, but I would still see the notifications. Followed advice elsewhere on the internet, and tried to Force Close Download Manager. I then went into TWRP and wiped Cache and Dalvic Cache. Now, it's completely stuck on the white HTC screen on bootup. I can boot into Recovery, but I'm not sure what to do to get the phone back to working condition.
Please help! This is not the Sunday afternoon that I was envisioning today. I just wanted the update notifications to stop.
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Were You temp rooted or did you s off?
dottat said:
Were You temp rooted or did you s off?
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I am S-Off'd.
SmoovySmoov said:
I am S-Off'd.
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I have two solutions. One that wipes and one that doesn't. The one that doesn't you will need to reflash twrp and a su.zip when done but it's easy. Sound ok?
Run the exe on the first post here. Make sure your phone is in fastboot mode.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2883845
Official RUU 3.28.605.4 EXE/ZIP
dottat said:
I have two solutions. One that wipes and one that doesn't. The one that doesn't you will need to reflash twrp and a su.zip when done but it's easy. Sound ok?
Run the exe on the first post here. Make sure your phone is in fastboot mode.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2883845
Official RUU 3.28.605.4 EXE/ZIP
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So this would take me back to not rooted, or am I reading that incorrectly? If so, is there no way to stay rooted, just to reflash stock rom?
Yes. But you will still get nagged to update too. If you want to simply flash stock then flash this one via recovery. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2914922
[ROM][10/22/14] - Stock Rooted 4.4.4 - OTA 3.28.605.4 - W/P - BusyBox and Root - UP!
Rerooting the phone after updating using the exe is easy to do though
SmoovySmoov said:
So this would take me back to not rooted, or am I reading that incorrectly? If so, is there no way to stay rooted, just to reflash stock rom?
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dottat said:
Yes. But you will still get nagged to update too. If you want to simply flash stock then flash this one via recovery. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2914922
[ROM][10/22/14] - Stock Rooted 4.4.4 - OTA 3.28.605.4 - W/P - BusyBox and Root - UP!
Rerooting the phone after updating using the exe is easy to do though
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So, I have your original method downloading. Are you saying that after I flash that, and then reroot it (which I will need help with as well, since I used Sunshine before), I won't get nagged to do an update all the time?
SmoovySmoov said:
So, I have your original method downloading. Are you saying that after I flash that, and then reroot it (which I will need help with as well, since I used Sunshine before), I won't get nagged to do an update all the time?
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You will be up to date. When you flash twrp You can grab the latest su.zip from here http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu
Wipe cache when flashing su.
Sunshine was an exploit to gain s off. Not root. S off means you can flash whatever you want. In this case, root is just an app you flash.
dottat said:
You will be up to date. When you flash twrp You can grab the latest su.zip from here http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu
Wipe cache when flashing su.
Sunshine was an exploit to gain s off. Not root. S off means you can flash whatever you want. In this case, root is just an app you flash.
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Still have about 15 minutes on the download. Sorry for all the questions, but I want to make sure I get what all you are saying.
1) Once the download finishes, I run the program and follow the prompts. This will return me to stock, not rooted.
2) I then need to flash SuperSU using TWRP. This will get me rooted again? Where do I place the .zip on my external SD card? I've had problems with TWRP in that I never see anything that I can install when I go to the Install screen there. It just says TWRP. No files. I try to navigate to the external SD, but there's never anything there that I can install.
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Still have about 15 minutes on the download. Sorry for all the questions, but I want to make sure I get what all you are saying.
1) Once the download finishes, I run the program and follow the prompts. This will return me to stock, not rooted.
2) I then need to flash SuperSU using TWRP. This will get me rooted again? Where do I place the .zip on my external SD card? I've had problems with TWRP in that I never see anything that I can install when I go to the Install screen there. It just says TWRP. No files. I try to navigate to the external SD, but there's never anything there that I can install.
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You have a working fastboot/adbsetup? You only need fastboot for this exercise to work.
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Here's a quick how to..for after you run that exe.
Take the su.zip to your internal storage.
Download twrp 2.8.1.0 here
http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/m8_wlv
Download fastboot/adb here
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358559711
Extract the fastboot/adb zip. Copy the new twrp image into this new folder. Open the newly extracted folder and while holding the shift button right click on your mouse. Select open command prompt here.
