[Q] Root & Accessing System Files for M8 - Verizon HTC One (M8)

Hey, y'all. First time poster. Fairly long-time lurker
Just got my new Verizon M8. And I applied the weaksauce root to it. Root checker tells me I have root. I don't have S-OFF yet (because it's not working, but that's besides the point for now, but that might be related? I have no idea, yo)
I'm currently just trying to rename the HTC emojis font in the system folder using the Root Browser from ROM Toolbox, however, upon booting up the Root Browser, it asks me to download some utilities. When I say yes, a progress bar shows up, and then disappears. Any attempts to Remove/rename the offending font file result in nothing happening.
Is there anyway to verify that the root that I have actually gives me su permissions for the phone? I figured being able to mess around with system files would be part of that.
Thanks.

I'm pretty sure writing and removing from the system requires both s-off and a kernel that has the writing capability.

adavit said:
I'm pretty sure writing and removing from the system requires both s-off and a kernel that has the writing capability.
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Bah. Well, my attempts at running firewater to get S-OFF get me to Bottle 2 and then it just dumps me back at my command prompt with no errors and my phone turning off.

whatfalcon said:
Bah. Well, my attempts at running firewater to get S-OFF get me to Bottle 2 and then it just dumps me back at my command prompt with no errors and my phone turning off.
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It'll work. Try resetting the device multiple times and re downloading the firewater file from a different browser (internet explorer has reported more success than chrome or Firefox)
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adavit said:
I'm pretty sure writing and removing from the system requires both s-off and a kernel that has the writing capability.
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wtoj34 said:
It'll work. Try resetting the device multiple times and re downloading the firewater file from a different browser (internet explorer has reported more success than chrome or Firefox)
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Right on, I'll keep trying. More of the same so far, though...
It might have something to do with the fact that the phone started updating with an OTA update when I put it down to poop after I took it out of the box

whatfalcon said:
Right on, I'll keep trying. More of the same so far, though...
It might have something to do with the fact that the phone started updating with an OTA update when I put it down to poop after I took it out of the box
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It'll still work with the OTA . Make sure adb is still getting root access. If the bottles are chugging you most likely are
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wtoj34 said:
It'll still work with the OTA . Make sure adb is still getting root access. If the bottles are chugging you most likely are
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Yeah. I haven't tried factory-resetting/safe mode with the thing before trying this. Would that help?

whatfalcon said:
Yeah. I haven't tried factory-resetting/safe mode with the thing before trying this. Would that help?
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Safe mode wouldn't. The binary needs root access and safe mode disables third party apps. Factory reset would most likely help if all else failed. There was a user in here who had two m8's, one worked right away and the second took four factory resets until it worked. Quirky, but just keep at it. It'll work eventually :good:
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/data/local/tmp/rage: not found???

