Here's a good one for any devs. I have been fussing with this for 3 days and am at my wits end.
I noticed the other day there was a software update from VZW for my droid X. That night I get home launch ADB name all the renamed .apk bloatware back to normal, and DL & install the update.
After doing so I as expected lost root. No biggie I thought as I Had rooted my phone previously with little effort. Long story short after numerous attempts and now several different methods including z4, 1 click root, etc... I still am unable to regain root access, and am stuck with read only access to the file system.
I have posted on a coupe different forums with this query, and it seems to be a mixed problem. some are able to regain root, others are like me and locked out completely.
So.. the question here lies in this??? is there something VZW or Motorola have done with this update to disallow rooting, and if so is it possible to roll back my OS to stock 2.2 Froyo prior to this update? Alternatively does anyone else know of any tricks I may have overlooked in successfully rooting my DX.
Thanks in advance!!!
Same here. Tried z4 and onion root. Tried the terminal emulator method. Nothing works.
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is there something VZW or Motorola have done with this update to disallow rooting,
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No, nothing they did. It happened because you accepted an OTA while rooted. Every root guide on here should tell you never to accept an ota when rooted, or you could permanently lose root.
i'm in the same boat as the poster. i accepted it while rooted, unrooted and then installed it. It appears i am locked out from rooting.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9778968#post9778968
worked for me
I tried searching the dev post and could not find the answer to my question.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48709232
Anyway I have a Verizon G2 that is Rooted. I got a ota notification today wanting to update to Kitkat. I told it no because I figured it would not end well.
Do I let it install the update then just root again using IOroot25?
When I first rooted, it did not wipe my phone which was pretty sweet. And I do not quite understand what the Dev wrote about the EFS being backed up or not.
If I root using IOroot25 will it wipe my devise?
Thanks for the help
If no one knows, could someone repost my question in the dev forum for me please?
Also I have Titanium back up. can i just back up everything that way and restore if IOroot25 wipes everything?
Thanks!
So I tried to do a system OTS update and it failed like I though it would.
I tried to use iroot25 to see if it would work. The script completed fine, but I am still not at 4.4
I need to figure out how to update to 4.4 now.
Found this thread which may let me flash up to kitkat
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711668&page=40
I might try that.
Need to upgrade and am just about ready to pull the trigger on the M8. I understand the root/s-off issues with 4.4.4, and know 4.4.4 is the latest OTA, but if anyone out there has purchased/received their M8 in the last few weeks, can you let us know what OS version came on the phone (prior to the OTA taking hold which I know it will try and do almost right away after turning it on)?
Would love to know they are still coming with earlier versions and then plan to get s-off prior to taking any OTA so I'll be good to root and have fun with this thing.
Thanks!
surfmly said:
Need to upgrade and am just about ready to pull the trigger on the M8. I understand the root/s-off issues with 4.4.4, and know 4.4.4 is the latest OTA, but if anyone out there has purchased/received their M8 in the last few weeks, can you let us know what OS version came on the phone (prior to the OTA taking hold which I know it will try and do almost right away after turning it on)?
Would love to know they are still coming with earlier versions and then plan to get s-off prior to taking any OTA so I'll be good to root and have fun with this thing.
Thanks!
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I cant tell you about the retailers or carriers, but I received a new insurance replacement through asuron last friday and it came with 4.4.2 because I tried firewater at least a dozen times and it would not work. I even tried all the tips listed on xda and nothing worked so I had no choice but to use sunshine. I have seen a lot of posts on xda where people couldn't get firewater to work so I have no clue on that.
Just picked up a M8 yesterday. It came with 4.4.2. After a bit, it prompted upgrade to 4.4.3 which I took. Then it prompted for 4.4.4, which I denied. Confirmed WeakSauce 1.01 failed as has JCase stated. SunShine worked though and now I'm up and running with CM11 again
Got mine delivered from BB today. I'm guessing it had 4.4.2 since it immediately started downloading 4.4.3. I installed it after finding out FoxFi works with that update. Right after the update it asked to download 4.4.4. Without really thinking about it I started the download. I will have to keep declining the install until I make sure FoxFi works with the update. Any idea where to find that out? No contact link on the FoxFi website.
still 4.4.2
I ended up getting mine today and it also had 4.4.2. I was able to unlock and get root and twrp installed prior to any OTA's being installed. 1 OTA was downloaded, but didn't install it.
