Hi,
I tried to root my phone following this guide...:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1818502
I got to step 9 and indeed saw that "you may notice that the phone is running very slowly, this is normal." Now while it assures me that it is "normal" it is so slow that it is impossible to gain acces to my phone, because it has swipe security...and it does not read my swipes.
Is there any "non drastical" way to undo what I did?
Thanks for the help...
jeroennoob said:
Hi,
I tried to root my phone following this guide...:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1818502
I got to step 9 and indeed saw that "you may notice that the phone is running very slowly, this is normal." Now while it assures me that it is "normal" it is so slow that it is impossible to gain acces to my phone, because it has swipe security...and it does not read my swipes.
Is there any "non drastical" way to undo what I did?
Thanks for the help...
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do kdz flash and no user data will be deleted, just installed app. I hope you kept a backup.
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Is there any work being done for a temporary Root option? I ask because it seems that I only need Root for certain issues!
Scenario: Access my hosts file, Tor...etc!
TIA
What is the benefit to only being rooted temporarily? Honestly there isn't a huge security benefit to it, and usability suffers because you have to root it when you want to do anything in your scenarios.
Why not just use SuperUser.apk and not have it remember any associations? That way you only authorize root privileges when you need them, but can stay rooted.
Temp rooting shouldn't even be released for this since we have a permroot so either root your xoom and leave it that way or stay stock
I wouldn't mind a temp root because I haven't rooted from the start, waiting for the 4G upgrade, and because fastboot oem unlock requires a wipe, I don't want to do it, then restore, then do it again. A temp root would be perfect.
I actually have to second Archon810's post. I also would like a temp-root solution so that I could backup my Xoom BEFORE fastboot oem unlock, due to the wipe. I moved all my games off my G2, and started playing further on the tablet screen. However, now I'm gonna lose all those save games. Kinda sucks...
flamingblue8z said:
I actually have to second Archon810's post. I also would like a temp-root solution so that I could backup my Xoom BEFORE fastboot oem unlock, due to the wipe. I moved all my games off my G2, and started playing further on the tablet screen. However, now I'm gonna lose all those save games. Kinda sucks...
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Either I have completely forgotten how linux works, or you guys just don't get it. AFAIK there's no "temp root". You root, you're rooted.
Not getting what the issue is here either. With superuser you have full control over what app has root access and which not. Root access can be granted and revoked at any time. So certain "things" can have root access, certain not...
cwizardtx said:
Either I have completely forgotten how linux works, or you guys just don't get it. AFAIK there's no "temp root". You root, you're rooted.
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I believe people want something like the "temp" root achieved for Sensation: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15260896&postcount=1; it works quite well for me (no unlock required, one can disable unwanted apps, Titanium works).
"Temporary", since after rebooting updated parts of a locked NAND are overwritten and the changes lost.
This would be useful if you wanted to watch movies from the Market but still wanted to use other things that required root access. Reboot clean, watch movies, run root app, make backups.
My wife's MyTouch 3G Slide had a temporary root app that she only needed when she needed to use the phone as a WiFi Hotspot.
JohannFaust said:
I believe people want something like the "temp" root achieved for Sensation: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15260896&postcount=1; it works quite well for me (no unlock required, one can disable unwanted apps, Titanium works).
"Temporary", since after rebooting updated parts of a locked NAND are overwritten and the changes lost.
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The only reason this is out, is because they don't have real root. And yes you can disable apps...but they are still there.
Sent from my PG86100
I still think a temp root solution would have been nice. Because I just rooted (which is less root, more NAND unlock) so I could upgrade to 3.2 and have full root functionality from MyBackup Pro. Some stability issues, but I will try reflashing in a bit. Would have really been nice to back everything up first, though.
Guys it seems like everyone is concerned about saving apps prior to rooting. Fyi- you can use Androidcommander and back up all your apps and install apps prior to rooting or after rooting. So if thats your concern problem solved...Don't root if your scared but when you follow directions its really a simple root and you learn a little as well.
Sent from my Xoom using Tapatalk
playya said:
Guys it seems like everyone is concerned about saving apps prior to rooting. Fyi- you can use Androidcommander and back up all your apps and install apps prior to rooting or after rooting. So if thats your concern problem solved...Don't root if your scared but when you follow directions its really a simple root and you learn a little as well.
