I have rooted my phone many times before, but often times i mess things up so i would have to reset my phone to factory settings and do it all again and hope not to mess up. The rooting process was the easiest of them all. But today, i go a new message i had never seen before. I installed this https://download.chainfire.eu/929/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-herolte-heroltexx-smg930f.zip like i always do. And i have enabled oem unlock, and im ready to go. I might have forgotten something but i dont remember what. I rooted it and odin said "success", but when i looked at my phone i saw it told me my phone had been encrypted or something, i wasn't completely sure. It told me to put in my pin code and i thought "huh, maybe a new feature samsung added to prevent theft" I typed in the correct pin code, but then it failed and the only option was to factory reset it. I looked it up online, didnt find much information, except that if you clean partition cache, the problem is fixed. Well, not for me. I then decided, that i might aswell reset it. But the button didnt even work, i was like "what the **** even is this". I then went to recovery mode and factory reset it from there. And now im here, trying to figure out how to actually root my Samsung galaxy s7 android 7.0 phone without getting that stupid message again. I always rooted from 6.0.1 or 6.0, this is my first time 7.0, so please tell me what i have done wrong.
Try to root with flashing TWRP, and inside TWRP insall SuperSU
You can follow this Guide:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/how-to/root-official-stock-nougat-7-0-100-t3540765
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I rooted my Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus 7.0 tablet with the tutorial from this site:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24736900
It worked just fine for a couple days, then today I powered up the tablet and when I unlock it, it shows a problem loading all widgets, and within a few seconds the screen goes black, then proceeds back to the unlock screen. I unlock it again and this keeps repeating.
I didn't hack anything else, just installed superuser and a couple of other root apps. Really I haven't done anything else to cause this.
I don't even have enough time to go into settings and do a factory reset.
Any ideas? Perhaps in recovery?
EDIT - I did a factory reset in recovery. Is this going to fix it back to normal? I probably won't root ever again.
It probably has no affect, but what root apps did you install?
superuser, busybox, adfree, rom toolbox (which couldnt even detect my root but I never tried anything else)... those I can remember...
Did you install CWM and do a backup?
Im not sure what that acronym is for. I am new to all this. I followed the simple instructions in that tutorial and that was it.
It seems the issue is gone since my factory reset.
I am not sure if the root is still there however.
If there are extra steps to be done after a root it would help to have them with the tutorial....
A factory reset will remove root from your phone. Rooting it in and of itself should cause no issues like you are having it has to be something you installed and I would suspect ROM Toolbox. I'm not sure this app supports teh GTab+ or even has any useful purpose for us as we have no real ROMs to flash. It also contains a ROM Manager and if its the same one by Koush then it will defintely screw up our tablets.
repo97 said:
I rooted my Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus 7.0 tablet with the tutorial from this site:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24736900
It worked just fine for a couple days, then today I powered up the tablet and when I unlock it, it shows a problem loading all widgets, and within a few seconds the screen goes black, then proceeds back to the unlock screen. I unlock it again and this keeps repeating.
I didn't hack anything else, just installed superuser and a couple of other root apps. Really I haven't done anything else to cause this.
I don't even have enough time to go into settings and do a factory reset.
Any ideas? Perhaps in recovery?
EDIT - I did a factory reset in recovery. Is this going to fix it back to normal? I probably won't root ever again.
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I have done this ROOT like a million times (i'm a flash junkie)... testing the CM9 roms and back to stock again.. never had an issue with ROOTing the stock ROMs..
Suggest you download the latest firmware for your device and flash using ODIN and factory reset. Repeat the flash & factory reset a few times
Maybe you have the wrong clue of what your problem is. To root your tab is just a matter of put a binary called "su" on a directory on your PATH, usually /usr/bin and set it with proper permissions. This binary gives you superuser powers, but there's nothing on it or at least in the process that installs it that makes it interfere in anything without being called.
So accidentally you did anything that went wrong or any of programs that requires root did.
Sent from my GT-P6210
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A factory reset will remove root from your phone. Rooting it in and of itself should cause no issues like you are having it has to be something you installed and I would suspect ROM Toolbox. I'm not sure this app supports teh GTab+ or even has any useful purpose for us as we have no real ROMs to flash. It also contains a ROM Manager and if its the same one by Koush then it will defintely screw up our tablets.
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Sorry for taking a bit to reply, havent had the chance to get much PC stuff done lately.
Aaah so you think it was the culprit.... its wierd because when I tried to run the rom toolbox it shown that my tab was not rooted.