Anyone know where I can find that OTA download file so I can delete it? It is a large file so would be nice to remove it.....
Sorry for posting this, I hate starting new threads but I have come to a point where I have had no luck. I havnt rooted for a few years, last time I did was my S2 (Epic 4g Touch 2). My terminology might be off a bit I apologize in advance.
So a couple days ago I decided to root my S5. I was at NK4 stock and never rooted. So I attempted to flash to the NE5 so I could do the towelroot. That worked where I was able to get root and I got all those weird fail messages but I got root access. Then when I tried to go back to Nk4, I kept getting stuck on the boot screen when flashing back to NK4. My phone I would consider to be in a soft brick status but I was able to flash back to NE5 and atleast get to the previous step. Now I am unable to NE5. I try my phone on and it gets stuck on the yellow "Sprint Spark" screen. Somehow I did trip the knox counter, which I am not too concerned with if I am able to get my phone functional again.
Could someone guide in the right direction? Ask me some more questions and I will try to clarify. I am a little rusty when it comes to this stuff again but I have certainly studied everything before I tried attempting this. I used Odin3.09 to do everything.
EDIT: What can I do to start over?
Flash the full nk4 tarball in Odin
Since you did trip Knox you can use cf auto root to gain root
Or even better you can Odin the leaked 5.0 garwynn posted in Android Development. Which also can be rooted with cf auto root
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Flash the full nk4 tarball
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So the only thing I could get to work was flashing this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s5/development/rom-sm-g900p-ni3-modem-kernel-t2886483
This seems to have gotten my phone functional again. So currently I am unrooted at 4.4.2 NCB. What steps would you advise doing from here forward? I have already tripped knox.
I do appreciate all the work everyone puts in here and the support. Its great honestly.
Edit: --5.0 seems enticing
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So the only thing I could get to work was flashing this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s5/development/rom-sm-g900p-ni3-modem-kernel-t2886483
This seems to have gotten my phone functional again. So currently I am unrooted at 4.4.2 NCB. What steps would you advise doing from here forward? I have already tripped knox.
I do appreciate all the work everyone puts in here and the support. Its great honestly.
Edit: --5.0 seems enticing
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Since you did trip Knox you can use cf auto root to gain root
Or even better you can Odin the leaked 5.0 garwynn posted in Android Development. Which also can be rooted with cf auto root
Since Lollipop was finally released for Verizon Moto G prepaid. I am wondering if it is now more possible to root and unlock the bootloader without paying anything. Lots of people got the phone black Friday last year and wants to root it since it was a cheap phone to get. So lots of people are hoping for a new method for it. Please reply if there is any new info, methods, or anything. Thx
I'm holding off on upgrading in case I get a way to get root on 444, but the nag screen for updating is getting on my nerves so bad I may take it just to make it stop...
I have some very specific reasons for wanting to keep this phone, if only I could get root, then sunshine it, then get a custom 5.1 rom... Ah the dream
I updated my phone to 5.1 on Tuesday (when it came out) and I was wondering the same thing too. I hope someone can find a way to do it
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I'm holding off on upgrading in case I get a way to get root on 444, but the nag screen for updating is getting on my nerves so bad I may take it just to make it stop...
I have some very specific reasons for wanting to keep this phone, if only I could get root, then sunshine it, then get a custom 5.1 rom... Ah the dream
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Did you try temp root with Kingoroot? Supposedly it works on 4.4.4 and apparently not on 5.1... once you have temp root then onto Sunshine and once your bootloader is unlocked you can even take the 5.1 OTA or for that matter any ROM
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Did you try temp root with Kingoroot? Supposedly it works on 4.4.4 and apparently not on 5.1... once you have temp root then onto Sunshine and once your bootloader is unlocked you can even take the 5.1 OTA or for that matter any ROM
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Kingroot has varying degree's of success for me, but the one constant for me is that my temp root has never once lasted long enough for sunshine's purposes. The tests simply take too long, and my root is gone before it reaches a conclusive point.
