AdAway - what am I missing? - Verizon HTC One (M8)

Evening. I had previous installed WeakSauce and SuperSU on my Verizon HTC One M8.
today, I applied S-off, and flashed ClockwordMod Recovery Unofficial.
I installed Root from inside CWM.
However, I still cannot apply host files in CWM. This suggests that I don't necessarily have full root, so perhaps I missed a vital step somewhere.
Little help? That's all i want is proper ad blocking. otherwise, this phone runs just fine with Nova Launcher
thanks,

I always throw my Awaway apk into system/app. Not sure if that actually does anything, but it seems to apply more often than not. I've always had issues with adaway sometimes not applying, so you are not alone.

Myk Robinson said:
Evening. I had previous installed WeakSauce and SuperSU on my Verizon HTC One M8.
today, I applied S-off, and flashed ClockwordMod Recovery Unofficial.
I installed Root from inside CWM.
However, I still cannot apply host files in CWM. This suggests that I don't necessarily have full root, so perhaps I missed a vital step somewhere.
Little help? That's all i want is proper ad blocking. otherwise, this phone runs just fine with Nova Launcher
thanks,
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Unfortunately, while booted into Android, the stock kernal prevents system partition write access. You'll need to disable it.
EDIT: I stand corrected.

MultiDev said:
Unfortunately, while booted into Android, the stock kernal prevents system partition write access. You'll need to disable it.
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This. The modified kernel it's being worked on still but I believe it can be found in development
Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Tapatalk

Clarification
MultiDev, if I am understanding, you mean just disable AdAway because it wont work yet until a custom kernel or kernel mod is installed?

Myk Robinson said:
Evening. I had previous installed WeakSauce and SuperSU on my Verizon HTC One M8.
today, I applied S-off, and flashed ClockwordMod Recovery Unofficial.
I installed Root from inside CWM.
However, I still cannot apply host files in CWM. This suggests that I don't necessarily have full root, so perhaps I missed a vital step somewhere.
Little help? That's all i want is proper ad blocking. otherwise, this phone runs just fine with Nova Launcher
thanks,
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download and flash this in recovery: http://download.chainfire.eu/345/SuperSU/
then open it so it can update (use recovery method when asked to update)
then run adaway

Got it
kwkw480 said:
download and flash this in recovery: http://download.chainfire.eu/345/SuperSU/
then open it so it can update (use recovery method when asked to update)
then run adaway
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Thanks, it successfully applied after that. Apparently I missed step one in some previous instructions where it said to flash the SuperSU binary.
Last question. I assume at this point, I can uninstall WeakSauce since we have permanent proper root?
I gotta say, this was pretty easy in Linux Mint 16....

Myk Robinson said:
Thanks, it successfully applied after that. Apparently I missed step one in some previous instructions where it said to flash the SuperSU binary.
Last question. I assume at this point, I can uninstall WeakSauce since we have permanent proper root?
I gotta say, this was pretty easy in Linux Mint 16....
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Yes, uninstall weak sauce

MultiDev said:
Unfortunately, while booted into Android, the stock kernal prevents system partition write access. You'll need to disable it.
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S-Off'd and rooted through flashable zip. Installed adaway as a system app, and it's running fine here. Nothing else changed or added.
M8, nuff said.

Thank you
Thank you all for replying. Nice to have such a fast response.
All this because I missed the first line of the instructions...
If Verizon customer service was as good as the fine folks on this forum....

mchief298 said:
S-Off'd and rooted through flashable zip. Installed adaway as a system app, and it's running fine here. Nothing else changed or added.
M8, nuff said.
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Yeah, I was wrong about that. The system partition is writable after S-off.

mchief298 said:
S-Off'd and rooted through flashable zip. Installed adaway as a system app, and it's running fine here. Nothing else changed or added.
M8, nuff said.
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I also have s-off, uninstalled weak sauce, then flashed through CWM supersu.zip for full root, reboot. Downloaded latest AdAway apk found here on xda forum. I then ran apk file from my download folder, hit install. Open AdAway, click on Download fiels and apply add blocking. Now it just gets stuck on Applying... with the circle going around and around for over 15 minutes straight now! Yes i gave root access when asked. Is this normal?
Nevermind. Closed app, then reopened and it did the download thing like normal. Now says successful and applied hosts sources: 4/4.
So i'm good to go now? Does this need reboot like prompted?

deeznuts said:
I also have s-off, uninstalled weak sauce, then flashed through CWM supersu.zip for full root, reboot. Downloaded latest AdAway apk found here on xda forum. I then ran apk file from my download folder, hit install. Open AdAway, click on Download fiels and apply add blocking. Now it just gets stuck on Applying... with the circle going around and around for over 15 minutes straight now! Yes i gave root access when asked. Is this normal?
Nevermind. Closed app, then reopened and it did the download thing like normal. Now says successful and applied hosts sources: 4/4.
So i'm good to go now? Does this need reboot like prompted?
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You don't NEED to, but it is recommended.
M8, nuff said.

