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Mobile AP restriction

Good afternoon,
I currently have a samsung infuse which I love very much. It is an At&t, which of course has an AP mobile function. Only thing is I am using Claro mobile, which of course isn't apart of the AT&T network. About 5 days ago, I rooted my phone. Then downloaded "titanium backup". In which everything worked wonderfully. I was able to freeze the thethering option which allowed me to use the mobile AP feature of the phone.
I then had to do a hard reboot on my phone, which of course wiped my system clean. After repeating the entire process (root, titanium) now when i load titanium back it says "sorry, I could not acquire root privileges. This application will not *work*! Please verify that your room is rooted and includes busybox, and try again.
I am so lost as to what has happened as nothing has truly changed. My firmware is still 2.2.1 Could someone please help me. Thanks in advance.

Make sure superuser app exists. If it does update the binaries in the menu. If that didn't work then you need to re root. Might also have to force an update on the super user app. I did once.
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MrBooMY said:
Make sure superuser app exists. If it does update the binaries in the menu. If that didn't work then you need to re root. Might also have to force an update on the super user app. I did once.
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Thank you for your response. I was not able to get it to working using your method. So what I did was upgraded to gingerbread 2.3.6 Yet all I want to do is be able to use the mobile AP. I d/l super manager 3.0 in which I was able to find the tethering manager. I froze it, but when I go to Mobile AP it says " MOBILE DATA IS NOT AVAILABLE OR INVALID SIM" Could someone please assist me with this. Even if it is downgrading to another firmware. I really really need to be able to use this Mobile AP. Thanks in advance.

alexisampudia said:
Thank you for your response. I was not able to get it to working using your method. So what I did was upgraded to gingerbread 2.3.6 Yet all I want to do is be able to use the mobile AP. I d/l super manager 3.0 in which I was able to find the tethering manager. I froze it, but when I go to Mobile AP it says " MOBILE DATA IS NOT AVAILABLE OR INVALID SIM" Could someone please assist me with this. Even if it is downgrading to another firmware. I really really need to be able to use this Mobile AP. Thanks in advance.
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No one?

alexisampudia said:
No one?
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You were given the answer. Super user gives permission to access root files.
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apallohadas said:
You were given the answer. Super user gives permission to access root files.
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Good morning sir. I have seen the response about superuser. Yet after updating as suggested. It still tells (titanium backup) that my phone isn't giving it permission for root access. Would that then suggest that my phone isn't rooted?

alexisampudia said:
Good morning sir. I have seen the response about superuser. Yet after updating as suggested. It still tells (titanium backup) that my phone isn't giving it permission for root access. Would that then suggest that my phone isn't rooted?
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So it would seem. I would try to reroot again.
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I found it
I was super bored and decided to search the entire xda-developers.com thread on infuse. I was able to find my specific answer. I wish I could donate to the creator.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1613523

[Q] Root unlock FAIL help

I followed the guide using debugFS tool went great both =0 no errors. When using Ez-unlock it stays at white or black screen for 2min while spamming superuser access granted then finnally comes up. I hit unlock and it says failed check root.
Im not new to this i have nexus s, galaxy nexus, evo3d and htc desire.. am i over looking somthing simple stupid ??
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RESOLVED.. The problem was chainsdd superuser app... Use the other tool that uses chainsdd superuser.. Use the other tool with chainfires SuperSU eveything works like a champ :drink time
halfaddict said:
I followed the guide using debugFS tool went great both =0 no errors. When using Ez-unlock it stays at white or black screen for 2min while spamming superuser access granted then finnally comes up. I hit unlock and it says failed check root.
Im not new to this i have nexus s, galaxy nexus, evo3d and htc desire.. am i over looking somthing simple stupid ??
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Its I535VRLG7 if that matters

halfaddict said:
RESOLVED.. The problem was chainsdd superuser app... Use the other tool that uses chainsdd superuser.. Use the other tool with chainfires SuperSU eveything works like a champ :drink time
Its I535VRLG7 if that matters
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all you needed to do was update super user and it would work...the su binaries are outdated on the rootdebugfs program.

I tryed that it would download them then fail to install it... superuser denied superuser superuser permissions. Either way I like supersu bettwr .
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My phone says rooted but I don't think it is. And help?