Then the problems started... as in my tab was rebooting itself and was stuck in a loop.
I did do the factory reset and then used a root checker and noticed it shown as no root access.
I have read that a factory reset does not remove root... are you sure it does completely?
I'd hate to go through another reset as I have set everything up again.
The only bug I have noticed so far with my tab is that the odd app (so far market and dolphin browser) at times I am unable to go back a page... the page just kind of flashes and stays on that page but does not go back. I end up having to restart the app.
Should I reflash with latest firmware and do a factory reset?
If so... I found this site, shall I use these instructions and firmware?
http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-tab-7-0-plus-p6200-update-ddkl2-honeycomb-3-2-firmware-45993/
So I have an old Galaxy S3 that I was playing around with, trying to figure out some basics to rooting, as I've never done it before. (I now have a new Galaxy S5 that I'd like to eventually root, but I figured if I was going to brick anything, it would be this older S3).
It has the stock Android 4.4.2 image on it.
After reviewing a number of forum posts on XDA and elsewhere, I've learned that this has a locked bootloader that hasn't been cracked. So, I decided to first try the easy route, and installed Towel Root.
After successfully rooting the phone, I uninstalled some apps that I probably should not have uninstalled, because now when I go to do a factory reset, the setup wizard allows me to select my language (English), but then fails with "Unfortunately setup wizard has stopped."
When I hit OK, I do get dumped out into the home screen, and the phone seems like its mostly (if not fully) functional, minus the apps that I removed which I shouldn't have removed.
So... is there any way of fixing this?
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So I have an old Galaxy S3 that I was playing around with, trying to figure out some basics to rooting, as I've never done it before. (I now have a new Galaxy S5 that I'd like to eventually root, but I figured if I was going to brick anything, it would be this older S3).
It has the stock Android 4.4.2 image on it.
After reviewing a number of forum posts on XDA and elsewhere, I've learned that this has a locked bootloader that hasn't been cracked. So, I decided to first try the easy route, and installed Towel Root.
After successfully rooting the phone, I uninstalled some apps that I probably should not have uninstalled, because now when I go to do a factory reset, the setup wizard allows me to select my language (English), but then fails with "Unfortunately setup wizard has stopped."
When I hit OK, I do get dumped out into the home screen, and the phone seems like its mostly (if not fully) functional, minus the apps that I removed which I shouldn't have removed.
So... is there any way of fixing this?
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I'd suggest re flashing the 4.4.2 NE1 firmware. That should solve your problem. I'd suggest using Odin
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Thanks.
I downloaded 4.4.2 from 2 different sources, and the md5sum were different for each, so I knew that at least 1 of them was either the wrong firmware or corrupted in some way.
After further research, I realized I could download Kies 3 onto my Windows computer (official Samsung software), and run a factory reset / image upgrade directly from the computer. I decided that was the safest method.
And it worked!
Hey all, before I start I'd like to apologise for making the post here but I don't know what you guys would classify the state of my phone as, "bricked, soft-bricked, hard-bricked", I have no clue! As a result I have no idea what threads to start looking in so I've come here to make this, sorry again!
I'm here looking for help because I think I've completely destroyed my Moto G and really really would like to fix it.
Basically, I had been running an old version of CyanogenMod for months and was not able to update due to the fact my bootloader was not updated. After finally updating it through a tool on XDA, I installed the newest version of CyanogenMod onto the phone and it was all going well, except for the fact all of my Google apps were crashing and making it impossible to use.
Now, I'm not sure why, but without taking any precautionary measures or looking into it at all or what I needed to do, I then decided to try and flash a Paranoid Android rom onto the phone, which installed fine. I load the phone up and something comes up with a passcode saying I need to unlock it to use the phone. I put in some random things and eventually get it, but it says my data is corrupted and therefore I need to reset to factory settings and there's a button there to do it. I think "why not" and click.
So now, the phone did something weird and basically went into a bootloop of the PA logo, so I restarted the phone and went to the bootloader thing. When doing "Normal Startup" it loads the phone with the PA logo like before, comes up with a brief "Android is Upgrading" screen before showing me the passcode screen for half a second, before repeating this, thus having a bootloop. Every so often, I can put my code in and press the reset button again, but it does the same thing.
On the other hand, if I try to access my ClockworkMod recovery system, the screen repeatedly flashes with the CWM background of the Android Alien guy, as if to say it keeps trying to start but it cannot.
TLDR: I cannot access my phone through a normal powerup or through my recovery, have I screwed it completely?
I'd hugely appreciate any help here guys because I'm stressing like I never have before here, thanks!
EDIT: it is the X0123 version!
Spaciouz said:
TLDR: I cannot access my phone through a normal powerup or through my recovery, have I screwed it completely?
I'd hugely appreciate any help here guys because I'm stressing like I never have before here, thanks!
EDIT: it is the X0123 version!
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Just a few questions before I start suggesting a full flash to stock.
Did you have any SIM passwords, boot passwords, CWM passwords before flashing?
Also In CWM does it flash before any options are selected and did you dirty flash the new ROM over the old ROM?
Anyway, your phone is not hardbricked as it can get to recovery so thats good news.
I would suggest flashing your phone back to factory stock using the tools here on XDA (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219). That should hopefully resolve most of the issues and then if you feel like it you can start flashing custom ROMs again.
Alright so I decided to make a dumb choice and factory reset my rooted S6 and now I cant get past the setup wizard because its checking for a software update which it hasn't gotten past for 2 DAYS ! Previous times I've reset my phone this never happened. I also tried to just re-install the stock android but Odin says fail. There's nothing else I really know to do. I've been looking online all day for ways to fix this and nothing. Please help me lol
Well you're on the right track. Here is a different way of restoring the stock firmware. Download and install Samsung Kies3 straight from Samsung website.
You'll need to enter the Serial Number (very small at the back bottom of the phone) and the model number (I.e. SM-G920F) for Samsung Kies to start downloading the correct firmware.
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Alright so I decided to make a dumb choice and factory reset my rooted S6 and now I cant get past the setup wizard because its checking for a software update which it hasn't gotten past for 2 DAYS ! Previous times I've reset my phone this never happened. I also tried to just re-install the stock android but Odin says fail. There's nothing else I really know to do. I've been looking online all day for ways to fix this and nothing. Please help me lol
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Can you upload a screenshot of the error shown in Odin?
Well, yes, really I was just desperate. I've been trying to solve an issue with my phone for the last two days. I had Nexus OS 9.0 installed, all perfect, recovery is good, and everything.
I decided that I'd had enough of Nexus, it crashes a lot, sometimes it reboots blah blah.
I decided to change to XtreStoLite, a stable and light Marshmallow version. I downloaded it, I passed it to my phone, went to TWRP, flashed it ... But the Edge version ...
Long story short, my x axis touch was all ****ed up, you touched right, it touched left. I tried reinstalling NexusOS, but nothing, it just kept happening, I guessed it must have ****ed with the kernel or something, so I decided I was going to download the Stock ROM of the S6 (5.1.1) and try a fix I had seen that has worked a lot for others that was going into de dial pad and dialing "*#2663*#" and a couple of buttons and that was it, problem fixed.
I did, but when I went to flash it with Odin, I encountered a hundred problems more, first it didn't detect my phone, then I had errors. Nand write fail. Sboot.bin fail, and well, all of that.
So, I was tired, angry and decided to check the "Nand erase" checkbox that in some page I read might work, but instead it ****ed all up.
Now I'm sitting here watching my phone reboot and reboot again. It enters to the TWRP Recovery, but a console pops up and says thing like:
"Could not mount /data and unable to find crypto footer. Failed to mount /data (Invalid Argument" and things like these repeating once and again.
So, is there any way out of this? I mean, I can still go into Download mode, but for some reason can't flash any ROM. (I'm downloading another one right now for tomorrow morning, so we'll see). This is my daily carrier and I need it. I don't have the money to buy a new one right now, I know, I'm tremendously stupid and should've thought about doing this I didn't know what were.
Thank you in advance for the responses, and you can go ahead and curse at me a little for being an idiot.
Edit: Just discovered that I can go into the Recovery mode, but I tried to "factory reset" to see what would happen and a lot of "Failed to mount 'data' (Invalid Argument)". So, take that into account. Can't transfer anything to the phone though. Already tried.
Edit 2: I was able to install XtreStoLite, but the touch problem is still there. If anyone knows what the freak the "Sboot.bin" fail is and how to fix it, I would glady aprecciate it. I don't like the reversed touch screen that much. Thanks again.
Sboot.bin fail is most of the time a older bootloader youre trying to flash. Flash the newest update to your phone
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Sboot.bin fail is most of the time a older bootloader youre trying to flash. Flash the newest update to your phone
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Yeap. That worked. I downloaded the 7.0 Update. Now we shall see if I can fix the touch problem, I hope so.
Will update if I do. In this thread.
Edit: Yeap. It worked, seems like the code only works on Stock Android. For anyone who could be having this problem, this is the solution.