This is the one app causing me problems. Adfree works problem free, but AdAway likes to keep getting stuck on "Applying...". I've got it to succeed once or twice by force closing and re-trying, but it's not reliable. I'm S-off, CWM recovery, SuperSU, and the modded kernel with RW permissions. What gives? :?
EDIT: Even tried installing Adaway as system app, problem still persists...???
EDIT2: Finally got it working. Noticed in the OP in the xda thread that there is a modded version to fix problem. All good

deeznuts said:
I also have s-off, uninstalled weak sauce, then flashed through CWM supersu.zip for full root, reboot. Downloaded latest AdAway apk found here on xda forum. I then ran apk file from my download folder, hit install. Open AdAway, click on Download fiels and apply add blocking. Now it just gets stuck on Applying... with the circle going around and around for over 15 minutes straight now! Yes i gave root access when asked. Is this normal?
Nevermind. Closed app, then reopened and it did the download thing like normal. Now says successful and applied hosts sources: 4/4.
So i'm good to go now? Does this need reboot like prompted?
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Don't need to reboot. I never have and it works fine.

123421342 said:
Don't need to reboot. I never have and it works fine.
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Thank you

I had to install the unsecure boot image in order for AdAway to work properly. Otherwise it just hangs on applying host files.
From what I understand, just because you're s-off still doesn't mean you have full write access. The stock kernel has the write protection modules built in.
Flashing the unsecure boot image fixed all issues I was having and I'm pretty sure if you're still having problems, flashing that will help
-HTC One m8-

I'm not disputing whether or not s-off provides full write access. But, I was able to install AdAway with full functionality without installing the unsecure stock kernel. It takes a while to download all the data and install it though (maybe 5 minutes or so?). Then, I rebooted and it's working very well. No more ads!

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[Q] Updated to 4.0.4 and lost root, how can I root again?

Assuming the phone is already unlocked?
Could not find a way... please help!
Assuming your boot loader was already unlocked, you can use abd to install a custom recovery and flash the latest superuser zip file. The SU zip is on here but I'm on my phone at the moment so you'll have to do a little searching.
That happens. Simply root your phone again using superuser.
Here is the page:
http://nexusshacks.com/nexus-s-root/how-to-root-nexus-s-or-nexus-s-4g-on-ics-or-gingerbread/
Follow the part after the how to unlock bootloader.
Thank you, but...
I did that, put again the super user app after flashing the recovery, but it doesn't seem to work.
The super user app is still there, but it doesn't give su permissions...
(for instance, in ROM MANAGER it can't get permissions and also in a terminal doing "su")
Okay are you sure your phone is rooted?
If your answer is yes, click the superuser app. Once in there, there should be a ROM Manager logo in apps. Click that and check your status. The status should be allowed. If not on the bottom left click the button with an android face and a grey line in the middle. That will allow the app. Visa versa if you want to deny. Now just to confirm, go back to your main superuser page. Swipe left to go into log and your recent entry should be allowed for rom manager.
Now heres a tip. Back up your current rom and everything you want. Play around with the settings and apps so you know in the future what "this, that" is. If you stuff up, it doesnt matter. You have a backup. Just restore that in recovery.
dosnt work :/
the allow option doesnt work. perhaps there should be a different su file for
this version...
You may try to uninstall super user and reinstall it again. I had similar issue. And it was fixed by doing so. But I am not sure if it works for you. Good luck, mate.
Sent from my Nexus S using xda premium
danagu said:
the allow option doesnt work. perhaps there should be a different su file for
this version...
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Google search superuser 3.0.7 and flash it while in recovery. You shouldn't have a problem unless your root process went wrong somewhere.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using Tapatalk
Thanks!
I installed a new version and it worked

