Hi,
So I did the usual thing I do before an OTA update, I opened Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper, protected the root, and then un-rooted. After applying the update I went back to voodoo and restored the root and got all the checks so it appears to be fine. Now I no longer get superuser prompts, but the app is there. Root Checker says im rooted but typing su in the terminal emulator shows me the # prompt but it looks different (with some permission denied) . Can someone help me forward the root to 4.2.1 or explain what I'm dealing with? I looked all over for a similar thread but couldn't find anything. The method I described is what i used for the last 4-5 updates and it kept the root just fine.
Also, I'm rooted but not unlocked. I would prefer fixes that doesnt involve unlocking,
Thanks.
00shakey00 said:
Hi,
So I did the usual thing I do before an OTA update, I opened Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper, protected the root, and then un-rooted. After applying the update I went back to voodoo and restored the root and got all the checks so it appears to be fine. Now I no longer get superuser prompts, but the app is there. Root Checker says im rooted but typing su in the terminal emulator shows me the # prompt but it looks different (with some permission denied) . Can someone help me forward the root to 4.2.1 or explain what I'm dealing with? I looked all over for a similar thread but couldn't find anything. The method I described is what i used for the last 4-5 updates and it kept the root just fine.
Also, I'm rooted but not unlocked. I would prefer fixes that doesnt involve unlocking,
Thanks.
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Try using motochopper to gain root.
maxal said:
Try using motochopper to gain root.
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I tried it and now I have both superuser and supersu. I still do not get prompts to allow/deny superuser acess and the apps that require root still do not work (like Volume+, Root Explorer, Browser2Ram...). Whem applying motochopper it seemed to apply successfully too.
This doesnt seem to be a common problem. Did I go about restoring the root wrong?
Thanks again.
00shakey00 said:
I tried it and now I have both superuser and supersu. I still do not get prompts to allow/deny superuser acess and the apps that require root still do not work (like Volume+, Root Explorer, Browser2Ram...). Whem applying motochopper it seemed to apply successfully too.
This doesnt seem to be a common problem. Did I go about restoring the root wrong?
Thanks again.
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The most effective way to use motochopper is to uninstall all root before you use it.
buhohitr said:
The most effective way to use motochopper is to uninstall all root before you use it.
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I cant access the system file since root explorer tells me I'm not currently rooted. I know that I need to remove su from system/xbin or similar. Is there another way to access/delete that file? I'm not willing to run a factory reset so thats not an option.
Thanks again for the help. You all are awesome.
00shakey00 said:
I cant access the system file since root explorer tells me I'm not currently rooted. I know that I need to remove su from system/xbin or similar. Is there another way to access/delete that file? I'm not willing to run a factory reset so thats not an option.
Thanks again for the help. You all are awesome.
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The smartest thing to do once you rooted is MAKE A TITANIUM BACKUP of all your apps and settings. Don't corner yourself! since you're not unlocked, there is very limited action which you can do when things go wrong.... like right now. Also why people rooted? so they can installed rooted apps AND BACKUP their setup. So I don't know how much root you still have with your device (sometime some apps may cached and you still able to use root with them), you may try to un install root using superuser app option or you can download a backup app from the market, make a backup of all your apps, then you may need to factory reset or even re flash the full Asus firmware. If you reflash, it's very simple to gain root back.
buhohitr said:
The smartest thing to do once you rooted is MAKE A TITANIUM BACKUP of all your apps and settings. Don't corner yourself! since you're not unlocked, there is very limited action which you can do when things go wrong.... like right now. Also why people rooted? so they can installed rooted apps AND BACKUP their setup. So I don't know how much root you still have with your device (sometime some apps may cached and you still able to use root with them), you may try to un install root using superuser app option or you can download a backup app from the market, make a backup of all your apps, then you may need to factory reset or even re flash the full Asus firmware. If you reflash, it's very simple to gain root back.
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Thanks for all your help buhohitr! I performed a wipe, updated to 4.2.1 then used motochopper and it was flawless. I followed with a titanium back up of everything once I was done.
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I've started root using nachoroot but I can't get ID=0, it is always 2000. I've repeated the procedure 4 times so far but ID is always 0.
So I thought I'd try RazorClaw. It says that system is already rooted and won't run.
next idea I had was to unroot and start again so I installed and ran RecoveryInstaller and flashed - no errors.
Rebooting to CWM doesn't - reboots to a yellow exclamation mark in a white triangle nad a little green android.