I have a galaxy s4 att model. My phone was rooted a while back. I thought root was taken off but when I updated to kitkat the boot screen with the custom message showed up again and when trying to open an app like isis a message comes up saying that my phone is rooted and it can't work. I noticed supersu says disabled and I can't Uninstall it. I want to completely remove root but I don't wanna lose any data. How do I do this? I have a galaxy s4 on att running kitkat. Any help would be appreciated.

Wrong forum.

crammer04 said:
I have a galaxy s4 att model. My phone was rooted a while back. I thought root was taken off but when I updated to kitkat the boot screen with the custom message showed up again and when trying to open an app like isis a message comes up saying that my phone is rooted and it can't work. I noticed supersu says disabled and I can't Uninstall it. I want to completely remove root but I don't wanna lose any data. How do I do this? I have a galaxy s4 on att running kitkat. Any help would be appreciated.
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To answer your question anyway, install supersu from market run it, press menu go to settings and clean up & unroot.
Or you could keep root, and install an app that hides root for specific apps. I think it is called root cloak or something.
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I tried that and it says something about su binary not being imstalled
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OTA after Root

I was wondering if anyone found a way to take ota after rooting. I have always had rooted devices and always ended up on custom roms. For now I would like to stay on the official rom and debloat a bit. Any ideas?

Pretty sure you can just flash back to stock and take ota, then re root. You normally need stock recovery to take ota, and be unrooted
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I can't believe i didnt think of that after I did the same thing with the S4. Thx for shining some light into my clouded mind lol

Root
I rooted yesterday night. Will I be able to odin back to official and receive OTA updates?

roadrunnrr said:
I rooted yesterday night. Will I be able to odin back to official and receive OTA updates?
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I tried this and update still wouldn't let me download the OTA.

Unless someone comes out with a way to revert the knox flag (which is said to be a perm flag) it won't ever be possible to be true factory again as all OTA's will now check for the tamper.
I think someone mentioned though you can manually install it, just the downloader/OTA wouldn't work.
If manually still wasn't possible I'm sure someone could remove the check from the update and you still get it that way but officially through Samsung you currently are probably stuck.
Ideally someone finds a way to reset the so called, perma flag.
If not the alternative might be finding a way to root the phone without flagging it, but in those cases it won't help those already flagged.
I know on HTC they had a similar type of flag, though didn't use it to check for update status. They flagged as Tampered or Re-locked for example.
However after some time we found how to reset those in some magical hidden area to blind write too (not talking about those that cheated to hide it via bootloader image edits)
At this point it's a wait and see game...
I hope someone finds fast though, I am stock and really want to get this bloat off my phone lol

I tried it myself now... Rooted and i couldnt even check for updates. Unrooted but device status was still custom. I had to go into the stock recovery and wipe everything and then Odin stock firmware to be able to check for updates
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roadrunnrr said:
I tried it myself now... Rooted and i couldnt even check for updates. Unrooted but device status was still custom. I had to go into the stock recovery and wipe everything and then Odin stock firmware to be able to check for updates
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When I tried this the update check still failed stating that I had a custom ROM.

Just checked for updates and it went through
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roadrunnrr said:
Just checked for updates and it went through
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Were you rooted then un-rooted?? Can you post the OTA file from your cache??

Yeah... Rooted then grabbed the whole factory md5 and restored that did it. Let me know where I can find the OTA and I'll post it. But I'm unrooted now so I don't know if it will work
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roadrunnrr said:
Yeah... Rooted then grabbed the whole factory md5 and restored that did it.
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Nice, Otherwise seems like a bad strategy on Samsung's part if they don't allow people who unroot and odin back to stock to take OTA's.. Why would a manufacture not want to offer a path back to stock for security updates and the chance to get a user back on a bloated rom full of there paid ad apps. Each time users do this there is a small percentage that won't either be able to re-root due to updates stopping the root method or just out of hassle. I understand the warranty flag but not why you wouldn't offer a path back to stock unless they are just being short sighted in an attempt to penalize people who root which won't have much effect..

I'd post the OTA like I said but I'm unrooted now.
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roadrunnrr said:
I'd post the OTA like I said but I'm unrooted now.
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So root!!

Still waiting to find out if I'll be able to get back to official and then check for updates after this update and root
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roadrunnrr said:
Still waiting to find out if I'll be able to get back to official and then check for updates after this update and root
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I can't seem to do it. Once I rooted and tripped the Knox flag bit the Update check won't let me download. But the error message says that I can still download and install updates using Kies.
I just fixed it. The problem is not the Knox flag but rather the fact that Custom was showing in Download mode instead of Official. I had to flash twice without my SDcard inserted to get to Official. Once I got to Official the update started to download.

rooted?
roadrunnrr said:
Still waiting to find out if I'll be able to get back to official and then check for updates after this update and root
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so what does it matter if a phone is rooted or not in terms of an OTA update from a phone that has already received it?....wouldn't you just upload it and apply it? shouldn't matter at all whether phone is rooted or not when you're updating the file received from an already received OTA phone update. It's just the acquisition of the update that's blocked, not the install. At least until the 5SS you could always just grab a copy of the OTA update and install.

dk2463 said:
so what does it matter if a phone is rooted or not in terms of an OTA update from a phone that has already received it?....wouldn't you just upload it and apply it? shouldn't matter at all whether phone is rooted or not when you're updating the file received from an already received OTA phone update. It's just the acquisition of the update that's blocked, not the install. At least until the 5SS you could always just grab a copy of the OTA update and install.
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No if you were completely stock and just root ...with stock recovery and no missing system files it could be done. ...it now has to say official for the ota to finish ....no other way
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but again, once a non-rooted phone receives the OTA update, you just pull the update from the phone and share it and even rooted phones can update...that's my point...am shocked no one is sharing their "received" OTA update
Epix4G said:
No if you were completely stock and just root ...with stock recovery and no missing system files it could be done. ...it now has to say official for the ota to finish ....no other way
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Patience.. I guess..
dk2463 said:
but again, once a non-rooted phone receives the OTA update, you just pull the update from the phone and share it and even rooted phones can update...that's my point...am shocked no one is sharing their "received" OTA update
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I gotta agree.. Most of my previous device OTA's were always dumped within hours of release really surprised this hasn't been yet. This is my first Samsung phone and I have liked the device but kinda disappointed in the XDA turnout so far. I am always appreciative of those who are here but I just thought with how popular the Galaxy line was there would be more dev support from day 1 but there hasn't been much so far. I know it's early and being CDMA/Sprint really limits us but seems like all my previous HTC devices on Sprint and the current M8 are getting way more action.. Oh well, but sure makes a jump to T-Mobile for the new Oneplus One Cyanogen phone sound tempting haha..
And thanks again to all those who are here and contributing!!!

[Q] Need help with towelroot

I used towelroot on my galaxy s5, but I think I need to have cwm or twrp installed as well and I don't know how, I'm new at this. First time rooting a phone and I really need some help with this. I want to install custom roms. All I've done so far is get root access and downloaded apps like titanium and super user, but I honestly don't know what they are for. Any advice is much appreciated.

Ok first off have you checked to see if you have full root access by using a root checking app? if not try this one to check : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joeykrim.rootcheck . If you have full root access and you want to go straight ahead to flashing a recovery then download an app called Rom manager to flash CWM on your device (Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.rommanager ) then you choose the flash CWM and choose your phone modle. then it downloads and installs. after it tells you its installed then reboot in recovery either using the "reboot" button in the app or using the default button sequence. this is just to confirm CWM has installed properly. To use CWM you use your power button to confirm action or choose action, and volume keys to move around. once you confirmed CWM has been installed choose the "reboot" option
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Thanks for the reply. Yes I have confirmed that it's rooted, and I tried the method you described to install cwm, but when it reboots it says error, invalid signature, or something like that. And then I just have to reboot like normal? Do you know what can be causing this problem?

Did you make sure you confirmed your phone model and let it install? like so?
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Yes, I chose galaxy s5, it downloads, then I hit reboot, and it doesn't work.

First off have you granted superuser permissions to the app? thats probably the issue.
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You might be right, how do I do this. Also the super user I downloaded asks me if I want to disable Knox, should I do this?

When you used towelroot wasnt superuser already installed as a part of the root procces?
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No it wasn't

Hmm ok then hmm, dont disable knox and continue with the superuser app, try to post screenshots also, they help figure it out
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