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Three questions regarding root and the OTA

So, I got my Moto X on Verizon today. The OTA started downloading already. Luckily, I turned off all data before it could finish downloading (it's at 8% now). Obviously, I can't connect to data 'cause it will automatically start to download.
I want to root though. I know I'm supposed to use PwnMyMoto. However, I know that the OTA breaks root. I've read around all the posts--and I can't seem to find a conclusive way to keep root on the OTA after gaining it; each post I read says something different.
Additional piece of info: I don't care about anything regarding custom ROMs or the bootloader. I intend to keep the stock ROM, but use Xposed.
So, my three questions:
1) Is it okay to root even though the download of the OTA has started?
2) What is the conclusive way to keep root for the OTA?
3) After rooting, how would I go about returning everything back to stock? (I plan on using this phone for a next week or so, then returning it--this is because of the price drops and MotoMaker for Verizon coming out soon; at this stage, I just want to know if this phone is right for me).
Thanks for all the help in advance.

Just boot into Recovery and wipe data\cache and dalvick this will reset your phone. Then resetup your phone, the OTA will come back up, tell the OTA to REMIND you about it, not download it. Then use pwnmymoto to get root, and then just freeze the OTA downloader (MotorolaOTA.apk). Continue to use your phone, customize it with xposed etc etc. When you want to return it, use RSDLite and flash the stock FXZ file to it its totally back to stock again out of the box.

Am I too late?
I have the update on my phone, but would want to root it. I have the moto x on verizon it's not the developers edition.

No need to wipe data. You can root while the download goes then install ROM toolbox and delete the update from your cache and freeze the moto updater.apk and updater.apk to stop the notification. As for.rooting the update I think jcase said install pwnmymoto but don't run it then update. But IMO its not worth it cause if anything gets messed up you get updated and loose the opportunity to root.
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enigmaco said:
I have the update on my phone, but would want to root it. I have the moto x on verizon it's not the developers edition.
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If you installed the update your SOL. If its just downloaded your OK to root.

I ended up not accepting the update. I'm not going to either. If by the time I return this phone I deem it worthy of a replacement for my GNexus--then I'll worry about root and the OTA. This is awesome stuff.

shane1 said:
No need to wipe data. You can root while the download goes then install ROM toolbox and delete the update from your cache and freeze the moto updater.apk and updater.apk to stop the notification. As for.rooting the update I think jcase said install pwnmymoto but don't run it then update. But IMO its not worth it cause if anything gets messed up you get updated and loose the opportunity to root.
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If you installed the update your SOL. If its just downloaded your OK to root.
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Had a feeling oh well missed the boat again.

Root Nexus 6 5.0.1?

Hello,
Sorry if this question is really stupid, but are there any root methods for the Nexus 6 on Android 5.0.1? Would any root for Lollipop 5.0 work for 5.0.1 as well? Please reply with what methods have worked for you. Thanks a lot!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56913254
I use this for absolutely everything I do with my phone. Works flawlessly.

saddog5523 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56913254
I use this for absolutely everything I do with my phone. Works flawlessly.
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Thank you so much! I just found this coincidentally SECONDS before you responded. Hopefully it works great. Now, when I lose root each time I update, I can just come back to this application and see if there is a new version?

rmx36 said:
Thank you so much! I just found this coincidentally SECONDS before you responded. Hopefully it works great. Now, when I lose root each time I update, I can just come back to this application and see if there is a new version?
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Wug keeps everything up to date. Shouldn't be a problem. Also, you won't be able to update when you're rooted. The update checks for any modifications and will error out. You will have to flash the update manually, or via the toolkit under advanced. There is a guide under general about how to update manually via fastboot, which is a pretty simple thing. I'm a bit cautious about flashing anything manually and I was able to do it without any hiccups. I'll grab a link for it.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=57063390
This guide is what I used to flash from 5.0.0 to 5.0.1 when it was released. Just make sure you read all the way through once before you start. And do the long method, the short method doesn't work for some reason.