Can you help me unroot please?
I did all this because I have rooted successfully with nachoroot, run RecoveryInstaller to get CWM, then unrooted with nachoroot ADB procedure. Unfortunately SuperUSer app was still present and I tried everything to uninstall it.
Even thought I haven't been able to re-root because I can't get ID 0, the system is obviously mostly rooted as Root Explorer let me uninstall SuperUser.
dougham said:
I've started root using nachoroot but I can't get ID=0, it is always 2000. I've repeated the procedure 4 times so far but ID is always 0.
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Are you sure you didn't forgot to add the parameter --stage1 and --stage2 in :
"adb shell /data/local/nachoroot.bin --stage1"
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"adb shell /data/local/nachoroot.bin --stage2"
dougham said:
I've started root using nachoroot but I can't get ID=0, it is always 2000. I've repeated the procedure 4 times so far but ID is always 0.
So I thought I'd try RazorClaw. It says that system is already rooted and won't run.
next idea I had was to unroot and start again so I installed and ran RecoveryInstaller and flashed - no errors.
Rebooting to CWM doesn't - reboots to a yellow exclamation mark in a white triangle nad a little green android.
Can you help me unroot please?
I did all this because I have rooted successfully with nachoroot, run RecoveryInstaller to get CWM, then unrooted with nachoroot ADB procedure. Unfortunately SuperUSer app was still present and I tried everything to uninstall it.
Even thought I haven't been able to re-root because I can't get ID 0, the system is obviously mostly rooted as Root Explorer let me uninstall SuperUser.
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I have a B40 and couldnt root with this method either. I got the same. What I did was use nvflash (BrkTookit) to root my tf with .21 firmware on it. Worked like a charm.
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Are you sure you didn't forgot to add the parameter --stage1 and --stage2 in :
"adb shell /data/local/nachoroot.bin --stage1"
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"adb shell /data/local/nachoroot.bin --stage2"
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No I didn't forget - this is the second time I've done this. The first root the unroot worked well but didn't remove the superuser app.
So I've tried to re-root. It has mostly worked because RazorClaw says it is already rooted. Because of this I installed Root Explorer and removed the superuser app OK.
Is it because I don't have the superuser app that i can't run RecoveryInstaller to install CWM?
Just go to the market and download super user app
OK, tried that. I reinstalled SuperUser and reran RecoveryInstaller and got CWM. When I then tried to remove Superuser with Root Explorer, it wasn't in /system/app even though the Superuser icon exists in Apps.
Next step I retried the unroot procedure and the first zip install failed.
How can I tell whether the tf101 is rooted, unrooted or stuck somewhere in between?
I really want to get to ICS when it's released officially.
If you download superuser app from market look in data/app for it.
If you're trying to go totally stock, look here.
http://theunlockr.com/2011/11/28/how-to-unroot-and-remove-cwm-recovery-on-asus-transformer/
dougham said:
I've started root using nachoroot but I can't get ID=0, it is always 2000. I've repeated the procedure 4 times so far but ID is always 0.
So I thought I'd try RazorClaw. It says that system is already rooted and won't run.
next idea I had was to unroot and start again so I installed and ran RecoveryInstaller and flashed - no errors.
Rebooting to CWM doesn't - reboots to a yellow exclamation mark in a white triangle nad a little green android.
Can you help me unroot please?
I did all this because I have rooted successfully with nachoroot, run RecoveryInstaller to get CWM, then unrooted with nachoroot ADB procedure. Unfortunately SuperUSer app was still present and I tried everything to uninstall it.
Even thought I haven't been able to re-root because I can't get ID 0, the system is obviously mostly rooted as Root Explorer let me uninstall SuperUser.
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I'm going to have to agree, I have run through the steps for nachoroot 5 times now and always get "cannot create /data/local.prop: permission denied" when trying to run --stage2.
I've never had problem rooting any other device I have, so I will safely say that nachoroot does not work on .21 firmware.
gVibeR said:
I've never had problem rooting any other device I have, so I will safely say that nachoroot does not work on .21 firmware.
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Plenty of peoples have gotten root on .21 firmware. There's a few case where it does not work and seems like you're one of them.
Maybe try the 8.6.6.19 firmware and RazorClaw
baseballfanz said:
Plenty of peoples have gotten root on .21 firmware. There's a few case where it does not work and seems like you're one of them.