About all its good for in my case is to backup some files, or tweak a few other quick settings that can be done in less then a minute
DaxxTrias said:
Kingroot has varying degree's of success for me, but the one constant for me is that my temp root has never once lasted long enough for sunshine's purposes. The tests simply take too long, and my root is gone before it reaches a conclusive point.
About all its good for in my case is to backup some files, or tweak a few other quick settings that can be done in less then a minute
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I hear you... so if there is currently no root for 4.4.4 and we don't know of anyone working on a root I am not sure what there is to wait for...
Because if I do upgrade, I can't downgrade. And knowing my luck as soon as I get 5.1 a 444 root will come out. Another issue is I'm worried about storage consumption when it moves from dalvik to art runtime. It's my experience that using 5.1s ART system will increase all file sizes across the board, I'm already strapped for space.
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DaxxTrias said:
I'm holding off on upgrading in case I get a way to get root on 444, but the nag screen for updating is getting on my nerves so bad I may take it just to make it stop...
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Don't make the rookie mistake !!! It's really trivial to block the nagging upgrade screens. You'll have to use adb from your PC and run something like Debloater ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/debloater-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294 ). Then find a program named com.motorola.ccc.ota on XT1028, and block it.
I am still hoping that one day we'll get full RW root with 4.4.4 (for free ).
Good point, didn't think to try this. Also I'm holding out hope for that chrome for Android exploit that was revealed in Tokyo last week at PacSec. When last I checked no details yet, but no patch by Google yet either.
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I am still waiting to see if there is a way to unlock/root Verizon Moto G Lollipop (XT1028). Any luck?
tired of this phone
I'm sorry to say it but I think that it's a lost cause and its a shame its a great phone and it was a learning experience for me. I'll never buy a prepaid phone from Verizon again I'm moving on to the newest moto g. From what I've been hearing MOTOs are going to be phased out eventually by lenovo so I think it's best to upgrade before its too late. Its just my opinion but I think it's a foolish move on their part cause the moto series is one of the best out there for the price I've had Samsung, HTC,and a few other brands that aren't even worth mentioning (zte/kyocera/BlackBerry/I phone) and Motorola is the best value by far the only downside is the locked bootloaders it's a shame no one is working on the xt 1028 it was a great little phone
Kingroot 4.8 works. But only temporary root. and sometimes later everything crashes
System cant be writable, still
I still have my xt1028 and keep hoping people will report root. I've intentionally avoided upgrading it to 5.1 hoping I can get root 1 way or the other
My phone I bought to replace this one (VS880, LG G Vista for Verizon) was able to be rooted, its a crying shame this one still cant be rooted.
I was about to root it after installing busy box (no root) and then running the king-root app a few times after that i was able to root it but only a temp root, however having the temp root i was about to uninstall some of the unnecessary system apps but i would like to have a full root on this phone and a custom ROM i know it is possible because i have been searching the internet for years looking for a way to root it and i have found custom roms and recoverys for it so its possible to root we just need to find how because how and why would custom roms and recoverys be made for this phone if you can't flash then so there has to be something out there that can help.
I'm so sad of hearing this, I just got this phone ( xt1028 ) as a gift two days ago and I was quick to figured out it needs to be rooted because it don't have SD slot so all the verizon crapp can be removed, this news just upset me.
New update??
I upgraded to 5.1 and notice there is an update pending. Anyone know what they are patching? I doubt they would push out another update for this phone unless something is vulnerable.
I guess if obtaining root was possible, someone would have done it by now. I would've liked to install a Marshmallow ROM, but 5.1 works great, so that's something.
Why
I'm always do what ever you said but I didn't find anything I have search