saddog5523 said:
Wug keeps everything up to date. Shouldn't be a problem. Also, you won't be able to update when you're rooted. The update checks for any modifications and will error out. You will have to flash the update manually, or via the toolkit under advanced. There is a guide under general about how to update manually via fastboot, which is a pretty simple thing. I'm a bit cautious about flashing anything manually and I was able to do it without any hiccups. I'll grab a link for it.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=57063390
This guide is what I used to flash from 5.0.0 to 5.0.1 when it was released. Just make sure you read all the way through once before you start. And do the long method, the short method doesn't work for some reason.
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Thanks. Everything worked well, now going to go use Viper4Android. Anything you recommend over it for sound quality and audio boosting?

rmx36 said:
Thanks. Everything worked well, now going to go use Viper4Android. Anything you recommend over it for sound quality and audio boosting?
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Viper is my favorite and nothing really comes close to it.
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[Q&A] MoFo IMG AT&T XT1097 (root, tether, xposed)

Q&A for MoFo IMG AT&T XT1097 (root, tether, xposed)
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My /data directory is empty. Can I assume I don't need to follow the steps to delete the two folders?

busybox
Any chance on getting busybox baked in as well?

AlwaysHere said:
Any chance on getting busybox baked in as well?
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Do you know anyone with an XT1095? If so it is really easy to do and they can make a nandroid of their system and just restore it when they are done.

JulesJam said:
Do you know anyone with an XT1095? If so it is really easy to do and they can make a nandroid of their system and just restore it when they are done.
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Sadly I don't know anyone around that has one. Looks like I'll have to wait until it's released somewhere on here. Thanks JulesJam.

Newbie questions
I've received my Moto X yesterday (bought a used one on Amazon). Unfortunately I haven't ask the seller which exact model of MotoX it was and it turned out that it is AT&T one and bootloader can't be unlocked.
Tried to go through all topics connected to MotoX but still have a couple of questions. If this this is wrong topic please tell my where to post.
1. Using MoFO, should I be able to install debloated firmwares (without AT&T bloatware) on my phone? I don't need root but I wan't pure stock Android without carrier-specific apps.
2. If I use MoFo and don't like it, can I go back to official stock and receive OTA updates?
3. Do we have any hope that someday (say, in one year) someone (like Sunshine) finds a way to unlock bootloader? Is that hardware-impossible or just such an exploit wasn't found yet?
4. Assuming that such exploit probably will need KitKat, will I be able to downgrade to 4.4.4 later if I update 5.0.2 OTA now?

qyron said:
1. Using MoFO, should I be able to install debloated firmwares (without AT&T bloatware) on my phone? I don't need root but I wan't pure stock Android without carrier-specific apps.
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Yes but to make it you have to either use another device with an unlocked bootloader like a Nexus 9 or a Moto X 2013, or if you know someone with an XT1095 they can make it for you. Or if you know linux you can make it.
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qyron said:
I've received my Moto X yesterday (bought a used one on Amazon). Unfortunately I haven't ask the seller which exact model of MotoX it was and it turned out that it is AT&T one and bootloader can't be unlocked.
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Can you return and buy an XT1095 instead? That is what I would do.
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qyron said:
2. If I use MoFo and don't like it, can I go back to official stock and receive OTA updates?
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Yes read my noob guide in the General forum (it is linked to in the OP of the MoFo thread).
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qyron said:
3. Do we have any hope that someday (say, in one year) someone (like Sunshine) finds a way to unlock bootloader? Is that hardware-impossible or just such an exploit wasn't found yet?
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I don't have any hope. No one is working on it. jcase and beaups aren't interested in motorola phones anymore and they were the only ones pretty much working on it who have the skillz needed to do it.
And maiko1 hasn't been responding to questions about MoFo via the forum or by email. He hasn't been on XDA since 5/27/15 so I don't know what is going on. It is like he abandoned MoFo. Maybe he is sick or in the hospital and can't respond, idk, but he hasn't been responding to anyone in awhile. When 5.1 drops, the copy of MoFo you have now won't work on it. He would need to update the MoFo site and I worry that he isn't interested anymore.
If you have the ability to return the XT1097 and get an XT1095, that is what I would do.
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qyron said:
4. Assuming that such exploit probably will need KitKat, will I be able to downgrade to 4.4.4 later if I update 5.0.2 OTA now?
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There is no reason to think that the exploit will be found on KK. jcase and beaups looked for one and didn't find one and gave up.
And no, you will never be able to downgrade your bootloader to 4.4.4 once you upgrade to 5.0.2.