Maybe try the 8.6.6.19 firmware and RazorClaw
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I would if someone would upload it someplace other than multiupload...which won't load anymore, and I think it is because of changes they made after the megaupload bust.
gVibeR said:
I would if someone would upload it someplace other than multiupload...which won't load anymore, and I think it is because of changes they made after the megaupload bust.
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try here
http://depositfiles.com/files/w3r9rl6ou
gVibeR said:
I'm going to have to agree, I have run througut im ah the steps for nachoroot 5 times now and always get "cannot create /data/local.prop: permission denied" when trying to run --stage2.
I've never had problem rooting any other device I have, so I will safely say that nachoroot does not work on .21 firmware.
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In my travels im pretty sure the brktool or something like that will root .21 but the download link wasnt working for me. U gotta go to .19 to razorclaw and nachoroot. I just gave up n am gonna wait for ICS. Im sure someone someone will think of something for rooting.
I was unsuccessful too on my b50 running .21. I think it has to be b70 or greater.
baseballfanz said:
try here
http://depositfiles.com/files/w3r9rl6ou
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Thanks...that one worked, but I need the US version...sorry, I forgot to mention that part
I used to be rooted at one point (not unlocked, i do not want to unlock my tablet), but after updating to jellybean i am not, ive looked at some of the guides for this, but dont think my situation is quite like theirs. I downloaded voodoo ota rootkeeper before hand and backuped my su, but i could never make it restore. The only checkboxes i have checked under Voodoo OTA rootkeeper are 'superuser app installed', 'system supports root protection' and 'protected su copy available'. I click 'restore root' and it says 'root su restored' but this does not seem to actually do anything.
The other 2 checkboxes 'device rooted' and 'root permission granted' remain unchecked seemingly no matter what i do :/. Is there a tutorial i missed that applies to my problem that does not require unlocking? or is there just nothing i can do to restore it?
Aquifel said:
I used to be rooted at one point (not unlocked, i do not want to unlock my tablet), but after updating to jellybean i am not, ive looked at some of the guides for this, but dont think my situation is quite like theirs. I downloaded voodoo ota rootkeeper before hand and backuped my su, but i could never make it restore. The only checkboxes i have checked under Voodoo OTA rootkeeper are 'superuser app installed', 'system supports root protection' and 'protected su copy available'. I click 'restore root' and it says 'root su restored' but this does not seem to actually do anything.
The other 2 checkboxes 'device rooted' and 'root permission granted' remain unchecked seemingly no matter what i do :/. Is there a tutorial i missed that applies to my problem that does not require unlocking? or is there just nothing i can do to restore it?
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Im really interested to know how you root without "unlocking" your bootloader, cause when I wanted to root, i need to unlock my bootloader.
Tamaskan said:
Im really interested to know how you root without "unlocking" your bootloader, cause when I wanted to root, i need to unlock my bootloader.
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There are a lot of methods to do so pre-jellybean, none that i know of post-jellybean, but im by no means an expert.
Aquifel said:
There are a lot of methods to do so pre-jellybean, none that i know of post-jellybean, but im by no means an expert.
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The hard part is getting su on your device and you already have that if voodoo does its job. Run superuser or if you have supersu run that ( if you are asked to update then do so ). Rerun voodoo and try to restore root. Still no love install supersu from play store and then run it, try voodoo again, no love reboot and try voodoo again.
Much easier to do than type.:good:
tobdaryl said:
The hard part is getting su on your device and you already have that if voodoo does its job. Run superuser or if you have supersu run that ( if you are asked to update then do so ). Rerun voodoo and try to restore root. Still no love install supersu from play store and then run it, try voodoo again, no love reboot and try voodoo again.
Much easier to do than type.:good:
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I tried that several times unfortunately :/, but! i did find the solution, i found a guy in these forums with a screenshot of my exact problem ( if only we could search screenshots ) here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1893044 which directed me to this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30522201&postcount=118 and that combination of commands allowed me to finally restore my root . So far im getting superuser prompts again and things seem to be functioning normally, so i think my problem is solved!
Aquifel said:
I tried that several times unfortunately :/, but! i did find the solution, i found a guy in these forums with a screenshot of my exact problem ( if only we could search screenshots ) here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1893044 which directed me to this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30522201&postcount=118 and that combination of commands allowed me to finally restore my root . So far im getting superuser prompts again and things seem to be functioning normally, so i think my problem is solved!
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Good! I'm glad you have everything sorted.:good:
I have the asus TF700T, It isn't unlocked. I rooted when I was in ics, then used root keeper when I went to 4.1.1. I updated to the new 4.2.1. before doing the ota update to 4.2.1, I temp unrooted using voodoo ota root keeper.
I lost blue tooth, which thanks to the members here I fixed the permissions, and now have blue tooth again. I think i only have partial root ? I have the superuser app in app drawer ( proper terminology?) Titanuim back up is working and my previous apps are still frozen. titanium says I have root. I also am able to use previous apps that require root, that were installed before updating to 4.2.1 Root explorer, and quick boot.
In Voodoo rootkeeper all the boxes are ticked, Superuser app installed, device rooted, root permissions granted, /system supports root protection, protected su copy available. However when I use root checker, or got root, it says I don't have root? A app I tried "have root, says found su binary, this binary program is used to gain root access, although it is not always usable by 3rd party applications, your device does not appear to have root. I noticed That I didn't see busy box, although titanium backup says it there? I believe that titanuim back up has it on version of busy box? I tried installing busy box with Jrummy busybox installer, it says I have root, however didn't install busy Box. I also tried to install busy box from the market, it said i was not properly rooted? Is this a permissions situation?
If anyone can help, I would greatly appreciate it. I need fairly layman terms. I can understand what I read but am not advanced as some others.
I was much more comfortable with my OG droid, those were the easy days. I also have a rooted droid 4 running JB 4.1.1 which means i suppose I'm not a complete noob, but not too much better. Thanks again in advance
mercermtn said:
I have the asus TF700T, It isn't unlocked. I rooted when I was in ics, then used root keeper when I went to 4.1.1. I updated to the new 4.2.1. before doing the ota update to 4.2.1, I temp unrooted using voodoo ota root keeper.
I lost blue tooth, which thanks to the members here I fixed the permissions, and now have blue tooth again. I think i only have partial root ? I have the superuser app in app drawer ( proper terminology?) Titanuim back up is working and my previous apps are still frozen. titanium says I have root. I also am able to use previous apps that require root, that were installed before updating to 4.2.1 Root explorer, and quick boot.
In Voodoo rootkeeper all the boxes are ticked, Superuser app installed, device rooted, root permissions granted, /system supports root protection, protected su copy available. However when I use root checker, or got root, it says I don't have root? A app I tried "have root, says found su binary, this binary program is used to gain root access, although it is not always usable by 3rd party applications, your device does not appear to have root. I noticed That I didn't see busy box, although titanium backup says it there? I believe that titanuim back up has it on version of busy box? I tried installing busy box with Jrummy busybox installer, it says I have root, however didn't install busy Box. I also tried to install busy box from the market, it said i was not properly rooted? Is this a permissions situation?
If anyone can help, I would greatly appreciate it. I need fairly layman terms. I can understand what I read but am not advanced as some others.
I was much more comfortable with my OG droid, those were the easy days. I also have a rooted droid 4 running JB 4.1.1 which means i suppose I'm not a complete noob, but not too much better. Thanks again in advance
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Maybe it's time to try this new JB root method? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2228613
motorchopper didn't help
buhohitr said:
Maybe it's time to try this new JB root method? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2228613
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Thanks For trying to help me. i really appreciate! it did try it and it said it was successful. however I still am not properly rooted. see screenshots after using motochopper
mercermtn said:
Thanks For trying to help me. i really appreciate! it did try it and it said it was successful. however I still am not properly rooted. see screenshots after using motochopper
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Did you go into the app draw and launch the superuser app?
buhohitr said:
Did you go into the app draw and launch the superuser app?
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I did, i noticed that it doesn't show me the recent app access, i have accessed root explorer today as well as titanium back up and quick boot, they all show earlier dates, but not the recent activity. See the screen shot. again I really appreciate the effort Thank You!!
got root
mercermtn said:
I did, i noticed that it doesn't show me the recent app access, i have accessed root explorer today as well as titanium back up and quick boot, they all show earlier dates, but not the recent activity. See the screen shot. again I really appreciate the effort Thank You!!
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Okay I got a brain fart and tried this: I unrooted with Voodoo root keeper, I then retried the motochopper exploit again, and Voila it rooted. all the apps are asking for superuser permission again, I hit the thanks button, Thank you!! every once in awhile the even a rookie gets it right! like they say "even the blind squirrel gets a nut or two"
mercermtn said:
Okay I got a brain fart and tried this: I unrooted with Voodoo root keeper, I then retried the motochopper exploit again, and Voila it rooted. all the apps are asking for superuser permission again, I hit the thanks button, Thank you!! every once in awhile the even a rookie gets it right! like they say "even the blind squirrel gets a nut or two"
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Hey glad it's working. I'm about to write up a manual su push. Have fun.
