[Q] applied GB update.zip to rooted FRG83G. any danger? - Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all,
In order to update to the latest GB on my Nexus One, I flashed the latest FRG83G stock and rooted it to restore the stock recovery image.
I forgot to unroot and applied the update.zip in the stock recovery. Everything went smoothly and I still have the Superuser icon in my app drawer.
Is this going to cause any problem in the future or does this just mean have a rooted GB now??
Thanks

You pretty much definitely lost root, it's just that the app that managed root access is still there. Try "su" in terminal emulator or adb shell and it should say "access denied".

It probably means you have an unrooted rom with superuser installed, so really no harm there. You'll have to get you're phone rooted again in some way though if that is your intention.

i've definitely lost root like you said. it says access denied when i 'su' in the adb shell.
does it matter if i uninstall the app that managed root now? i'm afraid it might cause problems in the future if i tried to root it later. or is it ok to just leave it there?
thanks

knightsljx said:
i've definitely lost root like you said. it says access denied when i 'su' in the adb shell.
does it matter if i uninstall the app that managed root now? i'm afraid it might cause problems in the future if i tried to root it later. or is it ok to just leave it there?
thanks
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You can't uninstall it without root. But leaving it there doesn't hurt anything. If you want, just root again.

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How can I check whether I've successfully unrooted my rooted phone?

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Hey guys, so after the release of UniversalAndRoot, I decided that maybe I should unroot my XT720 and use UniversalAndRoot to re-root it.
I rooted with the exploid method.
I plan on doing the steps backwards to see if that unroots my phone.
What's the best way to check whether my phone has been unrooted or not?
Is it enough to claim that I unrooted my phone if adb shell -> su fails to grant me root?
Thanks.
Someone's bound to know the answer?
You could try to install ShootMe or any other Market App that requires root permissions and then try if they work.
pretty much what the guy above me said just install an app that requires super user permissions then run it and it should say your not rooted or this app requires root.
Thanks guys, I followed your advices and managed to unroot my current root and rooted with a different method.
This thread is now obsolete.
Install terminal and type su
You will get permission denied iiif not rooted.
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[Q] Issues with the LG Esteem Exploit

I've been viewing these forums for quite sometime just never posted before. I was one of the people with the LG Revolution that lost the Super One Click Root when the OOA Update hit over the summer.
I have SU still installed and its been updated even though I can not gain root access and since I do not have root access I am unable to uninstall it. I have tried the One Click Root Tool for the LG Esteem after upgrading to GB. It say's that its completed but Root Check denies the fact it is rooted.
I tried Super One Click and it states the device is in fact rooted but when I try to use any root access apps it states "Unable to write". Any ideas on why it still wont allow the root to edit the read/write access for my device?
Thank you,
Mike
hey :9 I'm having the same issue. Heres to hoping someone figures it out
Ronin_EMT said:
I've been viewing these forums for quite sometime just never posted before. I was one of the people with the LG Revolution that lost the Super One Click Root when the OOA Update hit over the summer.
I have SU still installed and its been updated even though I can not gain root access and since I do not have root access I am unable to uninstall it. I have tried the One Click Root Tool for the LG Esteem after upgrading to GB. It say's that its completed but Root Check denies the fact it is rooted.
I tried Super One Click and it states the device is in fact rooted but when I try to use any root access apps it states "Unable to write". Any ideas on why it still wont allow the root to edit the read/write access for my device?
Thank you,
Mike
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Do you know how to use adb?
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I'm from the Esteem side and some people were having the same problem after the superuser unroot fiasco and people couldn't re-root with the original one click because it did not clear the old su. Check over on Android forums/Esteem/All things root section. It was fixed by adding a few command lines to the script to clear the old su and give you the new su and binaries. HTH
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aplusgfx said:
I'm from the Esteem side and some people were having the same problem after the superuser unroot fiasco and people couldn't re-root with the original one click because it did not clear the old su. Check over on Android forums/Esteem/All things root section. It was fixed by adding a few command lines to the script to clear the old su and give you the new su and binaries. HTH
Sent from my LG-MS910 using Tapatalk
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Ty this worked wonders! I found it rather fast. Only problem with this guys batch is the fact you have to manually reboot your device for it to work. After I rebooted my apps were asking for SU access!
Here is a link for anyone else suffering from the unable to root because of SU already locked on your device.
androidforums.com/esteem-all-things-root/435750-one-click-root-updated-final-w-superuser-3-0-6-binary-3-0-3-download.html
Just remember after you've run the batch file to unplug your device and reboot.

[Q] 4.0.4 XT890 - My device is "rooted" but the root isn't working.