JulesJam said:
Yes but to make it you have to either use another device with an unlocked bootloader like a Nexus 9 or a Moto X 2013, or if you know someone with an XT1095 they can make it for you. Or if you know linux you can make it.
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Can you return and buy an XT1095 instead? That is what I would do.
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Yes read my noob guide in the General forum (it is linked to in the OP of the MoFo thread).
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I don't have any hope. No one is working on it. jcase and beaups aren't interested in motorola phones anymore and they were the only ones pretty much working on it who have the skillz needed to do it.
And maiko1 hasn't been responding to questions about MoFo via the forum or by email. He hasn't been on XDA since 5/27/15 so I don't know what is going on. It is like he abandoned MoFo. Maybe he is sick or in the hospital and can't respond, idk, but he hasn't been responding to anyone in awhile. When 5.1 drops, the copy of MoFo you have now won't work on it. He would need to update the MoFo site and I worry that he isn't interested anymore.
If you have the ability to return the XT1097 and get an XT1095, that is what I would do.
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There is no reason to think that the exploit will be found on KK. jcase and beaups looked for one and didn't find one and gave up.
And no, you will never be able to downgrade your bootloader to 4.4.4 once you upgrade to 5.0.2.
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You say we can make images using linux, can you make a guide or at least explain quickly how this is done? I'm moderately proficient in linux and I'm thinking about being the guinea pig who tries to make a rom for the XT1097.

darknessrise1234 said:
You say we can make images using linux, can you make a guide or at least explain quickly how this is done? I'm moderately proficient in linux and I'm thinking about being the guinea pig who tries to make a rom for the XT1097.
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If you're moderately proficient I won't go into too much detail, you basically just use the mount command to mount the ext4 image then modify then unmount then flash.

G4 Man2 said:
If you're moderately proficient I won't go into too much detail, you basically just use the mount command to mount the ext4 image then modify then unmount then flash.
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So I'm right it has to be an installed image, not a fxz? I have a 5.1 fxz and I was looking to attempt a 5.1 image for our 1097.

Does gravitybox work with on this image?
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JulesJam said:
Do you know anyone with an XT1095? If so it is really easy to do and they can make a nandroid of their system and just restore it when they are done.
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For some reason the xposed doesn't work for me.
See screenshot from attachment
I got a ATT xt1097
My flash procedure:
1. enter recovery and wipe data/cache
2. flash stock image with just root
3. wipe cache(If I don't do this there will be a bootloop)
4. enter system, turn on Unknown Sources (read from another website), Install Xposed Installer (tried both 2.7 experimental1 and 2.6.1), delete everything in dalvik-cache
5. fastboot flash your mod
6. wipe cache
7. enter system, there is a long updating app process.
8. open Xposed installer and it doesn;t work

lihanchen said:
For some reason the xposed doesn't work for me.
See screenshot from attachment
I got a ATT xt1097
My flash procedure:
1. enter recovery and wipe data/cache
2. flash stock image with just root
3. wipe cache(If I don't do this there will be a bootloop)
4. enter system, turn on Unknown Sources (read from another website), Install Xposed Installer (tried both 2.7 experimental1 and 2.6.1), delete everything in dalvik-cache
5. fastboot flash your mod
6. wipe cache
7. enter system, there is a long updating app process.
8. open Xposed installer and it doesn;t work
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Are you using mofo?

JulesJam said:
Are you using mofo?
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Yes. otherwise I can't flash. AT&T sucks
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JulesJam said:
Are you using mofo?
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And one thing I notice is that every time there is a 10-second starting app process before loading the launcher after the Moto Earth animation. Similar dialog as updating apps

lihanchen said:
Yes. otherwise I can't flash. AT&T sucks
And one thing I notice is that every time there is a 10-second starting app process before loading the launcher after the Moto Earth animation. Similar dialog as updating apps
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You need to follow the instructions in the OP exactly as written, by what you posted you aren't doing that. There is no need for instance to enable Unknown Sources.