I have very close to the same problem. Bluetooth was dead, and I managed to fix that with ADB shell and twiddling the permissions. Then I noticed that nothing that uses root worked. I have had my TF700 rooted since day one, though I never unlocked the bootloader.
After the update, when I tried to su to root in Better Terminal Emulator Pro, I got a huge list of java functions showing a permission error occurring. I tried cold booting twice in a row, then I did a factory reset, then I tried the motochopper method... Nothing has worked. I even used Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper to "Temp Unroot" and ran the motochopper batch file again.
One thing I have noticed is that the su binary (/system/bin/su) is owned by "root root", while everything else is owned by "root shell". Another thing is that after the OTA update, my tablet had two users, and I deleted the one that "wasn't me". Was that user important to keep? I'm wondering if that user had permission to become root, while my old user lost that permission somehow...
Ok so one day my phone is all nice and dandy, rooted as a tree, and then I go to Advence Freeze an app, and Rom Toolbox Pro tells me I no longer have root access. So I go into Titanium backup and it says the same thing. For total verification, I go to Terminal Emulator, and the "su" command gives me a "not granted" response. So while I had root yesterday, for some reason I don't have it today. The thing I'm worried about most is that I did absolutely nothing in the meantime. The phone hadn't restarted in 3 days so that wasn't it. And all I did before it unrooted itself iis use the Inkpad Notepad app, and the Boat Browser app. I didn't touch a single thing that could possibly mess something up. Root hasn't always been very "observable" on my phone. After about a week after rooting it, Superuser stopped asking me if I wanted to allow or deny new apps. But all my root apps still worked. I run no special rom, just stock 4.1.2. I have SafeStrap Bootloader installed for backups as well. I downloaded Motochopper to try to reroot my phone just a few minutes ago and the exploit ran flawlessly. No errors whatsoever. When it booted up, still no root access. To be more specific, Voodoo OTA Root Keeper tells me the device is rooted, but without root access. I also have a root backup made with that program. Can someone please tell me how to fix this because the thought of a "normal" phone is making me depressed :crying:.
Try updating your SU and see if that does anything.
RikRong said:
Try updating your SU and see if that does anything.
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The only way I could think of doing that is from the superuser app (if you mean update the binaries) and I already tried. It fails at "gettingroot access".
miapuffia said:
The only way I could think of doing that is from the superuser app (if you mean update the binaries) and I already tried. It fails at "gettingroot access".
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Yeah, that's what I meant. Hmmm...
RikRong said:
Yeah, that's what I meant. Hmmm...
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Perhaps I could backup my data using SafeStrap TWRP, download stock rooted 4.3 (which I wanted since it came out), install it to rom slot 2 using SafeStrap, and then restore my data! Where's my nobel prize? lol Would that work?
miapuffia said:
Perhaps I could backup my data using SafeStrap TWRP, download stock rooted 4.3 (which I wanted since it came out), install it to rom slot 2 using SafeStrap, and then restore my data! Where's my nobel prize? lol Would that work?
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There is no stock 4.3 ROM for us. The highest stock version would be 4.1.2. You can get CM10.2 that is vanilla AOSP, but I don't know if it would boot on SS.
RikRong said:
There is no stock 4.3 ROM for us. The highest stock version would be 4.1.2. You can get CM10.2 that is vanilla AOSP, but I don't know if it would boot on SS.
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I see. That's why my rooted 4.3 search came up.blank. I don't mind trying CM. I tried to SS install it previously but it failed (kinda). But now that I think about it I definitely installed the wrong version. As long as I can restore my data to CM I don't mind trying it. Can I get 4.1.2, root it, and then restore data? But wait, I know my bro has 4.3 rooted he used temp unroot -> update -> restore root. Can I do that? In case you didn't notice I'm new to this :/
I'm brand new to android so excuse my lack of knowledge but I recently attempted to install Weaksauce2 and Supersu. I tried checking if it was installed properly with Root Checker but it says it was not. I don't understand because when I open Weaksauce2 and click "I Agree", I get a notification that says "Root Activated".
