I originally rooted my LG Vortex (2.2.1) by flashing the su-bin-3.1.1-arm-signed.zip binary within the ArmonRA recovery. Somehow my root apps are no longer gaining root so I'm trying to use the Universal AIO Flasher Tool 1.4 beta to unroot before reflashing the root.
However, the AIO Flasher Tool's unroot process is stuck at ".../adb shell rm /system/xbin/su"
How do I safely get out of this process? Thanks.
OK, I took a chance and hit the Reboot button in AIO and was taken to RA recovery where I rebooted. Superuser app icon was still present and it pointed to superuser3b4.apk, and indicated that no superuser binary was present.
I flashed the SU binary zip, rebooted and gained root. Found that both superuser3b4.apk and superuser3.1.3 were installed in /system/app.
I used the Terminal Emulator to remove superuser3b4.apk. After I rebooted, the superuser3.1.3 icon displayed in the apps menu. All seems back to normal for now.
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Hello,
I am stuck with rooting process. I tried rooting, unrooting before but this time, for some odd reason. I am unable to proceed
I followed this procedure from unlockr website to root the nexus S. Could not post the exact link because of restrictions
Phone is unlocked , USB debugging is ON. ADB mode is working, I can use other commands. But its giving me the following error on step 6 . Line 3
Mount : Operation Not permitted
Attaching image !
When I boot using volume up & Power button and go to Recovery, It gives me exclamation mark & Android Sign... So I cant unroot it either.
I always tried to unroot so I can go back to original state and restart the process. If I flash through recovery.img I can go into recovery but after few steps, I am stuck
Yeah that's normal. The mount command requires root permission (which you don't have yet)
Generally what you have to do after flashing the (right version of) custom recovery is:
copy the su.zip to your SD card
reboot into custom recovery
choose apply zip from SD card and select the su.zip
reboot
That's it.
Su have already been installed in previous step. Infact, I can even see its icon in menu...
Then it sounds like your recovery reverted back to stock. Did you rename the .sh file that rewrites the recovery on reboot? If not, do that using root explorer or any other method you find in the guide. Then flash the recovery again and it will stick.
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk
No I didnot renamed. I was just following the process. I tried to unroot but cant do it either. I am stuck
ahaseeb said:
Su have already been installed in previous step. Infact, I can even see its icon in menu...
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If su is installed correctly then for the "Mount : Operation Not permitted" problem, you just have to type su in adb shell (there may be a Superuser permission popup on the phone, just allow it) -- the prompt should change from $ to #, which means you are now root. After that the mount command should work.
To make custom recovery stick on every boot, rename /system/etc/install-recovery.sh to other name e.g. install-recovery.sh.disabled
When I typed su it said Permission denied !
Just because you have superuser in your app drawer does not mean you're rooted. You can downloaded from the market on any phone/rom.
You are not rooted.
Flash custom recovery via fastboot
Boot directly into recovery etc.
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When I typed su it said Permission denied !
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Then I suggest you re-install Superuser from Android Market. Normally it shouldn't just say permission denied, there should be a Superuser popup asking for permission.
Or better, try to redo everything following this guide instead.
Again YOU HAVE TO FLASH SU FROM CUSTOM RECOVERY.
Do not install from market. Hell don't even boot up the OS. Flash recovery. Boot directly into recovery and flash su.zip from your phones internal storage/sdcsrd in recovery. The you're rooted.
Now you can update delete/rename the script to make the custom recovery stick. Update su in market or whatever else you want to do.
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I believe i got it fixed. When ever the phone used to boot after installation of SU, dialogue box to ask for unlock. That dialogue box disappear very quickly. It took me time to figure it out. Thanks, I guess I am good now.
Thanks every one
Rencently, my phone update to the ICS4.0.4 ROM via official rom。
I tryed to root my device use a 4.0.3 root tool (which worked fine with official 4.0.3rom),but it doesnt work.(2.3.6 is doesnt work too).
BOOT:locked
Reproduce
1.Flash the signed su update pack.
2.run the root tool.
the problem seems su command cant run use "su -c"
after update su zip pack ,I try run su use "adb shell su" in bat file , the # is appeared ,but the terminal freezed,the cursor flash continued,i can't input anythiny anymore,so other commane can't be run too.
Any ideas?
I don't believe there is a way to 1 click root 4.0.4 yet. It's a brand new update so the tools may not work.
The only way I could think of to keeping your root would be to downgrade back and the download "Voodoo OTA" root keeper and "Root Check" from the android market.
Voodoo is an app that creates files in your phone that will store the su- binary and restore it when you update your phone.
Root Check will do just as it says: Check to see if your phone is rooted.
So you will either have to wait for the 1 click root to be updated. Or Downgrade an try again.
Hope this helps!
Hi Guys!