I rooted my XT890 which is on 4.0.4. I don't know what it's called that I used to root it with and I don't have the same exact download link but it's the only one on the internet that doesn't require you to flash anything.
So I ran that and I thought I had my phone rooted. The major problem is that most apps that require root privileges don't work. The only root app that works is busybox. On other ones, the superuser permission prompt will pop up and will I press "allow". Then, it will say "[whatever program] has been granted superuser permissions". After that, whatever superuser requiring app I'm using will go to an error the same way it would on a completely stock un-rooted phone.
Will buying superuser elite fix it?
Will un-rooting and re-rooting by flashing a homemade fastboot fix it? If so, how do I un-root?
Can anybody help?
Did you solve your problem?
Veraster said:
I rooted my XT890 which is on 4.0.4. I don't know what it's called that I used to root it with and I don't have the same exact download link but it's the only one on the internet that doesn't require you to flash anything.
So I ran that and I thought I had my phone rooted. The major problem is that most apps that require root privileges don't work. The only root app that works is busybox. On other ones, the superuser permission prompt will pop up and will I press "allow". Then, it will say "[whatever program] has been granted superuser permissions". After that, whatever superuser requiring app I'm using will go to an error the same way it would on a completely stock un-rooted phone.
Will buying superuser elite fix it?
Will un-rooting and re-rooting by flashing a homemade fastboot fix it? If so, how do I un-root?
Can anybody help?
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Hi, obviously we had a similar problem (
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42529975#post42529975) and I am not sure about how to tackle the problem. Did you find a solution for your rooting problem? If yes I am curious how you solved it.
Cheers
BlackundDecker said:
Hi, obviously we had a similar problem (
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42529975#post42529975) and I am not sure about how to tackle the problem. Did you find a solution for your rooting problem? If yes I am curious how you solved it.
Cheers
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Nope I never figured it out.
It seems that most superuser apps aren't compatible with x86 Android unless the developers have specifically taken steps to solve it. Since RAZR i users make up an incredibly small amount of android users, almost no one bothers to make their root apps work.
Veraster said:
I rooted my XT890 which is on 4.0.4. I don't know what it's called that I used to root it with and I don't have the same exact download link but it's the only one on the internet that doesn't require you to flash anything.
So I ran that and I thought I had my phone rooted. The major problem is that most apps that require root privileges don't work. The only root app that works is busybox. On other ones, the superuser permission prompt will pop up and will I press "allow". Then, it will say "[whatever program] has been granted superuser permissions". After that, whatever superuser requiring app I'm using will go to an error the same way it would on a completely stock un-rooted phone.
Will buying superuser elite fix it?
Will un-rooting and re-rooting by flashing a homemade fastboot fix it? If so, how do I un-root?
Can anybody help?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2281224
That link above will install you cwm if you don't already have it then with that you can flash either the RAZR I Root or RAZR I Root 2 .zip... It just depends which one is for your ROM and I didn't link because I couldn't find it or have it bookmarked anymore but if you find it and flash it through cwm it will definitely work
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Cause you are on ICS (4.0.4) you have to follow the instructions from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1928509
There is a way with unlocked bootloader and one without

[Q] bootloader locked and knox 0x0

if you have knox 0x0 and took a OTA update does this mean you cant re-root i was rooted then i was foced to update then my root was gone
but my custom rom stayed and super su has now lost all granted access so i'm confused am i not able to root any more because of the update
or what? because odin keeps failing i real want to root my phone again
please help thanks in advance here is my info
Right here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2510603
Does not trip knox, roots MJ5, and does not wipe anything.
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alwayswatching said:
if you have knox 0x0 and took a OTA update does this mean you cant re-root i was rooted then i was foced to update then my root was gone
but my custom rom stayed and super su has now lost all granted access so i'm confused am i not able to root any more because of the update
or what? because odin keeps failing i real want to root my phone again
please help thanks in advance here is my info
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If su is still there (/system/bin/su or /system/xbin/su), all you need is SuperSU, which you can install from the Play store. (Without an "su-ish" app, apps can't get root, even though su is installed.) If su isn't still there you'll have to root again.
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ZOOPidy said:
Right here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2510603
Does not trip knox, roots MJ5, and does not wipe anything.
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thanks so much i will try now didnt want to brick my new phone i got from the wife and the watch
thanks again
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Rukbat said:
If su is still there (/system/bin/su or /system/xbin/su), all you need is SuperSU, which you can install from the Play store. (Without an "su-ish" app, apps can't get root, even though su is installed.) If su isn't still there you'll have to root again.
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thanks super su is still there so your saying all i need to do is upgrade the super su or reinstall it
then grant access ?
alwayswatching said:
thanks super su is still there so your saying all i need to do is upgrade the super su or reinstall it
then grant access ?
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No, if SuperSU is still there and you don't get root, the su binry is evidently missing. That mans that you have to root all over again. (You need to be rooted to install the su binary, which you aren't, so ... which is why rooting uses an exploit [a different one in each line of phones] to get temporary root so it can install su to get permanent root.)
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Rukbat said:
No, if SuperSU is still there and you don't get root, the su binry is evidently missing. That mans that you have to root all over again. (You need to be rooted to install the su binary, which you aren't, so ... which is why rooting uses an exploit [a different one in each line of phones] to get temporary root so it can install su to get permanent root.)
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i have tried with odin but it keeps failing should i use the kingo root insted ?
at this stage what would be the best way to re-root
thanks in advance
Are you following these instructions? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559715
Everyone else seems to report that this method for getting root works.
Kingo root works (though some people don't like Kingo)
Also - always freeze OTA update app after you root, otherwise you'll lose root with every OTA update.
If you're expecting an OTA update, you can unfreeze the app, then use SuperSU survival mode, then let it update, and then turn off survival mode to get root back. But ofc it's too late for that now in your case.
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DrAzzy said:
Are you following these instructions? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559715
Everyone else seems to report that this method for getting root works.
Kingo root works (though some people don't like Kingo)
Also - always freeze OTA update app after you root, otherwise you'll lose root with every OTA update.
If you're expecting an OTA update, you can unfreeze the app, then use SuperSU survival mode, then let it update, and then turn off survival mode to get root back. But ofc it's too late for that now in your case.
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im not doing anything yet i don't want to brick the phone but in answer to your ? yes i want to try kingo
but there is a new version of kingo where you just let it run will that work also there is a video on it at you tube site
called kingo root note 3 should i do the fist kingo or the first one on the top of this thread
thanks in advance and thanks for the quick responce
I don't know the specifics of Kingo, I used the other method.
kingo one button
ok just did the new kingo for 4.3 with mj5 confirmed working
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmc_QNJW68E
thanks again to all you guys who took time out to help me i am GREATLY APPRECIATIVE
AGAIN IT WORKS AND DOESN'T TRIP 0X1 IM STILL ON 0X0 NOW ROOTED AGAIN
its a great feeling now to stop the OTA UPDATES thanks guys
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alwayswatching said:
im not doing anything yet i don't want to brick the phone but in answer to your ? yes i want to try kingo
but there is a new version of kingo where you just let it run will that work also there is a video on it at you tube site
called kingo root note 3 should i do the fist kingo or the first one on the top of this thread
thanks in advance and thanks for the quick responce
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ok just did the new kingo for 4.3 with mj5 confirmed working
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmc_QNJW68E
thanks again to all you guys who took time out to help me i am GREATLY APPRECIATIVE
AGAIN IT WORKS AND DOESN'T TRIP 0X1 IM STILL ON 0X0 NOW ROOTED AGAIN
its a great feeling now to stop the OTA UPDATES thanks guys
Kingo is fine. The Heimdall and Odin one is a pain in the but and risky. Mostly for restoring. I used kingo and its just fine. If you mess up then you can go to that other link and restore with or without root.
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ZOOPidy said:
Kingo is fine. The Heimdall and Odin one is a pain in the but and risky. Mostly for restoring. I used kingo and its just fine. If you mess up then you can go to that other link and restore with or without root.
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your right odin is a pain sometimes. kingo just worked first time boom one shot done
and i want to thank all the developers for there hard work and time for any program that allows us to do things we love to do with our phones

Trouble Rooting my Note 4

Hey everyone. I am not new at rooting phones but this appears to be the one phone that is giving me issues.
My note 4 is telus, was n910w
installed this rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-tmobile/development/rom-vision-x-n4-intl-t2943448
working beautifully thus far but I cant seem to root....
I have tripped KNOX 5 times so far trying to do it, each time it appears my phone is not rooted as titanium cannot verify SU, and aswell I have a root checker which tells me it is not rooted.
I have tried several versions of ODIN, and cf auto root n910t, AND V.
Do I maybe have to reinstall my rom? Or is there something I am missing because this is frustrating me....
Is there something I am doing wrong? Superuser IS on my phone, but its not doing anything but being there.... Please any kind of help would be appreciated as I am stumped.
I'm not sure what rom you are running but I do know there were some issues with su and lollipop in the beginning that required you to go into superuser app setting 's and change from prompt for root to allow all requests. For some reason it wouldn't prompt for root for root apps. But if you changed it it would auto.atically allow root apps root access
Framaroot
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neofreek01 said:
I'm not sure what rom you are running but I do know there were some issues with su and lollipop in the beginning that required you to go into superuser app setting 's and change from prompt for root to allow all requests. For some reason it wouldn't prompt for root for root apps. But if you changed it it would auto.atically allow root apps root access
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This worked, I am a dummy lol
Thanks alot!
Glad I could help
Glad you got it worked out but note that you can only ever trip Knox once. Once it's tripped it's tripped, so don't worry about it.
neofreek01 said:
I'm not sure what rom you are running but I do know there were some issues with su and lollipop in the beginning that required you to go into superuser app setting 's and change from prompt for root to allow all requests. For some reason it wouldn't prompt for root for root apps. But if you changed it it would auto.atically allow root apps root access
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I had lost root after flashing the PopRocks ROM. Couldn't figure it out and stumbled across this post. Now it works perfectly. Thanks! :good:

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