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[Q] Lost Root but Still able to flash Kernel

Hey guys,
I was able to flash a new kernel (ICUP) onto my phone, but everytime I open NSTools, it says the settings are discarded. I believe I have lost root access to the phone (nexus s on t-mobile). Rom Toolbox and Battery Calibration says I don't have root access.
I've flashed recovery (can't rename it cause i don't have root access), the bootloader is unlocked, any idea how to get root access back? I'm at my wits end. Superuser is on my phone also but I don't think it's doing anything? superuser is v3.0.7 (41)
Thanks.
super n00b.

figured it out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1398707
superuser binary was out of date.

Root access

Hello
Yesterday I get the update for Jelly Bean and before I installed it and saved root with OTA Rootkeeper.
Restoring root after update works fine.
Now I have see that every new app i installed get no root access from superuser, so I un installed superuser and installed it again.....
Now I can't get for any app superuser rights.....
Anyone got a idea what I can do?
Thanks!

DirtyIdiot said:
Hello
Yesterday I get the update for Jelly Bean and before I installed it and saved root with OTA Rootkeeper.
Restoring root after update works fine.
Now I have see that every new app i installed get no root access from superuser, so I un installed superuser and installed it again.....
Now I can't get for any app superuser rights.....
Anyone got a idea what I can do?
Thanks!
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You don't have root anymore, if you have an unlocked bootloader, there are 2 methods to get root back. If you have a locked bootloader, you are out of luck, just have to wait for new method for JB from dev.

No I got a locked bootloader.... :screwy:
But why all apps with root worked after update JB, only new apps didn't work?

DirtyIdiot said:
No I got a locked bootloader.... :screwy:
But why all apps with root worked after update JB, only new apps didn't work?
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If you download "root checker" from the play store, it will tell you if you have root or not.(for real). After the JB upgrade, you lose root, but some of your apps still inherit root access from previous permission. But if you uninstall them and reinstall them, they will lose root too.

[Q] OTA upgrade error (Not rooted - Kitkat)

Hi there.
My phone was rooted (used it for xposed installer, titanium backup and tasker). But as I wanted to upgrade to lolipop I've installed SuperSu program from playstore and under settings I chose unroot permanently. It did unroot as titanium backup is reporting my phone isn't rooted. I downloaded OTA file and it asked for upgrade. It rebooted but after a few seconds it reprted error and my phone just rebooted.
So how do I properly unroot or do I have to do something else in order to upgrade from kitkat to lolipop?
I don't use custom recovery.
EDIT: Hm It looks like root checker says root access is not properly installed. So I don't know if it's properly unrooted. Should I follow this guide instead: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219
Please help.

frojnd said:
Hi there.
My phone was rooted (used it for xposed installer, titanium backup and tasker). But as I wanted to upgrade to lolipop I've installed SuperSu program from playstore and under settings I chose unroot permanently. It did unroot as titanium backup is reporting my phone isn't rooted. I downloaded OTA file and it asked for upgrade. It rebooted but after a few seconds it reprted error and my phone just rebooted.
So how do I properly unroot or do I have to do something else in order to upgrade from kitkat to lolipop?
I don't use custom recovery.
EDIT: Hm It looks like root checker says root access is not properly installed. So I don't know if it's properly unrooted. Should I follow this guide instead: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219
Please help.
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I've just used this method to restore firmware: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219 so now I'm unrooted 4.4.4 210.12.40.falcon_umts.Retal.en.GB but when I go under System updates I get: Your device's software is up to date.
Damn. So much fuzz and not OTA won't give me any updates. Any suggestions?

Root checker showing device as rooted, but not able to utilize root capabilities?

I'm using a T-Mobile Galaxy S7 SM-G930T. I rooted the phone (or so I thought) using ODIN per Max Lee's guide. I have been unable to get SuperSU to work, so I removed that and downloaded phh's Superuser from the Play Store. I have Root Checker installed which tells me phone is rooted. Whenever I try to use apps that require root access (Busybox, Titanium Backup, and Greenify), I'm told that the apps don't have root access. I can't seem to find any way to grant any apps root access with phh's Superuser, nor was I able to find a way to do so with SuperSU. I also attempted to flash stock firmware back on to my device to unroot it via ODIN, but that failed as well. I can't seem to unroot my device, nor can I utilize root capabilites. I'm stuck in some kind of limbo and I don't know where to go. Can somebody help me solve my root issues or unroot the device altogether if the first option doesn't work?

wolfpls254 said:
I'm using a T-Mobile Galaxy S7 SM-G930T. I rooted the phone (or so I thought) using ODIN per Max Lee's guide. I have been unable to get SuperSU to work, so I removed that and downloaded phh's Superuser from the Play Store. I have Root Checker installed which tells me phone is rooted. Whenever I try to use apps that require root access (Busybox, Titanium Backup, and Greenify), I'm told that the apps don't have root access. I can't seem to find any way to grant any apps root access with phh's Superuser, nor was I able to find a way to do so with SuperSU. I also attempted to flash stock firmware back on to my device to unroot it via ODIN, but that failed as well. I can't seem to unroot my device, nor can I utilize root capabilites. I'm stuck in some kind of limbo and I don't know where to go. Can somebody help me solve my root issues or unroot the device altogether if the first option doesn't work?
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What version of Android are you on? From what I remember Max Lee had an outdated engboot.
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If you are on nougat download and use the adb root files in this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-s7/development/rom-t3636434
Inside the adb root folder there should be an updated eng boot that you can flash through Odin.

Verified root but after flashing stock rom, "Sorry! Root access is not properly installed on this device."

Hey guys, had a little problem pop while while setting up my moto 9 g plus.
I have already successfully rooted and verified it on my phone once, and after flashing stock rom, it says in Root Checker App it says "Sorry! Root access is not properly installed on this device.
I thought once successfully rooted, you did not have to worry. I flashed the stock rom, used adb to remove some basic bloatware, and started installing some apps. I already flashed magisk and it shows it is installed successfully, as well as xposed framework, but when I tried to give root access to youtube vanced, it wouldn't let me. That's when I downloaded the root checker again and seen this message.
Anyone have any idea why this happened and how I can fix it? If I need to root my phone again, it's just that I don't know where to begin because I've done it all once. I already have done all the steps to have twrp and magisk. Where do I go from here to get the root verified again?
Thanks!

As soon as you re-flash a ROM all modifications you applied to existing ROM are gone.

jwoegerbauer said:
As soon as you re-flash a ROM all modifications you applied to existing ROM are gone.
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So where do I go from here? (I edited my main message with a little more info).

Yesi Trotamundos said:
Hey guys, had a little problem pop while while setting up my moto 9 g plus.
I have already successfully rooted and verified it on my phone once, and after flashing stock rom, it says in Root Checker App it says "Sorry! Root access is not properly installed on this device.
I thought once successfully rooted, you did not have to worry. I flashed the stock rom, used adb to remove some basic bloatware, and started installing some apps. I already flashed magisk and it shows it is installed successfully, as well as xposed framework, but when I tried to give root access to youtube vanced, it wouldn't let me. That's when I downloaded the root checker again and seen this message.
Anyone have any idea why this happened and how I can fix it? If I need to root my phone again, it's just that I don't know where to begin because I've done it all once. I already have done all the steps to have twrp and magisk. Where do I go from here to get the root verified again?
Thanks!
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Already solved...I did verify root after flash and installing magisk, but I did not realize that the security patches would cause screw up root. Just had to reflash magisk and root verification works again.