Sent from my Xoom using Tapatalk
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This is also why the first thing you should do is fastboot oem unlock. You haven't rooted and all apps will still work. But if you decide to root later, you will not loose anything.
playya said:
Guys it seems like everyone is concerned about saving apps prior to rooting. Fyi- you can use Androidcommander and back up all your apps and install apps prior to rooting or after rooting. So if thats your concern problem solved...Don't root if your scared but when you follow directions its really a simple root and you learn a little as well.
Sent from my Xoom using Tapatalk
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No no, I have my apps already backed up by MyBackup Pro. Its my APP DATA, the save games n'at, that I was trying to back up. Its a moot point now, for me, since I already bit the bullet and rooted, but it would have been valuable to others.
bwcorvus said:
The only reason this is out, is because they don't have real root. And yes you can disable apps...but they are still there.
Sent from my PG86100
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Not true at all. The Droid X could get permanent OR Temp Root from Z4root, as could MANY phones on froyo. It could Temp root 99% of phones on froyo or earlier according to the developer and the numerous people chiming in that it worked for htem. Some things i just want temp root, so i can backup or access some file. Otherwise, i don't need root full time on this tablet, didn't need it full time either on my Galaxy tab, which i also could Temp root with Z4Root. And did numerous times with ease and no problems
Some of us don't need permanent root. Why is that so hard to understand. I have full root on my X, don't need that on my tablet. Biggest reason is for what was listed, don't want ot have to wipe the whole device. That is just overkill and silly to me. If you want root with a Xoom you realy need to do it from day 1 so you lose nothing.
cwizardtx said:
Either I have completely forgotten how linux works, or you guys just don't get it. AFAIK there's no "temp root". You root, you're rooted.
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No offense but by saying that you don't know how linux works... If you are on the command line in Linux and type SU or SUDO plus a command after it you gain TEMPORARY ROOT for that command once you put in the password. It is TEMP, after that command passes you are normal user again. Yes you can root yourself full time, but that is a silly thing to do on a linux system and removes a lot of security. Not hard to plug in a password the few times you need to access stuff or edit things
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don't want ot have to wipe the whole device. That is just overkill and silly to me.
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that's my point, if I can root my HTC EVO without wiping why should I have to do that with my xoom?
Guys
Mybackup Root Androidcommander Titanium Backup can all put your rom back to where it was in minutes. It takes longer to.read why you don't want to root than it would take to restore IMO. Don't root of you don't want to but really do t use the my programs line..
No disrespect though just think with what we have today restoring is not that not big of a deal and after you root clockwork and nandroids are your best friends
Sent from my EVO rocking Evervolv Gingerbread
IceCreaMan said:
that's my point, if I can root my HTC EVO without wiping why should I have to do that with my xoom?
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Yup thats holding me back, too. Unlike my phones (Hero and Desire) I have not rooted my Xoom on the first day just because I was unsure if I would keep it. Now I am stuck in this mess while one side of me wants to root and install 3.2 and the other side doesn't want to lose all the progress made in the apps/games/whatever...
I did unlock bootloader and it shows S-OFF on bootloader screen... when i check using ROOT CHECKER PRO it shows that "root access not properly configured or was not granted - super user appplication not installed."
What should i do?
kaushal_krishna said:
I did unlock bootloader and it shows S-OFF on bootloader screen... when i check using ROOT CHECKER PRO it shows that "root access not properly configured or was not granted - super user appplication not installed."
What should i do?
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your confusing me!
how did you get s-off? did your root the phone if so how. need more info overall, ie rom what other process you did etc, please don't pm to reply to a topic, i roam these boards all the time as my page refreshes every 5 mins. i will reply when i can :good:
BigBearEvo said:
your confusing me!
how did you get s-off? did your root the phone if so how. need more info overall, ie rom what other process you did etc, please don't pm to reply to a topic, i roam these boards all the time as my page refreshes every 5 mins. i will reply when i can :good:
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I did everything same to root and also i got it completely rooted... but all of sudden my lame mode got active and i cleared everything using recovery mod.
I got it all setup and working (it got damaged after all clearing).
I just saw it and i found it to be s-off
Now, i need your help in increasing my internal memory
kaushal_krishna said:
I did everything same to root and also i got it completely rooted... but all of sudden my lame mode got active and i cleared everything using recovery mod.