i ran the hackerize-rage thing and when i type in /data/local/tmp/rage i get
/data/local/tmp/rage: not found what do i do
smitty92 said:
i ran the hackerize-rage thing and when i type in /data/local/tmp/rage i get
/data/local/tmp/rage: not found what do i do
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Have you tried turning off your antivirus? Mine was deleting it as malicious.
that was it, i remeber seeing that, got it on now thanks
im having same problem with rage but cant figure out what is deleteing it i uninstalled mcafee completley theres nothing else on my computer
If you have Microsoft Security Essentials on your computer make sure to disable it too. It kept deleting the files on my Win 7 computer until I disabled it.
ya it was microsoft security essentials i got the root to work and my phone is now s-off but i was unable to flash the upgrade rom to my phone when its in bootlader it searches for the pd98img and doesnt fing it then my phone goes to
hboot usb gah im so close i can tast it but i cant get past this last part !!!!!
Having this same problem and it's really getting on my nerves lol. I have no anti-virus running and do not have the Microsoft program that you guys are talking about. Any other ideas what might cause that?
Willieumm said:
Having this same problem and it's really getting on my nerves lol. I have no anti-virus running and do not have the Microsoft program that you guys are talking about. Any other ideas what might cause that?
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What method are you using to gain root? I think that the Ace Hack Kit V11x by Attn1 has abandoned the "rage" method" and uses psneuter now to gain temp root in order to run gfree.
Gene Poole said:
What method are you using to gain root? I think that the Ace Hack Kit V11x by Attn1 has abandoned the "rage" method" and uses psneuter now to gain temp root in order to run gfree.
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Bubby's one click GUI
Ok so I downloaded the AceHack version and when I try to run it as an administrator it opens for a split second then closes. WTF!!
Willieumm said:
Ok so I downloaded the AceHack version and when I try to run it as an administrator it opens for a split second then closes. WTF!!
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Sounds like you need to look a little harder at your pc. I had no issues with it, is your phone plugged in with a SD card when you run it?
zelendel said:
Sounds like you need to look a little harder at your pc. I had no issues with it, is your phone plugged in with a SD card when you run it?
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Yeah and I really have very minimal programs on my pc. I clean out all the crapware when I get one and the only thing even close to malware protection or anti-virus that I have is McAfee which I killed completely through the task manager. I don't have a clue what would cause AceHackKit to just close when I open it like that. :\
Willieumm said:
Yeah and I really have very minimal programs on my pc. I clean out all the crapware when I get one and the only thing even close to malware protection or anti-virus that I have is McAfee which I killed completely through the task manager. I don't have a clue what would cause AceHackKit to just close when I open it like that. :\
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Try un-installing your anti-virus instead of killing it thru task manager
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dooyoo222 said:
Try un-installing your anti-virus instead of killing it thru task manager
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Ok, I'll give that a try tonight. Thanks.
Willieumm said:
Ok so I downloaded the AceHack version and when I try to run it as an administrator it opens for a split second then closes. WTF!!
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I rooted using ATTN1's script (the other method aborted immediately and not in a kind way and scared me) and the quick flash and close when executing ATTN1's script was happening to me. Try <Control>-Right-click...felt kinda silly but at the same time relieved when that worked for me...I feel your pain. I also run with stripped back PC's. I have nada anti-virus for years, unless I suspect something and download Maleware bytes a couple of times and then un-install, and I never find anything anyways...I had to go install Java and latest frameworkNet before rooting. It took me two attempts...for each portion of the ATTN1 method. Script aborts, white screen soft brick, CWM black screen...each time I recovered the hand set, regrouped, verified the procedure...and did exactly the same procedure I had tried before and that is specified, because I had been reading for a month before I actually did it, and I was pretty versed in the procedure. ... anyway happy rooted now and will never go back. Worth the pain if can get through the rooting process IMO. Good luck.
Thanks to this, I forgot to turn off my anti virus. Cheers.

Anyway to gain temproot for now?

Hey,
I was wondering, is there anyway to gain temproot until we have full root? Am I right in thinking that temproot allows programs requiring root access to work e.g. AdFree?
Thanks
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There's an app called gingerbreak which works on the S E Arc (it roots anything on Gingerbread) so I wonder if it will work on the Sensation?
I'm waiting to get mine at the moment...
Hopefully tuesday
Hi !
I've fund this, but can't try, the sensation is not yet available in France
http www zenilshroff.com/ how-to-root-htc-sensation-android-2-3-gingerbread-smartphone/
(sorry, I can't post URL, i'm new on this forum)
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Roccoswell said:
Hi !
I've fund this, but can't try, the sensation is not yet available in France
http www zenilshroff.com/ how-to-root-htc-sensation-android-2-3-gingerbread-smartphone/
(sorry, I can't post URL, i'm new on this forum)
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Is that saying you need to remove HTC Sync from the device, and then run Gingerbreak?
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credits to this guide: http://www.zenilshroff.com/how-to-root-htc-sensation-android-2-3-gingerbread-smartphone/
1. First download the Gingerbreak.apk file.
2. Save on your computers desktop.
3. Connect the phone to your computer. (do not connect using htc sync)
4. Mount SD card as flash drive as you generally do for USB cable file transfers.
5. Copy the downloaded Gingerbread apk file to SD card root.
6. You should have any File Manager (e.g., Astro File Manager) on your phone. If not, download from Market. These are generally free apps.
7. Disconnect your phone from computer and launch File Manager. You will find in the menu of the phone.
8. Follow the onscreen instructions on File Manager to install APK to your phone from SD card root. You may also use the default application installer software to do this.
9. After installation completes, open the APK.
10. Press ‘root’ button. Simple, isn’t it?
11. The APK exploit will run for some time. Usually it runs for around 10 minutes. Your phone will be rebooted. In case it takes more than ten minutes for auto reboot, please reboot it yourself. Not to panic, this happens a lot of times.
12. Your device is now rooted. Congrats!
13. Make sure that SuperUser app is installed and is running. This is very important for you to enjoy the benefits of rooting.
In order to test if your phone has been successfully rooted, just click a screenshot of your phone. That should show that your phone has been rooted.
Yeah, but does it REALLY work?
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Gingerbreak exploit is patched on the SGS II so doubt that will work. Also if phone needs to reboot, no way will root persist due to signed locked bootloader. Go ahead and try but we will need some L33t devs to break this phone.
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drspikes said:
Gingerbreak exploit is patched on the SGS II so doubt that will work. Also if phone needs to reboot, no way will root persist due to signed locked bootloader. Go ahead and try but we will need some L33t devs to break this phone.
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Yeah, I'm not really willing to believe it works either mate.
If the guide has some proof (i.e. a bootloader photo) then I will try it. If not, it's all just based on theory, but nothing practical.
Somebody has to be the guinea pig.
Darnell_Chat_TN said:
Somebody has to be the guinea pig.
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Well, I have tried it, doesn't seem to do a thing so far.
It does say it fails a lot, but still, zero proof that is works, I'm very suspicious that it's all ********
It would be great if we could get this partial root. I personally don't mind not being able to flash custom ROM, but it is very important to me to be able to use some apps that require root permissions like adfree or titanium backup. From what I understand, this 'half-root' should not be very difficult to achieve cause it is not needed to mess with the bootloader for this purpose. The only requirement is to be able to uninstall htc sync for some time.
Here also a link detailing the differences between root levels and clarifying vocabulary. I am posting this cause it has been very useful for me to help understand, so it might also serves others..
http://androidforums.com/evo-3d-all-things-root/329819-no-need-panic-about-locked-bootloader.html
madindehead said:
Well, I have tried it, doesn't seem to do a thing so far.
It does say it fails a lot, but still, zero proof that is works, I'm very suspicious that it's all ********
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Thank you for trying it. I think you should now do a full factory reset, to totally get that thing off your Sensation. It does not do what it's supposed to do and who knows what it might be doing behind the scenes. Yea, be very suspicious!
Darnell_Chat_TN said:
Thank you for trying it. I think you should now do a full factory reset, to totally get that thing off your Sensation. It does not do what it's supposed to do and who knows what it might be doing behind the scenes. Yea, be very suspicious!
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Yeah, doing a full reset was in the back of my mind. Think I will go do that now
I'm not optimistic thought. They who owns the website emailed me (I posted a comment doubting it, and it was deleted, so I reposted, and he emailed me), to say the guy who posted it hadn't got back to him, so he was removing it from the site until he had confirmation that it did work. I am still VERY sceptical of it. He said, uninstall HTC Sync from the PC, as that causes problems with root? VERY random thing IMHO.
madindehead said:
Yeah, doing a full reset was in the back of my mind. Think I will go do that now
I'm not optimistic thought. They who owns the website emailed me (I posted a comment doubting it, and it was deleted, so I reposted, and he emailed me), to say the guy who posted it hadn't got back to him, so he was removing it from the site until he had confirmation that it did work. I am still VERY sceptical of it. He said, uninstall HTC Sync from the PC, as that causes problems with root? VERY random thing IMHO.
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Well, a factory reset and trying to run GingerBreak right after hasn't done a thing. It says to reboot after it doesn't succeed after 10 mins, and that this happens a lot. But EVERY attempt I have been rebooting after 10 mins.
If the guy who "discovered" it can't even post proof, it sounds like a load of ****.
madindehead said:
Well, a factory reset and trying to run GingerBreak right after hasn't done a thing. It says to reboot after it doesn't succeed after 10 mins, and that this happens a lot. But EVERY attempt I have been rebooting after 10 mins.
If the guy who "discovered" it can't even post proof, it sounds like a load of ****.
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Yea, if they discovered it they can prove their claim with a simple photo.
This speaks to not only the lack of credibility of the person who posted it, but also to the site that allowed it to be posted and remain till the complaints came in. A very untrustworthy source is how I view them because of this.
Gingerbreak won't help you, as there will be a nand lock, and the fact the kernel will be patched...
pulser_g2 said:
Gingerbreak won't help you, as there will be a nand lock, and the fact the kernel will be patched...
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Yeah, I didn't think it would work to be honest. That really as wishful thinking. The person who posted that seems like a proper idiot
this will work once we get s-off to perminate root and then you can flash the recovery from fastboot or rom manager
xboarder56 said:
this will work once we get s-off to perminate root and then you can flash the recovery from fastboot or rom manager
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Given your confidence, we'll let you test it first.
Darnell_Chat_TN said:
Given your confidence, we'll let you test it first.
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Gingerbreak won't help you, as there will be a nand lock, and the fact the kernel will be patched...
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Even the website states we need s-off so when that is achieved it will work and i will test it once we find a crack for the radio to get s-off/nand lock.

Restored from a backup on newly half-rooted Shift

I got into a tiffy...and Im in fear I may have bricked my phone with a boot loop.
Somehow my shift installled ROM manager in process. It is acting as if I am getting SU .. I had "temproot" though I guess i screwed it. I'm going to try to jump on a PC if I can to get this all running. We'll see (osx snow leopard here).
HBOOT screen:
Speedy XE SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.98.0001
RADIO-1.08.00.0506
eMMC-boot
My phone came with it like this. gahhh is this still true?
I cannot use the recovery either.
Help!
If your HBoot is 0.98.0001 with " S-On " your going to have to start the whole Root process over. Check THIS thread. Watch the Videos, and Read the Info. It's all fairly straight forward. The biggest thing is to take your time, and make sure you do the process correctly. I would suggest watching the Videos several times. Also reading the Instructions several times before you start.
Good News *
looks like I was able to make a Nandroid backup of an unrooted Shift I still have that was unrooted. After much trial and error I was able to Restore from a backup. However, the HBoot was HBOOT-0.93.0001 on the other model, the newer one is HBOOT-0.98.0001.
One problem, now the wifi does not work, probably due to the HBoot.
I think a previous user left ROM Manager on it which is how this all happened that a another user tried installing and made it all messed up, somehow CWM 5.8.1.6 was installed already. I was getting ready to install 5.0.2.0 onto it. Now I am trying to recover this persons errors. Funny.
Any of the obvious methods of running a "Back to Stock" routine or using RUU was not working whatsoever since the HBoot was different.
Basically troubleshooting at this point. No idea what to do. I am calling CREDO to see if they can help me update my radios but i am betting i'll probably just get another phone from them. This may be the end of my Shifting since i'll be upgrading to something in the next few months..hopefully htc will save me somewhere, but samsung may be where I land next.
LASTLY :: I found the RUU HERE..but it gave me the same error... "Customer ID Failed"
man.... what a pain in the arse. Guess I'll be getting another shifty from them soon, unless anyone else has any brighter ideas.
So are you saying the 2.2 RUU ran all the way through ? The "Customer ID Failed" is when you boot up ?
prboy1969 said:
So are you saying the 2.2 RUU ran all the way through ? The "Customer ID Failed" is when you boot up ?
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RUU ran through but stopped at customer ID, I tried running through bootloader, running the original back to stock 2.2 Froyo, and none of this is working. The phone came with Froyo 2.2. I also tried removing the boot.img from newSENSE in a zip and placed that on the SDCard during another reinstallation of the zip, and none of that seemed to work. I feel like I have tried virtually everyhting and nothing is seeming to work.
I think I am almost figuring out how to crack this new egg, but no idea what's up with it.
If you got it booted but wifi isn't working, that means in system/lib/modules the modules are not matching the boot.img and will throw a WiFi error everytime
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strapped365 said:
If you got it booted but wifi isn't working, that means in system/lib/modules the modules are not matching the boot.img and will throw a WiFi error everytime
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Yes, that totally makes sense..is there a fix for that ?
konichwa said:
Yes, that totally makes sense..is there a fix for that ?
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Push either the modules folder from the ROM your on now, or reflash the boot.img again. It depends on where you are at now
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strapped365 said:
Push either the modules folder from the ROM your on now, or reflash the boot.img again. It depends on where you are at now
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Hmmm push from the rom? Interesting. Well I'll see what I can do..maybe somehow it did not get in there?? Super strange.
Thanks for all the help y'all..doing my best.
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konichwa said:
Hmmm push from the rom? Interesting. Well I'll see what I can do..maybe somehow it did not get in there?? Super strange.
Thanks for all the help y'all..doing my best.
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Yeah you will need the modules from the boot.img your running. So say you were on newSense while being s-on unlocked and wifi was working, and then you decided you wanted to run a new kernel so you fastboot flash a new boot.img, well when you boot in, the modules in system/lib/modules won't match the new kernel your running, so you have to grab the modules folder from the kernel and push them one at a time to be sure they all go to the right place. I don't remember all the modules names by memory(just know where they are in a ROM and after a compile) but ill give an example command to push a module with an easy module name my simple mind can remember. So place the modules in your platform-tools folder, plug your phone in on charge only and open a terminal to cd to platform-tools then enter these commands*
adb remount
adb push tun.ko /system/lib/modules (tun.ko and cifs.ko are not used in every kerenel)
adb push *the rest of the modules* /system/lib/modules
adb reboot
We are trying to get you on the right page, but on the weekends I dedicate all my free time to my family, and don't mess with xda or anything untill Sundays
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Rebooted into fastboot mode, and did not work. nope..acted like it..but firstly it failed on the remount. but said Success?
Okay well guess thats the deal. ugh, seriously.
konichwa said:
Rebooted into fastboot mode, and did not work. nope..acted like it..but firstly it failed on the remount. but said Success?
Okay well guess thats the deal. ugh, seriously.
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Modules are not pushed while in fastboot, their either pushed while running or in recovery
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strapped365 said:
Modules are not pushed while in fastboot, their either pushed while running or in recovery
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Yes, i ran it in recovery. it acted like it pushed, and probably did, but did not work. it is what it is :\
Basically it ended up being some weird halfroot that seemed it had no way on getting it to work . somehow the hardware was flashed earlier on before.
I had it and had the newer CWM, I wonder if that had anything to do with it.
Well, thanks all for the help!
best

Screwed up rooting on HTC One X, now stuck

I was trying to root my htc one x through this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1709424 and after it says it failed it wont load now, the screen just stays there without loading anything. Im scared ****less right now, anyone got any idea what to do??
I was sure my HTC's firmware version was 1.85, since the root said it only worked with 1.85 firmware.The first time the root failed then i set the date 2 days later like the guide said. and tried it again and it failed again only this time after it rebooted it was stuck saying "loading" on a black page without showing the actual tabs, it would sometimes show wallpaper but nothing else. I can use the notification bar/toggle but Its very slow, i can also connect it throught the pc like normal in disk drive, charger, etc. Also, i've tried to open the settings app from the notification bar but it auto crashes, even thought avast antivirus is shown running in the toggle and i can open other apps throught the antivirus, like facebook.. It also said it was in safe mode before, in case that info helps in anyways.
Edit: As area51avenger pointed out, the second paragraph was a bit of a mess so i edited it to make it a clearer, sorry about the crappy writing but im kind of panicking here.
I read your second paragraph about 5 times and I'm not sure what you mean
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area51avenger said:
I read your second paragraph about 5 times and I'm not sure what you mean
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in the link that you posted it clearly says in big red letters EXPLOIT NO LONGER WORKING DUE TO OTA UPDATE. BE WARNED.
follow this guide instead, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1709296
cuyo11 said:
in the link that you posted it clearly says in big red letters EXPLOIT NO LONGER WORKING DUE TO OTA UPDATE. BE WARNED.
follow this guide instead, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1709296
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The One click still works.
absolutelygrim said:
The One click still works.
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yes but many had problems and had to use the manual method.
If you still have troubles do a factory reset through stock recovery first.
cuyo11 said:
yes but many had problems and had to use the manual method.
If you still have troubles do a factory reset through stock recovery first.
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The problem is i can't open the settings app to do a factory reset. The phone doesn't show any apps or anything, the screen is black with "loading" across it, i tried opening settings through the notifications toggle but it auto closes.
BoredAt said:
The problem is i can't open the settings app to do a factory reset. The phone doesn't show any apps or anything, the screen is black with "loading" across it, i tried opening settings through the notifications toggle but it auto closes.
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Download the 1.85 RUU and run that, then try it
BoredAt said:
The problem is i can't open the settings app to do a factory reset. The phone doesn't show any apps or anything, the screen is black with "loading" across it, i tried opening settings through the notifications toggle but it auto closes.
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First boot into the recovery mode. If you don't know what recovery mode is, you better make a search.
Once you're in the recovery mode, do a factory reset. Make sure you don't have anything important on the phone.
I hope it helps.
absolutelygrim said:
Download the 1.85 RUU and run that, then try it
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Sorry im kind of new, just to make sure, i should download this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1674554 (http://d-h.st/bS4) and run it?
BoredAt said:
Sorry im kind of new, just to make sure, i should download this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1674554 (http://d-h.st/bS4) and run it?
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yes
Booted to recovery mode and reset to factory settings, everythings working again Thanks for the help everyone, i was scared a 400 bucks phones wasn't gonna work anymore. Hopefully if i try again i'll have better luck , but for now, im gonna just keep my phone on stock. Again, thanks a lot for the help!
Mannnn you gotta root that thing if it's on 1.85!!! Lol just kidding bro, keep it stock if you feel more safe
sent from my venom injected, blazingly fast as f#&k OneXL via xda premium
BoredAt said:
Booted to recovery mode and reset to factory settings, everythings working again Thanks for the help everyone, i was scared a 400 bucks phones wasn't gonna work anymore. Hopefully if i try again i'll have better luck , but for now, im gonna just keep my phone on stock. Again, thanks a lot for the help!
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InflatedTitan said:
Mannnn you gotta root that thing if it's on 1.85!!! Lol just kidding bro, keep it stock if you feel more safe
sent from my venom injected, blazingly fast as f#&k OneXL via xda premium
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Or maybe do some reading before you attempt to brick your precious.
how about starting here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
has all the things you need to know about the hox and then some

[Q] 4.3 Root, out of ideas

Alright, I just started trying to root my galaxy s3 a little while ago. I searched how to root it, and I got a video where I needed to unlock the bootloader. I tried unlocking it using the video's method, not realizing it was horribly out of date. So, the bootloader has been patched for that, I decided to try saferoot, and the kernel is patched for that. It recommended I use another method of rooting, but I don't know of any.
What should I try?
Sunbeans said:
Alright, I just started trying to root my galaxy s3 a little while ago. I searched how to root it, and I got a video where I needed to unlock the bootloader. I tried unlocking it using the video's method, not realizing it was horribly out of date. So, the bootloader has been patched for that, I decided to try saferoot, and the kernel is patched for that. It recommended I use another method of rooting, but I don't know of any.
What should I try?
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You can try the new method. Towelroot.com
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ShapesBlue said:
You can try the new method. Towelroot.com
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well that was easy
thank you!
Yup..towelroot works even on locked bootloader.
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A friend of mine is looking to me to root his Verizon S3 and I just wanted to double check that the towelroot method has worked for it and is actually just as easy as downloading the apk and then running it? I'm sorry if I appear stupid but it has never been that simple on my HTC's lol. Thanks for your time.
Treadstone06 said:
A friend of mine is looking to me to root his Verizon S3 and I just wanted to double check that the towelroot method has worked for it and is actually just as easy as downloading the apk and then running it? I'm sorry if I appear stupid but it has never been that simple on my HTC's lol. Thanks for your time.
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Seems to be that simple!
YevOmega said:
Seems to be that simple!
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Thanks. Will probably give it a shot tonight. Does anyone know if this unlocks the bootloader or just roots (this from what I gather) and also does it wipe anything?
Treadstone06 said:
Thanks. Will probably give it a shot tonight. Does anyone know if this unlocks the bootloader or just roots (this from what I gather) and also does it wipe anything?
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Root only. Does not unlock bootloader. Does not wipe anything.
landshark68 said:
Root only. Does not unlock bootloader. Does not wipe anything.
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Thanks. I'll give it a go tonight probably...assuming I can find drivers...oh wait...might not even need them lol
It worked for a day or so then said it didn't have root, he rebooted and ran towelroot again and appeared to root again. Problem I'm wondering about is the message I get when I open superuser: "Samsung Knox has been detected. This might limit root capabilities and cause pop ups. Try to disable Knox?"
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Treadstone06 said:
It worked for a day or so then said it didn't have root, he rebooted and ran towelroot again and appeared to root again. Problem I'm wondering about is the message I get when I open superuser: "Samsung Knox has been detected. This might limit root capabilities and cause pop ups. Try to disable Knox?"
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I don't know if that has anything to do with it. The first time I rooted for the long term (with saferoot on ML1) I BELIEVE that I disabled it and it was all good. I have been temporarily rooted and not disabled it and still not run into problems though

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