[Q] Need help "unrooting" or flashing a stock Rom. Verizon LG G2 vs980

I am kinda in a pickle here. I was rooting my phone using this Chinese .exe application and it had a big check Mark on the screen so I unplugged my phone. Mistake. It turns out that it kinda rooted my phone. No root apps work because the super su app that it downloaded with root was not working. I opened it up and it said I had to update my su binaries or something so I hit continue and it had an error that it couldn't download. I then tried installing titanium backup to try and uninstall it but sense I need super su to give it root, I can't uninstall it because of the super su problem. I tried installing superuser and it didn't work. Now I'm stuck because I can't fully root my phone with other ways which I have no idea why and i can't uninstall the bad super su app because I need it to work for me to be able to do it. I tried flashing my rom again but this stupid error saying I had to have internet to update software kept me from doing that and I DID have full internet access. I am stuck. Why can't their be just some extreme data reset that REALLY resets your phone. My phone still works fine but I have cod and having this problem is killing me, I almost can't even use my phone. PLEASE HELP I REALLY NEED IT!!!!
CaptainKirk2266 said:
I am kinda in a pickle here. I was rooting my phone using this Chinese .exe application and it had a big check Mark on the screen so I unplugged my phone. Mistake. It turns out that it kinda rooted my phone. No root apps work because the super su app that it downloaded with root was not working. I opened it up and it said I had to update my su binaries or something so I hit continue and it had an error that it couldn't download. I then tried installing titanium backup to try and uninstall it but sense I need super su to give it root, I can't uninstall it because of the super su problem. I tried installing superuser and it didn't work. Now I'm stuck because I can't fully root my phone with other ways which I have no idea why and i can't uninstall the bad super su app because I need it to work for me to be able to do it. I tried flashing my rom again but this stupid error saying I had to have internet to update software kept me from doing that and I DID have full internet access. I am stuck. Why can't their be just some extreme data reset that REALLY resets your phone. My phone still works fine but I have cod and having this problem is killing me, I almost can't even use my phone. PLEASE HELP I REALLY NEED IT!!!!
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Please Guys I realloy need help!!!!
CaptainKirk2266 said:
I am kinda in a pickle here. I was rooting my phone using this Chinese .exe application and it had a big check Mark on the screen so I unplugged my phone. Mistake. It turns out that it kinda rooted my phone. No root apps work because the super su app that it downloaded with root was not working. I opened it up and it said I had to update my su binaries or something so I hit continue and it had an error that it couldn't download. I then tried installing titanium backup to try and uninstall it but sense I need super su to give it root, I can't uninstall it because of the super su problem. I tried installing superuser and it didn't work. Now I'm stuck because I can't fully root my phone with other ways which I have no idea why and i can't uninstall the bad super su app because I need it to work for me to be able to do it. I tried flashing my rom again but this stupid error saying I had to have internet to update software kept me from doing that and I DID have full internet access. I am stuck. Why can't their be just some extreme data reset that REALLY resets your phone. My phone still works fine but I have cod and having this problem is killing me, I almost can't even use my phone. PLEASE HELP I REALLY NEED IT!!!!
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Go to chainfire's website and get the flashable supersu. Then flash it. You should have root. To unroot there's an option for that in the app
Nick_73 said:
Go to chainfire's website and get the flashable supersu. Then flash it. You should have root. To unroot there's an option for that in the app
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The problem is I can't flash things on my phone either. Some error always pop up saying "to do a software update, you must have an internet connection" and I did have one
CaptainKirk2266 said:
The problem is I can't flash things on my phone either. Some error always pop up saying "to do a software update, you must have an internet connection" and I did have one
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Do u have a custom recovery?
Nick_73 said:
Do u have a custom recovery?
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Stock rom, what is a recovery
CaptainKirk2266 said:
Stock rom, what is a recovery
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The menu that allows u to flash things. I'd say u have stock recovery if u don't know what it is.
What phone do u have??
Nick_73 said:
The menu that allows u to flash things. I'd say u have stock recovery if u don't know what it is.
What phone do u have??
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I have a lg g2 vs980 with android 4.4.2 and verizon
CaptainKirk2266 said:
I have a lg g2 vs980 with android 4.4.2 and verizon
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Did you follow these instructions? http://androidcentral.us/2013/09/root-lg-g2/
Nick_73 said:
Did you follow these instructions? http://androidcentral.us/2013/09/root-lg-g2/
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I did not use that exact website but it used the ioroot file. I opened it up and it gave me instructions on cmd. And I followed them and it said that device found: vzw! Then it said something about this exploit does not work with your phone's ota.
Nick_73 said:
Did you follow these instructions? http://androidcentral.us/2013/09/root-lg-g2/
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Are you you still there?
CaptainKirk2266 said:
Are you you still there?
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Hmmmm.... I don't have this phone but I'll see what I can do. Go to Play Store and get SuperSU. Try to update binaries with that
Nick_73 said:
Hmmmm.... I don't have this phone but I'll see what I can do. Go to Play Store and get SuperSU. Try to update binaries with that
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The root software I used installed supersu as a system app so I can't uninstall it.
CaptainKirk2266 said:
The root software I used installed supersu as a system app so I can't uninstall it.
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Make sure that the app is also updated with Play. You can check out the app Root Checker in Play store also. That'll tell you if you have root or not
Nick_73 said:
Make sure that the app is also updated with Play. You can check out the app Root Checker in Play store also. That'll tell you if you have root or not
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Supersu is updated to the latest version and the root checker app says I do not have root but that is because supersu does not work properly. I went into download mode and it said I have root. My apps just can't use it because supersu is messed up
CaptainKirk2266 said:
Supersu is updated to the latest version and the root checker app says I do not have root but that is because supersu does not work properly. I went into download mode and it said I have root. My apps just can't use it because supersu is messed up
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If you cannot update binaries, that usually means SuperSU cannot access root.
With a root browser (you shouldn't need root to do this though) look in /system/etc/init.d. Look for 99SuperSUDaemon. Also in /system/xbin look for daemonsu and su. Tell me if any of those are missing.
Nick_73 said:
If you cannot update binaries, that usually means SuperSU cannot access root.
With a root browser (you shouldn't need root to do this though) look in /system/etc/init.d. Look for 99SuperSUDaemon. Also in /system/xbin look for daemonsu and su. Tell me if any of those are missing.
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Daemonsu, not 99superdaemon, is there. Su is also there. But init.d. is not there
CaptainKirk2266 said:
Daemonsu, not 99superdaemon, is there. Su is also there. But init.d. is not there
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Ur kernel may not support init.d scripts. Hmmmm I'll look into that brb
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Go into settings and near the bottom try tapping "reinstall"
Nick_73 said:
Ur kernel may not support init.d scripts. Hmmmm I'll look into that brb
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Go into settings and near the bottom try tapping "reinstall"
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Have you found anything?
CaptainKirk2266 said:
Have you found anything?
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Go to settings in SuperSU and tap REINSTALL