Newbie here. I have root my phone I have installed busybox from Google Play. I want to update my busybox to 1.21 so I installed it. I have launched the application and then clicked install. I have chosen "Normal" for normal installation. Then I tried installing the busybox into "/sdcard/busyboxfree/" to see if it would run so I entered "/sdcard/busyboxfree/" to the installation path after selecting "Normal" rather than "Smart". And then an error occured saying my su binary was not found. And then I tried opening a adb session and typed "su" (screenshot attached). I can see the SU app grant superuser permission for adb but the adb shell got stucked (see screenshot). So I tried navigating to /system/bin/ and /system/xbin/ to search for the su binary but I can't find it. I also lost some sh commands like "ls" and "rm" so I am using the busybox to do those commands. I can use the busybox so I suppose it is still in my system.
I have done some restoration such as Factory reset / Wipe Data, and restoring userdata using recovery mode (I don't have CWM so stock recovery). And then I tried rooting it again using the same process I have made rooting it before but now it is not working, I can't get the root back. So I decided to ask the huge developer community and experts to consult what to do about this. :victory:
But I have followed instructions from a post at XDA. I have dumped the mtd6 "recovery" and mtd11 "system" before I did the busybox installation (see screenshot mtd.png). Is this enough to restore things back? How do I flash these dumped images? I will be attaching a link to download the dumped images.
My question is, is there a way to gain SU permissions (root)? Do I just need to push/replace/configure/etc binaries or files? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks!
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My phone is a re-branded phone from CloudFone. Model is Excite 350g. Original Phone model is "Mobistar Touch Cream 350".
Downloads
System Dump Image
Recovery Dump Image
Links:
Rooting Process for CloudFone Excite 350g by mrichiem
Hi All.
Sorry about the noob question, I am not a developer at all, and the only reason I rooted my Galaxy Note N7000 was so that I can update the ROM to the newest version of KitKat once the ROM is stable.
The problem is that last week I flashed the PhilZ-cwm6-XXLT4-OXA-4.93.6-signed file to the phone and it rooted successfully (Superclean asked for root access, I allowed it, and it appeared in the log of Superuser)
The problem happened last night when there was an OTA update for superuser, it said Su Binary needs updating, and I hit yes. I then lost root access as per Titanium backup.
I did a search and someone suggested removing and reloading the original superuser APK but that did nothing.
It seems the binary update pooched the root. Anyone successful in getting it back, or knowing how to?
Anyone can help on this?
It appears from the comments in Google Play that many people that were prompted to update the binary from superuser were left without root.
I lost root access on apps once.
All I did was:
1. re-install "superuser" from Google Play.
2. when opening "superuser" app, it asked to update the SU Binary.. and I allowed it to do so through recovery (TWRP/CWM). (I use CWM).
3. the phone will restart into recovery mode automatically, updating the SU Binary, then phone will restart again back into the OS.
This is all it took for myself to gain SU access again.
This should work if the ROM you're using truly does allow SU access.
OTHERWISE.
You could get the latest Super User.zip for your phone, and run it yourself through TWRP/CWM.
Hope this helps, or at least leads you to an answer.
new su binary is the culprit
Hello,
I too lost root after the su update - Superuser would not prompt any more, and all requests are denied after a timeout. Tried deleting Superuser data, deinstalling and reinstalling Superuser, same with some of the apps, but no avail. Then I noticed that sometimes after reboot /system/xbin/su worked when in android debug bridge shell, so I could get root. Then I replaced the su binary with a copy (in my case of OTA rootkeeper), and all started to work again.
Steps to replace:
1. become root in ADB shell using existing su binary
2. remounting system rw
3. bring replacement su to a ext-fs-partition of your device (needed for setuid)
4. make sure file permissions are set to 06755 (-rwsr-sr-x)
5. exit root
6. become root with newly copied su binary
7. replace defect su with new su
8. remount system ro
Hope koush will stop delivering this defect su soon ... I did mail him already ...
Hi all,
I have been through douzens of threads and forums looking for a solution to this.
I followed some instructions to modify the build.prop file on my Huawei G535-L11 to disable Huawei theme manager in order to get Xsposed working fully (changed ro.config.hwtheme: 0). I did a backup of my original build.prop before hand, and my phone was rooted and unlocked but running the stock rom.
Unfortunately, it rebooted but won't go past the first 'EE' splash screen (just turns off again).
I can inconsistently get in to both fastboot and Android recovery, so I have been trying to use adb to push the original build.prop to /system/ on the phone.
However, this fails as /system/ is apparently RO. I have now discovered that I can't get SU permissions despite my phone being rooted.
If I try:
adb shell
$ su
nothing happens and it goes back to a $ prompt.
If I try:
adb root
I get the message (paraphrased):
adb cannot run as root in production builds.
So I can't push or do any adb method of restoring the build.prop file?! I don't understand why it is acting as if it is not rooted. I had Link2sd, Gravity Box, No Frills Cpu Controller all set up and working before, so I'm fairly sure I did truly have root.
I have also tried flashing a TWRP recovery, which apparently is successful, but when I go in to recovery it is still the Android Recovery.
Does anyone have any ideas what I could do to get my phone working again please?! This is my last gasp before the phone gets filed under 'B' in the cylindrical cabinet in the corner of the room! :crying:
Any assistance greatly appreciated!
Bumpty bump?
So what ro.debuggable should be 0 with ro.secure