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[Q] Bizarre root issue - just won't root

Hey guys,
I'm new to Android and I'm having an issue with my device. I flashed Design Gears' 2.2 ROM to my device, and encountered the WiFi WEP authentication issue (Obtaining IP address). I reflashed 2.2 and it's no longer a problem.
I do want to apply the Market Fix and also Unleash the Beast, but the problem I am running into is the following error:
E:Signature verification failed
I have tried using 3 different update.zip files on the internal SD card, and I have also both the Windows and Mac one-click root utilities, all of which give me that error.
What am I doing wrong here?

So you are on ji6 build 2.2
I believe you will want to swap kernels in order to root. Have you rooted 2.2 before?
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No I haven't been able to get it rooted. I have tried the one-click and copy/paste of the update.zip, neither have worked. When I get to recovery mode, I select "Reinstall packages" and it tosses me the "E:Signature verification failed" error.

Ji6 has a recovery that prevents you from flashing unsigned updates. Here is a guide to root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=797444
I would consider trying another custom rom but that is just me
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They patched the root exploit.
Use a kernel with 2e recovery.

Thanks for the link.
Regarding a different ROM, is there something that's nearly Vanilla Android? I sort of dislike TouchWiz and its UI.

I am not the best to answer that. I use docs rom. It uses launcher pro as default launcher
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Thanks for all the feedback guys... I will be trying out the kernel swap shortly.
What's the deal with removing bloatware? Is this all done through the Terminal on the computer once I get the thing rooted?

Roheer Patel said:
Thanks for all the feedback guys... I will be trying out the kernel swap shortly.
What's the deal with removing bloatware? Is this all done through the Terminal on the computer once I get the thing rooted?
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Use titanium backup app to remove bloatware but be careful what you delete. Do not delete anything google for the most part
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[Q] missing apps theory

Is it possible to flash via odin and cwm and some gremlins still lurk. I ask because i've flashed 3 roms today and each one seem to have the same issue with missing market app and such. I don't know if it's a app i'm using, but it seems wierd. I went from Gingerbread (where it started) back to froyo and flashed 2 froyo roms with the issue

Try RaverX3X's KC1. Unfortunately, I don't have the link, so look for it on this forum. That should clear up all gremlins you have.

Yeah i tried that the last time. Possibly I should do my flashing straight from that with the required stuff to get root?
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im getting the same issue, I've Odin stock kc1 without root then gained root, installed cwm. Then proceeded to install Audiophile Series: Redux. Still has the same issue. I've even odin gb Kg4, KG5, KH1, & KH2. All gave me the same problem. Everything works perfect up until I shutdown my phone and reboot it. Then I get the grey android icon with these apps:
com.amazon.venezla (Amazon Appstore)
com.monotype.android.font.felbridge (felbridge font)
com.quoord.tapatalkxdapre.activity (XDA premium)
com.touchtype.swiftkey (swiftkey)
net.everythingandroid.smspopup (Smspopup)
org.projectvoodoo.controlapp (Voodoo)
& of course my market app does not work either, even when i install the new market it force closes.
I have also not dont ext4 conversion, so that cant be this issue
Anybody know how to fix this problem?

Try flashing the KC1 Cleanup Rom first. That's at:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1129933
Then flash KC1 etc.

i figured it out. Thanks!!

digitallure said:
i figured it out. Thanks!!
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What worked for you? I have the same problem -- lost marketplace app and not sure what to do besides reflashing.
Curious that not everyone else is having this problem as I used the "Step by Step on how to flash any Gingerbread rom". Maybe it's occurring when EXT4 is done.

Lol I'm sitting here and reading all the posts and lolling XD.Just reboot onto recovery and go to mounts there normally should be MUUM but when apps are missing there is MMUM (i think i got that right, the unwanted mount should be data ) after you unmount data reboot and voila none of the apps are missing.
Source: personal experience ;-)
EDIT: don't forget about fixing permissions after rebooting
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spy4ka said:
Lol I'm sitting here and reading all the posts and lolling XD.Just reboot onto recovery and go to mounts there normally should be MUUM but when apps are missing there is MMUM (i think i got that right, the unwanted mount should be data ) after you unmount data reboot and voila none of the apps are missing.
Source: personal experience ;-)
EDIT: don't forget about fixing permissions after rebooting
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Mounts should always be UMMU. You got it the other way around.

You guys should check out my thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1223765
If you just want a Froyo cleanup only flash the KC1 ROM, if you want the GB cleanup, follow all the steps in the guide.

spy4ka said:
Lol I'm sitting here and reading all the posts and lolling XD.Just reboot onto recovery and go to mounts there normally should be MUUM but when apps are missing there is MMUM (i think i got that right, the unwanted mount should be data ) after you unmount data reboot and voila none of the apps are missing.
Source: personal experience ;-)
EDIT: don't forget about fixing permissions after rebooting
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Yeah that didn't work for me. Basically what I did was back up my sd card, partition it, then followed the steps FB posted.
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Dont understand why

A factory reset will solve missing app issue

tabii said:
A factory reset will solve missing app issue
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From my experience over the past couple weeks and through dsextons posts, I believe the issue is that your phone was still partially ext-4 when you flashed.