What I do to achieve root (please help me)

For the life of me I can't figure out why I cannot achieve root thru normal means on lollipop. Currently this is what I have to do when flashing a new ROM (even this method isn't 100 percent successful every time) :
First I flash my rom
Then, if I want to use supersu to manage root, I would flash koush's superuser (that's right you aren't hallucinating, I said koush's superuser)
Then I boot the phone, get it all setup
Then i boot into recovery again and flash supersu
Then reboot
Now I have root.
If I wanted to use superuser I would just do the opposite of what I listed.
And like I said, even this doesn't always work
What the hell fire and brimstone is going on? This should not be so hard., right
DaveKid said:
For the life of me I can't figure out why I cannot achieve root thru normal means on lollipop. Currently this is what I have to do when flashing a new ROM (even this method isn't 100 percent successful every time) :
First I flash my rom
Then, if I want to use supersu to manage root, I would flash koush's superuser (that's right you aren't hallucinating, I said koush's superuser)
Then I boot the phone, get it all setup
Then i boot into recovery again and flash supersu
Then reboot
Now I have root.
If I wanted to use superuser I would just do the opposite of what I listed.
And like I said, even this doesn't always work
What the hell fire and brimstone is going on? This should not be so hard., right
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You might wanna check Chainfire's posts about rooting Lollipop on here or G+ - it's a bit different to other Android versions
You cant use anything other that SuperSU BETA 2.27 unless you're wanting to use a permissive kernel.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...basic-overview-root-options-lollipop-t2947144
EddyOS said:
You might wanna check Chainfire's posts about rooting Lollipop on here or G+ - it's a bit different to other Android versions
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You wouldn't happen to have the direct link to it.
And, you are completely correct. I read all about it and then completely forgot that I read it and that I need to send it through ADB to the phone as opposed to flashing it. I just can't find the link in my history.
Thanks
DaveKid said:
You wouldn't happen to have the direct link to it.
And, you are completely correct. I read all about it and then completely forgot that I read it and that I need to send it through ADB to the phone as opposed to flashing it. I just can't find the link in my history.
Thanks
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Just read the link I posted
rootSU said:
Just read the link I posted
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Yep, I got it, thanks.

[Q] Weaksauce2 Failing to Root

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?
jcsugrue said:
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.
m.sa said:
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.
dottat said:
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.
dottat said:
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.

(Q) Exposed Installer.