JulesJam said:
You need to follow the instructions in the OP exactly as written, by what you posted you aren't doing that. There is no need for instance to enable Unknown Sources.
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I tried turning on/ not turning on unknown sources
Also use ES file explorer/ adb shell to delete dalvik cache
Also wipe cache/ not wipe cache after flashing the mod.zip (second zip)
Can't get it working anyway

JulesJam said:
You need to follow the instructions in the OP exactly as written, by what you posted you aren't doing that. There is no need for instance to enable Unknown Sources.
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Let's discuss in this post. I accidentally sent a post on the original thread instead of Q&A and can't delete it.
I googled "xposed installer" and clicked the first link, tried both 2.7 experimental 1 and 2.6.1, installed with adb
Also, for last step, I installed "APM+" module and it didn't work.

lihanchen said:
Let's discuss in this post. I accidentally sent a post on the original thread instead of Q&A and can't delete it.
I googled "xposed installer" and clicked the first link, tried both 2.7 experimental 1 and 2.6.1, installed with adb.
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But what version of the Xposed installer was used when the dev made the image? That may be the issue as the installer has been updated but I am not sure if the image was. Idk the anwer - the dev would know.

JulesJam said:
But what version of the Xposed installer was used when the dev made the image? That may be the issue as the installer has been updated but I am not sure if the image was. Idk the anwer - the dev would know.
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From the release date, I believe 2.6.1 is the correct one.
Plus, in another post about mofo image of motoX gen1 of the same author, he mentioned explicitly of xposed installer 2.6.1

lihanchen said:
From the release date, I believe 2.6.1 is the correct one.
Plus, in another post about mofo image of motoXat gen1 of the same author, he mentioned explicitly of xposed installer 2.6.1
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Well if you are using the correct version of the installer and following the instructions in the OP for the image as written it should work. I would flash back to stock system and start again from scratch if it isn't working for you making sure you are following the instructions.

to late dont need help anymore ...did not stop OTA in time

BAM
my tablet starts to update
i have it paused in recovery
i want to stop this update and dont know how
every time i boot it tries to update "Fire is installing the latest update.... can take up to 10 min"
i have root....
and i believe Amazon is trying to stop rooting with this update
how can i remove the update file so it stops trying to update ?
i can get into fastboot and recovery no prob
just cant boot without updating
PLEASE Help
i'm scared this update will break something
:crying:
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back story
i thought i had time. and was waiting for the play store to recognize my device before i ordered Titanium Backup Pro
to freeze apps. and OTA
the play store says "You don't have any devices" when i try to login in to the play store on my computer
but i can access the play store from the play store app on my fire just fine
i read a post that said it could take up to 2+ hours for the play store to recognize the fire tablet, when logging in with a computer
so i was waiting

Won't stopping a update in progress mess up the tablet possibly brick, 5.0.1 is needed for gplay its saying no devices because 5.0.0 gplay doesn't work on it
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Also sometimes it says its updating I believe because it is refreshing the apps when you root it says its updating I've noticed on stock android when you do this stuff it says its upgrading because its optimising apps
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a1yet said:
BAM
my tablet starts to update
i have it paused in recovery
i want to stop this update and dont know how
every time i boot it tries to update "Fire is installing the latest update.... can take up to 10 min"
i have root....
and i believe Amazon is trying to stop rooting with this update
how can i remove the update file so it stops trying to update ?
i can get into fastboot and recovery no prob
just cant boot without updating
PLEASE Help
i'm scared this update will break something
:crying:
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back story
i thought i had time. and was waiting for the play store to recognize my device before i ordered Titanium Backup Pro
to freeze apps. and OTA
the play store says "You don't have any devices" when i try to login in to the play store on my computer
but i can access the play store from the play store app on my fire just fine
i read a post that said it could take up to 2+ hours for the play store to recognize the fire tablet, when logging in with a computer
so i was waiting
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Just realised you've connected to the internet before blocking otas the guide clearly says to not connect to the internet so it can't download them, Google play on 5.0.0 can't check licences also so apps like launchers won't activate the plus features
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a1yet said:
BAM
my tablet starts to update
i have it paused in recovery
i want to stop this update and dont know how
every time i boot it tries to update "Fire is installing the latest update.... can take up to 10 min"
i have root....
and i believe Amazon is trying to stop rooting with this update
how can i remove the update file so it stops trying to update ?
i can get into fastboot and recovery no prob
just cant boot without updating
PLEASE Help
i'm scared this update will break something
:crying:
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back story
i thought i had time. and was waiting for the play store to recognize my device before i ordered Titanium Backup Pro
to freeze apps. and OTA
the play store says "You don't have any devices" when i try to login in to the play store on my computer
but i can access the play store from the play store app on my fire just fine
i read a post that said it could take up to 2+ hours for the play store to recognize the fire tablet, when logging in with a computer
so i was waiting
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The splash screen that says the latest update is being installed is just Amazon's version of the Android dialog that says Android is upgrading, which you'll get any time you wipe cache. In other words, if you're already on 5.0.1 and have been messing around with it (e.g. rooting it) it's not unusual to see the "latest update" screen on reboot as the cache gets rebuilt.