I got it all setup and working (it got damaged after all clearing).
I just saw it and i found it to be s-off
Now, i need your help in increasing my internal memory
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are you wanting stock or custom?
stock make sure you have root and have proper su access. then follow my guides in android development for ext3 creation and increase internal memory. you may use any data2sd script found in threads as they should all work. best version is found in my rom thread.
custom already has proper SU access.
see here to get increased internal >http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1565898
Please note next time use the search function as these guides are already in place..
BigBearEvo said:
are you wanting stock or custom?
stock make sure you have root and have proper su access. then follow my guides in android development for ext3 creation and increase internal memory. you may use any data2sd script found in threads as they should all work. best version is found in my rom thread.
custom already has proper SU access.
see here to get increased internal >http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1565898
Please note next time use the search function as these guides are already in place..
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I got another question..
when i check using ROOT CHECKER PRO it shows that "root access not properly configured or was not granted - super user appplication not installed."... so is it rooted or not?
kaushal_krishna said:
I got another question..
when i check using ROOT CHECKER PRO it shows that "root access not properly configured or was not granted - super user appplication not installed."... so is it rooted or not?
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according to that no. but why use root checker lol. your best option now is to wipe everything in recovery and start again
BigBearEvo said:
are you wanting stock or custom?
stock make sure you have root and have proper su access. then follow my guides in android development for ext3 creation and increase internal memory. you may use any data2sd script found in threads as they should all work. best version is found in my rom thread.
custom already has proper SU access.
see here to get increased internal >http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1565898
Please note next time use the search function as these guides are already in place..
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Can ya tell me exactly what all to root for stock?
kaushal_krishna said:
Can ya tell me exactly what all to root for stock?
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eh?
im assuming you want root in stock.
turn off the phone and remove battery. insert battery and while holding the volume down key turn on.
wipe the current rom in recovery
ie wipe data/cache/davlik
reboot
once rebooted turn off the phone and remove battery. insert battery and while holding the volume down key turn on.
goto recovery menu from HBOOT.
flash root.zip if you haven't got root access.
reboot
once reboot open Superuser and update the binary in settings.
you will need ext3 created by this point so if you haven't get cracking!
trun off the phone and remove battery. insert attery and while holding the volume down key turn on.
flash the data2sd script you want for increased memory.
reboot and check settings/storage.
if this has failed then redo all previous steps (Not ext3 creation but check to see if you have done it properly).
A few days ago randomly lost root couldn;t figure out wh. Since I'm pre OTA, I used RSD to reset and then reroot with PwnMyMoto.
Since then when my alarm goes off, the original screen that would pop up that would allow me to either snooze or turn it off simply doesn't appear. The only way I can turn it off is to force stop the clock app.
I'm trying to figure out if I should just use RSD again and root or it is time to change to the most recent root method anounced. Are there any disadvantages to the new root method? Has anyone had anything weird like this happen to them?
Icon000 said:
A few days ago randomly lost root couldn;t figure out wh. Since I'm pre OTA, I used RSD to reset and then reroot with PwnMyMoto.
Since then when my alarm goes off, the original screen that would pop up that would allow me to either snooze or turn it off simply doesn't appear. The only way I can turn it off is to force stop the clock app.
I'm trying to figure out if I should just use RSD again and root or it is time to change to the most recent root method anounced. Are there any disadvantages to the new root method? Has anyone had anything weird like this happen to them?
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this has nothing to do with the root method. it is something going on when you restore to factory stuff. redownload the fxz, make sure its the right one (carrier, version, etc.) and then make sure rsd actually finishes everything it is trying to do.
Is there a way to verify that is has done everything it is trying to do? I have restored with this file before and I had no previous issues.
jayboyyyy said:
this has nothing to do with the root method. it is something going on when you restore to factory stuff. redownload the fxz, make sure its the right one (carrier, version, etc.) and then make sure rsd actually finishes everything it is trying to do.
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Icon000 said:
Is there a way to verify that is has done everything it is trying to do? I have restored with this file before and I had no previous issues.
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it would show something failed if something failed. But maybe it just got sent yo your phone improperly or something. The only reason i say this is the case, is because there is no chance it was the root exploit, maybe something you did during that exploit or after but not the exploit itself. No one else is having this issue, so it is most likely something you did and not something that is an actual bug. If the only thing oyu did was restore your phone with rsdlite, then something prob errored during this restore. It is a software issue, so the fact that you have the problem but i haven't seen it reported any where else ever, probably means its something you did to your phone incorrectly.