I read that Exposed Installer has been updated. Does anyone know if it would work with the 5.1.1 Update that Tmo and Metro Stylo got?
Only way to find out is to try. I'll be backing up and trying in a bit.
well it said it installed in twrp, but when i rebooted, it stayed on the lg screen for longer than usual...then it finally went to the metro screen but it just stayed there for a long time so i panicked and pulled the battery.
i was able to restore my backup and i thought i read somewhere that i may need busybox installed...even though i thought busybox got installed when i did the one click root, i went ahead and installed it from the playstore to try again.
again it said it installed in twrp, this time i let it stay on the metro screen even longer but it seemed like it was stuck so i restored a backup...do you think i just need to wait longer? also do i really need busybox installed?
im tempted to restore my 5.02 backup and see what happens if i try to install the 5.0 version...
AP2FTW said:
well it said it installed in twrp, but when i rebooted, it stayed on the lg screen for longer than usual...then it finally went to the metro screen but it just stayed there for a long time so i panicked and pulled the battery.
i was able to restore my backup and i thought i read somewhere that i may need busybox installed...even though i thought busybox got installed when i did the one click root, i went ahead and installed it from the playstore to try again.
again it said it installed in twrp, this time i let it stay on the metro screen even longer but it seemed like it was stuck so i restored a backup...do you think i just need to wait longer? also do i really need busybox installed?
im tempted to restore my 5.02 backup and see what happens if i try to install the 5.0 version...
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BusyBox is needed so that some things that require root work correctly like Viper4Android, but it's not needed for everything
I had the same problem with it staying on the carrier screen for 30 minutes before I gave up. Seems it just won't work as it currently stands.
v71 is booting on my stock rooted 5.11 metro stylo woot! now to see which modules work...
AP2FTW said:
v71 is booting on my stock rooted 5.11 metro stylo woot! now to see which modules work...
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get anywhere with it?
yeah i have youtube adaway, xstana and gravitybox running
AP2FTW said:
yeah i have youtube adaway, xstana and gravitybox running
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cool. youtube adaway and wanam are the two I use. I'm hoping wanam works. where did you get your exposed installer from? the one i found says its for 5.1 it doesn't mention 5.1.1
i read this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/super-alpha-posted-permission-xposed-t3072979
which led me to download this http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3441136&d=1439740135
and this http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3383776&d=1435601440
AP2FTW said:
i read this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/super-alpha-posted-permission-xposed-t3072979
which led me to download this http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3441136&d=1439740135
and this http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3383776&d=1435601440
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ok, that was the thread I was on. thanks
xposed is now updated with official support for LP 5.1 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3034811
AP2FTW said:
xposed is now updated with official support for LP 5.1 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3034811
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found these instructions in Italian on how to install without recovery pasting them in English (rough google translation):
ith this tutorial we see how to install Xposed Framework on a phone with Android
Lollipop without recovery!
Cost:
Root
Busybox installed on the device (and also installed files busybox, just open the app)
Terminal Emulator installed on the device
Package XposedLollipop taken from this video.
1- Download the package by pressing the link
2- Unzip
3- Put the contents of the root (in the main memory of the phone,
no subfolders) of the device.
4- Install Xposed (the apk is among the file you just put into the device) BUT do not open it
5- Open the terminal emulator and type "su" after which you type: sh / sdcard / installer
and press enter.
6- 1 and press enter.
7- Wait for the procedure, after restart and you Xposed properly installed
PS: procedure performed perfectly on MEIZU MX4 which as you know does not have recovery mod, works on all phones MA may be different from the path where installed so placed in the root of the file and make sure that it's called "sdcard", should have a other name you have to use that! eg sh / card / installer
link to the video with his links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDInZYNrEr8 if this does work then us Boost User's can enjoy it too , but i have no idea if it does work
and if it doesnt work? i wouldnt try anything fancy without having twrp to restore a backup (or at least a kdz)...are you gonna try that method?
AP2FTW said:
and if it doesnt work? i wouldnt try anything fancy without having twrp to restore a backup (or at least a kdz)...are you gonna try that method?
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i'm looking through his links and reading/translating everything from Italian before i try it...and i'm gonna see if ican make it work with the newer official framework
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AP2FTW said:
and if it doesnt work? i wouldnt try anything fancy without having twrp to restore a backup (or at least a kdz)...are you gonna try that method?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/guide-xposed-boost-stylo-5-1-1-t3192494
ah so you got it working thats awesome...only problem is i think...no wait i know, that i would be way too paranoid to try that without having a way back to stock. thank god i have twrp (and a kdz in case things ever got really messy)
AP2FTW said:
ah so you got it working thats awesome...only problem is i think...no wait i know, that i would be way too paranoid to try that without having a way back to stock. thank god i have twrp (and a kdz in case things ever got really messy)
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lol yea true but i'm a risk taker lol

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