Put phone in fastboot mode and connect to your pc. Run the following command to flash twrp.
Fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.8.1.0-m8_wlv.img
After this completes select boot loader on the phone screen. Then select recovery. Choose wipe and select advanced. Only select cache and wipe. When done hit the home button icon at the bottom. Then click install. Scroll down and find your su.zip and flash it. Reboot when done
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You have a working fastboot/adbsetup? You only need fastboot for this exercise to work.
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Not 100% on that one. Are you meaning having adb set up on my computer? If so, no. I tried once before, and couldn't figure out what I was doing. I achieved root by using Sunshine to S-Off, and then Klingo One Click Root Method.
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Not 100% on that one. Are you meaning having adb set up on my computer? If so, no. I tried once before, and couldn't figure out what I was doing. I achieved root by using Sunshine to S-Off, and then Klingo One Click Root Method.
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Edited my last post
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Edited my last post
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It keeps saying that the Update Utility cannot see my phone.
SmoovySmoov said:
It keeps saying that the Update Utility cannot see my phone.
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Can you install team viewer and pm me the details to screen share.
dottat said:
Can you install team viewer and pm me the details to screen share.
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I wasn't in fastboot. It's updating now.
SmoovySmoov said:
I wasn't in fastboot. It's updating now.
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? good
dottat said:
You have a working fastboot/adbsetup? You only need fastboot for this exercise to work.
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Here's a quick how to..for after you run that exe.
Take the su.zip to your internal storage.
Download twrp 2.8.1.0 here
http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/m8_wlv
Download fastboot/adb here
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358559711
Extract the fastboot/adb zip. Copy the new twrp image into this new folder. Open the newly extracted folder and while holding the shift button right click on your mouse. Select open command prompt here.
Put phone in fastboot mode and connect to your pc. Run the following command to flash twrp.
Fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.8.1.0-m8_wlv.img
After this completes select boot loader on the phone screen. Then select recovery. Choose wipe and select advanced. Only select cache and wipe. When done hit the home button icon at the bottom. Then click install. Scroll down and find your su.zip and flash it. Reboot when done
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Okay, so I completed the first part, and am back to not rooted. Not completely following your instructions above, though. I extracted the fastboot/adb file to my Desktop. It's just those files. There's no folder. Are you saying I just need to create a folder with them in it, and then add the twrp file to it?
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Okay, so I completed the first part, and am back to not rooted. Not completely following your instructions above, though. I extracted the fastboot/adb file to my Desktop. It's just those files. There's no folder. Are you saying I just need to create a folder with them in it, and then add the twrp file to it?
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Unzip the rar file and then continue
Edit...You should have extracted to a folder not current directory. You want those files within a folder and then yes place the twrp in there too
Once you run through this all it will make better sense going forward.
dottat said:
Unzip the rar file and then continue
Edit...You should have extracted to a folder not current directory. You want those files within a folder and then yes place the twrp in there too
Once you run through this all it will make better sense going forward.
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Feel like I'm close, but it's not 100% yet.
Got the phone back to operational. Went looking in apps, and SuperSU was not listed. Everything says that I'm rooted, but it was not there. Googled SuperSU apk, and followed a link to download it via Google Play. Redownloaded it, and when opened, it says "There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it." Also, the damn update that started this whole mess just popped up on the screen again.
SmoovySmoov said:
Feel like I'm close, but it's not 100% yet.
Got the phone back to operational. Went looking in apps, and SuperSU was not listed. Everything says that I'm rooted, but it was not there. Googled SuperSU apk, and followed a link to download it via Google Play. Redownloaded it, and when opened, it says "There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it." Also, the damn update that started this whole mess just popped up on the screen again.
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Did you flash the su.zip in recovery?
Also, since you wiped cache the ota should be gone. Go to settings and chose app manager. Slide over to the right until you see all at the top. Hit the magnifying glass and search for htcdm. When it finds it click on it. Force stop and clear data for it.
Also, since you are running stock with just a few tweaks of your own, you may want to flash santods ota killer zip. It would prevent what started this off in the first place and remove the leftover prompt in the same shot.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407587434