[Q] Bionix rom

Once flashed, is this rom compatible with Infusion Core A kernel? UCKL2 modem? I really like the look of the Rom.

Jep56 said:
Once flashed, is this rom compatible with Infusion Core A kernel? UCKL2 modem? I really like the look of the Rom.
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It will flash...but don't expect video (and whatever else it breaks) to work...
It is based off of the latest AT&T leak so it has to have the stock kernel for everything to work.
Yes any Infuse modem will work.

Fonts
Are there any fonts or themes for this rom? I was under the impression it was based on MIUI, and could therefore be customized. the only MIUI element I see is the lockscreen manager. Am i missing something?

Its a work in progress, give it time, Nop seems to have a lot in store for his new Rom!
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After flashing, Superuser is disappeared from App drawer and become "unrooted" but superuser is already installed as reported by Market.
Uninstall and reinstalling, no problem but still now shown in App Drawer and reported "unrooted" whenever useing apps which need root access..
Tried re-root with SOC, stuck with the messeage "waiting for device" and would not be continued..
Any idea ??

Paxunion said:
After flashing, Superuser is disappeared from App drawer and become "unrooted" but superuser is already installed as reported by Market.
Uninstall and reinstalling, no problem but still now shown in App Drawer and reported "unrooted" whenever useing apps which need root access..
Tried re-root with SOC, stuck with the messeage "waiting for device" and would not be continued..
Any idea ??
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Odin/heimdall flash a custom kernel. then download the su updater for cwm I think the link is in the open of caty rom or something. reflash the rom (sometimes su gets corrupt and causes all sorts of issues, best to format /system and reinstall the rom for good measure) and flash the su updater immediately after. make sure you do this before a reboot and that voodoo is disabled on your phone. there should be a folder on the root of the SD card named "Voodoo" the V is capital and in that rider should be a text file or folder named "disable-lagfix" if this is not there before you flash the voodoo/cwm enabled kernel and lagfix gets enabled you must disable it and reboot before you flash the rom.
this leak is really secure, you need the custom "insecure" kernel to root it and there seems to be an issue with the build of bionix causing people problems. read the thread but don't get too confused on all the different advice.
also if you can use heimdall I posted a heimdall flashable dump from my phone in the bionic thread. it already has updated superuser and su.

Dani897 said:
. there should be a folder on the root of the SD card named "Voodoo" the V is capital and in that rider should be a text file or folder named "disable-lagfix" if this is not there before you flash the voodoo/cwm enabled kernel and lagfix gets enabled you must disable it and reboot before you flash the rom.
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does that folder not exist if you have lagfix enabled?
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albee320 said:
does that folder not exist if you have lagfix enabled?
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no Voodoo exists but the disable-lagfix file/folder doesn't. it is usually a file but if you create it as a folder it works.
if you have no Voodoo folder you should create it as well as the disable-lagfix to speed up the process and avoid issues. or you can install bionix from my heimdall package. your choice.

I cant tell fron the screenshots....does this rom have the lockscreen that allows you to choose unlock, phone, sms, or camera?
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Yes
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I may need some help from someone. Here's the issue I have been experiencing with the rom. After awhile of just normal usage, performance begins to deteriorate. The symptoms can easily be described as lag. After a reboot, I return to square 1 with speed and response. Has this been happening to anyone else?
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b3asty said:
I may need some help from someone. Here's the issue I have been experiencing with the rom. After awhile of just normal usage, performance begins to deteriorate. The symptoms can easily be described as lag. After a reboot, I return to square 1 with speed and response. Has this been happening to anyone else?
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I notice quite a bit of lag after trying the included adfree apk.
You can try uninstalling adfree from tibu
If that doesn't work, you may have to try to figure out how to fix permission, wipe dalvik and wipe cache.
gl

Ok. Thanks. Uninstalling now.
qkster said:
I notice quite a bit of lag after trying the included adfree apk.
You can try uninstalling adfree from tibu
If that doesn't work, you may have to try to figure out how to fix permission, wipe dalvik and wipe cache.
gl
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Monitoring today during a normal day. The removal of adfree appears to have taken care of the lag issue. Thanks again man! Running wonderfully and sitting at 92 pct battery after 4.5 hours off of the charger.
qkster said:
I notice quite a bit of lag after trying the included adfree apk.
You can try uninstalling adfree from tibu
If that doesn't work, you may have to try to figure out how to fix permission, wipe dalvik and wipe cache.
gl
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b3asty said:
Monitoring today during a normal day. The removal of adfree appears to have taken care of the lag issue. Thanks again man! Running wonderfully and sitting at 92 pct battery after 4.5 hours off of the charger.
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np..glad i can help