I'm sorry if this is a very simple issue but I don't want to destroy my new phone and couldn't find anything about this on the forums. Thank you in advance.
m.sa said:
I'm brand new to android so excuse my lack of knowledge but I recently attempted to install Weaksauce2 and Supersu. I tried checking if it was installed properly with Root Checker but it says it was not. I don't understand because when I open Weaksauce2 and click "I Agree", I get a notification that says "Root Activated".
I'm sorry if this is a very simple issue but I don't want to destroy my new phone and couldn't find anything about this on the forums. Thank you in advance.
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Are you still on 4.4.4 or did you accept the update?
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Are you still on 4.4.4 or did you accept the update?
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Still on 4.4.4. I installed Weaksauce2 after transferring it from my computer and then installed Superdu afterwards. I thought the root was successful but then I got Root Checker and it said it was not installed properly.
Is it safe to uninstall Weaksauce and try installing it again?
m.sa said:
Still on 4.4.4. I installed Weaksauce2 after transferring it from my computer and then installed Superdu afterwards. I thought the root was successful but then I got Root Checker and it said it was not installed properly.
Is it safe to uninstall Weaksauce and try installing it again?
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Yes. You're not going to hurt anything by reinstalling. It took me a couple tries. Just make sure that you don't attempt to update the su bin when you install supersu. The update will fail, but the installed version will work.
m.sa said:
Still on 4.4.4. I installed Weaksauce2 after transferring it from my computer and then installed Superdu afterwards. I thought the root was successful but then I got Root Checker and it said it was not installed properly.
Is it safe to uninstall Weaksauce and try installing it again?
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You should check if sunshine will work on your device by running it. If you are able to use it.. your root will be permanent.
jcsugrue said:
Yes. You're not going to hurt anything by reinstalling. It took me a couple tries. Just make sure that you don't attempt to update the su bin when you install supersu. The update will fail, but the installed version will work.
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I tried it a couple of more times and it worked, so I thank you for the information. I wasn't sure if there was some steps I needed to take before uninstalling it.
As for Sunshine, I'd like to ease into rooting and feel around a bit before I pull the trigger on purchasing it. I'm sure I'll find some ROMs I'd like to install, so I'll probably grab it soon.
You can't install ROMs without it right? I don't think you can get a recovery tool without being in S-off, although I'm not sure.
Also, as a follow up question, if I install a third party app, will anything bad happen if the device shuts off? I know Weaksauce is temporary so I'm not sure what would happen if the device shuts off while an app that requires root is installed.
Again, thank you for all the help.
Hmm, it seems the issue actually hasn't been solved. When I used Root Check, it said it was successfully rooted, but Root Checker said it was not. When I tried to run Titanium Backup, an error message appeared saying it could not acquire root privileges. Busybox also says it could not get permission from SuperSU, even though SuperSU asked me to grant permission for it and I said yes.
I'm really not sure what's going on.
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Hmm, it seems the issue actually hasn't been solved. When I used Root Check, it said it was successfully rooted, but Root Checker said it was not. When I tried to run Titanium Backup, an error message appeared saying it could not acquire root privileges. Busybox also says it could not get permission from SuperSU, even though SuperSU asked me to grant permission for it and I said yes.
I'm really not sure what's going on.
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You cannot install busybox because unless you are s-off your system partition is write protected.
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You cannot install busybox because unless you are s-off your system partition is write protected.
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Okay. I can still use Titanium Backup though right? Regardless, I can't achieve root access so I can't use it anyway. I was looking for a guide on how to use WeakSauce but it really does seem as simple as installing it, running it, and then installing SuperSU. Again, this is my first day on Android so if there's something obvious that I could be missing, feel free to let me know. Sorry for all the trouble.
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You cannot install busybox because unless you are s-off your system partition is write protected.
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I'm VZW M8 4.4.4, Sunshine fails but I am TempRooted with WS2. Pounding away since getting the phone I had ChainfireSU installed but it could not update binaries. I also installed BusyBox. I uninstalled both thinking they were screwing up SS. It appears I still have the SS SU Helper APK installed. RootChecker shows me rooted with SU in /system/xbin/su and BusyBox installed in /system/xbin/busybox. Either WS2 or SS 2.8.4 re-roots me at each boot. I think WS is included in SS and will give TempRoot too. I do have redo any changes I've made such as renaming the HTC update files as they get replaced by HTC. Things like TiBU and ES File Explorer root requiring options work. Things like Xposed don't.
Don't know how I got here as I tried all sorts of combos until it sunk in that SS 2.8.4 just was not going to work on my phone.