tonyt3rry said:
Won't stopping a update in progress mess up the tablet possibly brick, 5.0.1 is needed for gplay its saying no devices because 5.0.0 gplay doesn't work on it.................
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dont know but i am already on 5.0.1 or maybe it's 5.0.1.1
this is something new and just released
stopping the update, should not brick it
if it does i could always put the update file back
once someone tells me how to remove it or stop the update process

theophile2 said:
if you're already on 5.0.1 and have been messing around with it (e.g. rooting it) it's not unusual to see the "latest update" screen on reboot as the cache gets rebuilt.
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oh ya i wiped the cash yesterday and did a factory reset
then rooted it
you think thats why today i see the update ?
or is it something new ?
no that cant be it i remember it rebuilding the cash yesterday
so this is something new
probably to fix the root hole we found
because if we root it we dont have to see their adds
or use their programs like "PRIME"
and they dont make money
thats why i am scared of this update
because it's in their best interest to stop root and boot-loaders

If you're on 5.0.1 then you're on the latest and you're not receiving an update.

I have got same problem
I originally have stopped the OTA through adb shell
but then I still got the update
not sure why this happens...

KILRL said:
I have got same problem
I originally have stopped the OTA through adb shell
but then I still got the update
not sure why this happens...
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Read the post above yours. It's most likely not an update!

ldeveraux said:
Read the post above yours. It's most likely not an update!
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Wow some people just don't read I explained it so did someone else
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tonyt3rry said:
Wow some people just don't read I explained it so did someone else
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oh great i added you to ignore list
such a nice feature :good::laugh:
PS: i beg you to please add me to YOUR ignore list
don't want you reading my posts
....
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on a side note
thanks for everyone else how responded
trying to help
as a side side note
i decided to try it as no one suggested an alternative
and guess what
Amazon took away my root
and device still says I'm on 5.0.1
i'll see if i can get root back and will keep u updated
and please if you quote someone please don't re-post their entire post
shorten it to one or 2 lines
every one that reads their post know what they typed
and don't wanna read the same thing 100 times
no need to make your self look important and you posts look bigger
by quoting everything they said
.

a1yet said:
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go Frack your self
....
on a side note
thanks for everyone else how responded
trying to help
as a side side note
i decided to try it as no one suggested an alternative
and guess what
Amazon took away my root
and device still says I'm on 5.0.1
i'll see if i can get root back and will keep u updated
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FWIW, I rooted on 5.01.
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jco23 said:
FWIW, I rooted on 5.01.
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thanks for your reply
and ya i WAS rooted on 5.0.1 also
they must have changed the kernel or something on the update
without changing the version number
but that's just a theory, and i could be wrong
it is also possible ANY update of ANY kind takes away root
..
i think i'll get it back but i have not tryed yet