Hows battery life on new version?
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I just installed this rom ontop of the old V2 bionix iv been running for months, figured it was about time I upgraded lol. Iv been playing with it a bit, and am getting used to the new layout. Maybe this is intentional but where did the battery info and pulldown task bar ontop go? Also some things seem to be not fitted to the screen correctly, like my contacts list and the lock screen is cutoff 3/4 way thru the clock on bottom. Ill keep playing with the settings when I wakeup I just wanted to check I didnt miss something or install it wrong, like a lingering file between the 2 versions caused an incompatibility. Other then that its pretty sexy sofar

[Q] Unable to write to "/system" on rooted LC4

I am unable to write to my system partition on LC4. I flashed the superuser zip. Am I missing something?
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Yup, if ur using the original UCLA4 leak u need an unsecured kernel, mohan_kr or romracer unsecured

Well, I flashed both and still can't write to system.
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Then u need a custom rom
*#* Google dropbox, its useful.
https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTcwNDE0ODUyOQ *#*

Mister_Mxyzptlk said:
I am unable to write to my system partition on LC4. I flashed the superuser zip. Am I missing something?
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Are you trying to push with adb?
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What are you using to write to /system ? Root explorer ? Make sure you mount partition as R/W.
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Mount as read/write doesn't work.
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Flash a new ics custom rom, problem solved.
*#* Google dropbox, its useful.
https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTcwNDE0ODUyOQ *#*

Was unable to get it to work no matter what I did until I flashed the Alien Base and am going from there. Decided to stop wasting time and just use that as a starting block.

Here try this.. It has worked for me many times. Now i dont have any problems with losing root. It seems that when you wipe data/cache/dalvik and install a custom rom, or if you try to flash a custom rom without doing any wipe and get FC or any issues and you boot into CWM and do a wipe of any kind, this inculdes using any type of wiping program.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24740309&postcount=35
I know many people will say that this is not the problem, but i have tried numerous things to keep root with no luck until i did this and it works. This problem keeps popping it ugly head up every now and then (when i try to install a custom rom and have to do a wipe of anykind, but i just do what is in the above post and problem gone. What developers should do is when posting a custom rom, tell the people what version/type of root they used, and what version of busybox they are using, so that everyone can be on the same page and setting as the developers. Just my 2 cents. ( Flame On - if you want to build your post count or have nothing better to do.)

New to rooting. Applications aren't working.

Recently rooted Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1. As of now I'm running Cyanogen Mod 10. Before that I was using Cyanogen Mod 9.0. However I've experienced the same issue with both roms. My favorite apps wouldnt open. However Google play store works so I figured its not my gapps.
1) Spotify- just shows a blank screen nothing else.
2) Evernote- not able to create the database file and tells me to restart the device and make sure my memory card isn't full.
3). Lecture Note- App needs a directory at the media/shared/external storage (SD card) to store the notebook.
So just by searching the forum and not seeing much on the topic, I figured I missed something in the process.
I don't use titanium backup and neither am I familiar with it. But if I have to learn then please tell me so.
I've always wiped before flashing roms.
I know CM 10 is a nightly and all that jive but I really like it. But without apps working then it is useless for me.
Oh and not sure if this is related but every download from a hyperlink on a web page results in a download unsuccessful.
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May be try to reflash rom again latest nightly for your specific device + flash gapps jellybean not ics + full wipe after flashing those (wipe cash+wipe dalvik cash in advanced options)
If not working so try wipe data of apps you want in setting
If not so send messages to developers may be their apps not compatible with jellybean need update
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I too am having problems with certain apps not working, mine are more job specific such as the Cadillac mobile workbench and Cadillac mobile showroom. My Chevy components work no problem tho
However I m not new to rooting
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I'm just now getting to the reflashing my ROMs from the advice given up above. Have you had any luck at all?
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I gave up. Going to cm 9 stable
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Okay so attempting to go back to cm9 to ended up in something that seemed like a hard brick but thank god it wasnt. Ended up going back to cm10 and now it ls running like a beast.
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Netflix
My device P5113 4.04 stock
I rooted using this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1657056 but now netflix will load up, and I go to play a video and load forever then i get error 11003(note netflix works fine on my phone/ps3).
Does any body know a fix for this?
The original reason i rooted was to attempt to move the notification bar to the top (i hate it at the bottom b/c I constantly hit buttons). So i tried to do this:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/18063-move-the-status-bar/
(1) download ES File Explorer
(2) go to settings and activate root explorer and mount r/w
(3) navigate to /system/
(4) click on build.prop and select "ES Note Editor"
(5) look for the line item called "ro.sf.lcd_density=160"
(6) edit it to read "ro.sf.lcd_density=161"
(7) exit and save the file
(8) reboot
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and I broke android(would not boot, go only a black screen) b/c i added this to the file, because i didn't find it, so i had to reinstall.
So my other question is is there anyway to move the status/notification bar to the top? Im about to go back to stock but, i will root again if i can fix netflix.