Hi guys, thanks for the forum and i hope to become a part of it. I've been under so much stress since yesterday, my galaxy s3 (on EE in the UK) for the first time decided it's data was corrupted yesterday after my battery died, never done this or anything like it before, and it wouldn't let me access the phone itself unless the data was reset.
I had a lot of very precious pictures in my gallery from the weekend, which unfortunately chose not to backup to google+ for the last few days, even though it always has up until recently. All night/day i've been trying to figure out and get software to recover these photos, which i think is possible as i did it a long time ago on a blackberry, but not android yet. I'm just hoping it can be done so the photos aren't forever lost, the other stuff gone doesn't bother me so much.
The guide i'm following (here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...de-internal-memory-data-recovery-yes-t1994705) says it needs to be rooted first, and i can't even get past step 1. I've only ever rooted my old galaxy S1 (which worked back then) but i can't seem to get the S3 to do it. And now my phone also believes there's no sim card in and i get no signal now.
this is the guide i followed: http://www.ibtimes.com/how-root-sam...-jelly-bean-official-firmware-tutorial-975812
though i think i need a newer PDA file to flash my i9305 with. I'm on the EE network running 4.3 jelly. It installed Super SU but root checker says it still isn't rooted.
So have i messed this up? And is there any hope for me getting these pictures back?
Thanks in advance for any help, it's much appreciated.
if you are running on 4.3 then you are not following the right guide to root...
use THIS ONE instead... if it fails to root use the workaround part, i used it and worked....used the workaround to install custom recovery and then flashed chainfire zip from his website and updated SU and worked.
are you still able to boot the phone?
Thanks for the response, tried that guide and still getting no signal on my phone (no mobile connection at all, sim card isn't recognised as being there) and i don't think it's rooted right. Still saying SuperSU has stopped working when i try to open it.
I put the Root_SuperSU.1.02-Busybox.1.21.0.zip on the internal SD and tried that too.
Which is the chainfire zip you're talking about, could you possibly link it? I don't really get what you mean by custom recovery, do you mean it's the same as flashing the Busybox thing from recovery mode?
And yeah it still boots up normally...
use that tutorial to install a custom recovery...then install this SuperSU - http://download.chainfire.eu/396/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.94.zip?retrieve_file=1 - flash it in custom recovery....after that update app with playstore and should work.
but i suggest you get it to a specialized shop to get your photos back...
Hello all. I Recently attempted rooting my phone, running on 5.0.2, and it seemed to have worked. But then after attempting to use SuperSU to add root permissions to an app, my screen went black, and the only thing visible was the top status bar, which had some animations still running (Like the battery icon filling up or the signal bars changing), but thats it. It wasn't responsive to any of my button presses, and then it shut off. It keeps doing this over and over, and i cant keep the phone on for more than 5 mins maybe 10. How would I fix this? I used this "tutorial". - andromods .com/news-root/lg-g3-g-flex-2-g2-lollipop-one-click.html - (Stupid thing wont let me post links)
I would like to solve this without factory resetting, as I have apps that have data on them that needs to be transferred from one phone to another, and i dont have a second phone to transfer to at the moment.
Thanks in advance.
As far as I know, flashing kdz with LG Flash Tool following the tutorial to "unroot" won't delete your data, but you will lose root, of course. If you don't have custom recovery nor root, there is little else you can do. Do you have adb root (shell)? If yes you can try re-flashing system partition...
lfom said:
As far as I know, flashing kdz with LG Flash Tool following the tutorial to "unroot" won't delete your data, but you will lose root, of course. If you don't have custom recovery nor root, there is little else you can do. Do you have adb root (shell)? If yes you can try re-flashing system partition...
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I'm very new to this, and probably shouldnt have attempted this without knowing more, so I have no idea what you are asking me. What is ADB root (shell)? I probably dont have it. And I didnt do any sort of custom recovery. But it seems that me messing around with SuperSU (clicking the uninstall root/turning of superuser once or twice) seems to have stopped the crashing all together. Ive been using my phone since and it hasnt crashed. Whether or not that's fixed the real issue, I don't know. And I'm not sure I want to mess with it further. :crying: