Howdy! So my Nexy has been having some issues lately and I was going to have it replaced, but first, I had to unroot it. I used universal androot to do the dirty deed because of its supposed ease. After I reverted back to a stock rom, I unrooted, and restarted the phone. After powering up I got notification of OTA update 2.2.1, and stupidly I think "hey, I'm sending it back anyway", and so I gave the go ahead.
When I restarted the phone, I noticed that superuser was still in the tray. Unfortunately, I am no longer able to use universal androot (even tried z4) to gain root access without getting an error. Terminal emulator says I don't have access when I command "SU".
Is there anything I can do to remove superuser? I really hope so.. or else I'm pretty screwed.
Hello XDA,
This is my first post, so excuse me if I do or say something wrong. I am a Samsung Galaxy S3 mini (GT-I8190) owner and I wanted to return my phone to completely stock state. I was running rooted 4.1.2 AMD3. I did a TriangleAway to reset my flash counter and binary status, which went just fine. I plugged it in my computer and updated with KIES to 4.1.2 AMG4. Obviously I lost root access (which was done intentionally) but surprisingly enough, SuperSU was still there as a System App!! There was no uninstall option in the Android App Manager, only Uninstall updates, which I did. This removed SuperSU but my "device status" still appears as "custom" both in Download Mode and in Settings. I double checked that I didn't leave any root apps back. What should I do in order to get my phone in "official" state??? I am (in my opinion) an experienced Android User (not developer or hacker of any sorts) so I am familiar with ODIN, the only problem being that I am too nervous and anxious that something will go bad with the flashing and my phone will turn into toast...
I have attached some screenshots showing my issue.
Thank you for your time.
Hi everyone, new guy here.
I'm rooted and currently running 9.18.79 with Verizon. I'm trying to install the 9.18.94 OTA update, but it fails everytime. After I select "Install Now" it reboots and starts to install, but then I get the Android robot on its back with the red triangle. The phone then reboots again and I get a message that says the software update failed. What's the secret to updating when rooted (while also making sure to still have root access afterward)?
Thanks...
filmfanatic09 said:
Hi everyone, new guy here.
I'm rooted and currently running 9.18.79 with Verizon. I'm trying to install the 9.18.94 OTA update, but it fails everytime. After I select "Install Now" it reboots and starts to install, but then I get the Android robot on its back with the red triangle. The phone then reboots again and I get a message that says the software update failed. What's the secret to updating when rooted (while also making sure to still have root access afterward)?
Thanks...
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You cannot be rooted or you must hide root w/ voodoo or super su. Also you must use stock recovery.
the update will not actually fail if you are rooted, although it may report failing.
if it actually fails, you can obviously see it doesnt go through the process, then there is some other factor causing it to fail.
some things that would cause it to fail all together are: non stock recovery, freezing any bloat, removing any bloat, pretty much any modifications to the stock software other than rooting will cause it to fail.
once you have any system deficiencies fixed, use voodoo from the market to protect root and temp unroot before taking the update.
if you cant figure out what you did to the system to fix it, you may want to re-flash using the proper utility for your current system, re-root, protect and temp unroot through voodoo, then try the update again.
Thanks for the replies.
The primary reason I rooted in the first place was to remove a ton of unwanted bloatware, so at this point it's not even close to resembling the stock software. What are my options? Do I really have to re-install everything I deleted, or is it possible to flash the whole system back to stock?
filmfanatic09 said:
Thanks for the replies.
The primary reason I rooted in the first place was to remove a ton of unwanted bloatware, so at this point it's not even close to resembling the stock software. What are my options? Do I really have to re-install everything I deleted, or is it possible to flash the whole system back to stock?
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you can flash the hole system using this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2474393 get the 1.33 version to match what you are on or the 1.34 to go right to the version you are trying to upgrade to. either is fine.
Hi all. I'm into my umpteenth reinstall through Odin. As I'm trying to troubleshoot why my tablet independently reboots. This is my thread in the specific forum.
http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-pro-12/help/sm-p905v-root-issue-t2842651
Right now I have a bare stock reinstall. I upgraded the Verizon OTA package and I have installed towelroot v.3. My system is stable.
As soon as I install Supersu my system will begin into the slide of reboots. This is confirmed by me because I have gotten to this point before.
My question is if there is something I can run or should run, to log what process is causing my instability?
I have gone past this point recently where I installed all non root requiring programs. The tablet will be perfectly stable. Then install tr v.3. and I will still be fine. Once I install Supersu the problem starts. I have repeated this process and tried different Supersu programs and still the same problem.
Again, when I install Supersu "first thing" after a (reinstall and tr v.3) the problem starts. That pretty much tells me the problem is with either Supersu or towelroots handling of supersu.
Any ideas or suggestions? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Support for this device is limited and I'm thinking I may need to take things out onto my own.
Solution is not to abide by the Knox warning when installing Supersu and allow Supersu to "fix it". I haven't had a hot boot since.
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Hi there guys!
I do have a s4 mini lte and for the past week I've tried almost everything when it comes to rooting my mobile.
THe first thing I tried was Kingoroot and then Kingroot but it looked like it wasn't possible to root it using them.
Then I installed CWM with Odin(I tried with TWRP but got Red error on Odin). I flashed the zip with CWM and when the phone booted up, it looked for updates for 5-10 secs and then I opened SuperSU (it was installed) it kept saying that there were no binary found.
I had to download the latest version of Supersu (2.79) and when I tried to flash it, I got "You lost root access"
FIx it? Yes/No
I pressed no since it was suggested on other forums to do so, but then I still got the same problem with SuperSU ( no binary found)
I did wipe cache,tried also with factory reset,disabled and then re-enabled supersu,updated it from playstore, but still no root.
How the hell am I supposed to root this stupid phone?
Thank you