a1yet said:
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oh great i added you to ignore list
such a nice feature :good:[emoji23]
PS: i beg you to please add me to YOUR ignore list
don't want you reading my posts
....
......
on a side note
thanks for everyone else how responded
trying to help
as a side side note
i decided to try it as no one suggested an alternative
and guess what
Amazon took away my root
and device still says I'm on 5.0.1
i'll see if i can get root back and will keep u updated
and please if you quote someone please don't re-post their entire post
shorten it to one or 2 lines
every one that reads their post know what they typed
and don't wanna read the same thing 100 times
no need to make your self look important and you posts look bigger
by quoting everything they said
.
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Add me to your ignore list I couldn't care I helped you out if you read what I posted I provided help and a explanation if you want to act like that it's perfectly fine I don't need to add anyone to my ignore list have some common sense
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a1yet said:
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oh great i added you to ignore list
such a nice feature :good:[emoji23]
PS: i beg you to please add me to YOUR ignore list
don't want you reading my posts
....
......
on a side note
thanks for everyone else how responded
trying to help
as a side side note
i decided to try it as no one suggested an alternative
and guess what
Amazon took away my root
and device still says I'm on 5.0.1
i'll see if i can get root back and will keep u updated
and please if you quote someone please don't re-post their entire post
shorten it to one or 2 lines
every one that reads their post know what they typed
and don't wanna read the same thing 100 times
no need to make your self look important and you posts look bigger
by quoting everything they said
.
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Thanks for telling me to F myself
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3234525 I helped in the first replies also if you use search you'd see i had a similar experience. Lol read and you'd see I did help someone even said look at the reply above which was mine hahaha
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How have you confirmed that you lost root?

blueberry.sky said:
How have you confirmed that you lost root?
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He said he had acidently updated ^
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More than likely it isn't an ota, I had this happen a few times messing with system using root apps, it's just rebuilding cache like users suggested, also when I rooted the device I had that come up before, it's fine.
Just make sure the ota services are disabled/hide/removed.

You can install all the updates available for this device, you won't lose root. Not yet at least

Thank you all for your kind replies
and to
blueberry.sky
i used this app to check for root
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joeykrim.rootcheck&hl=en
Plus after install of the update i lost superuser
dead give away right there, but i wanted to make sure anyway
so i used that app
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a1yet said:
Thank you all for your kind replies
and to
blueberry.sky
i used this app to check for root
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joeykrim.rootcheck&hl=en
Plus after install of the update i lost superuser
dead give away right there, but i wanted to make sure anyway
so i used that app
.
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installing an update will cause the loss of root
what system version is on the device now?
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sd_shadow said:
version is on the device now?
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it's Fire OS 5.0.1 before and after update
i think it was the kernel they updated
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kernal version is
3.10.54+(37.5.2.2_user_522054520)
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maybe one of these changed
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android version 5.1
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API level 22
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Build ID LMY470
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thats about all the important info i can find

Newbie having trouble rooting my phone, Android 4.4.2

Hey everyone. I just got a Note 3 n900a after having been with Windows phone for about two years now, and I'm having some real trouble rooting it. I realize it's an older phone, so it seems most development has kind of slowed for the phone. But I'm hoping someone might have some advice here to help me get this thing rooted, so I can install a custom ROM on here. The stock one is bugging the hell out of me.
So here's what I've done. I tried rooting it with an Odin tool and Root de la Vega. When trying to actually run the tool, it detects the phone in download mode and everything, starts, then fails. Doesn't want to go any further. I can't remember the specific error it gave. So I tried the Towelroot method, which is supposedly the best way to do it. Towelroot runs and says it's successful. Root checker says otherwise. I even went ahead and factory reset the phone, kept absolutely everything at default, tried again, and it doesn't work.
I'm stumped. My model number is SAMSUNG-SM-N900A, my android version is 4.4.2, baseband is N900AUCUCNC2, build number is N900A-AAR-CONVERSA-SHOY.2015.08.24.1105, and security version is MDF v1.0 Release 2. Can anyone help me? Thanks in advance!

This might help with rooted LP on the n900a: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006
There is not much development for the n900a because the bootloader is locked which means the phone can't run TWRP or custom ROMs unless the ROM can be installed via safestrap and is based on a stock Samsung ROM.

Awsom0 said:
Hey everyone. I just got a Note 3 n900a after having been with Windows phone for about two years now, and I'm having some real trouble rooting it. I realize it's an older phone, so it seems most development has kind of slowed for the phone. But I'm hoping someone might have some advice here to help me get this thing rooted, so I can install a custom ROM on here. The stock one is bugging the hell out of me.
So here's what I've done. I tried rooting it with an Odin tool and Root de la Vega. When trying to actually run the tool, it detects the phone in download mode and everything, starts, then fails. Doesn't want to go any further. I can't remember the specific error it gave. So I tried the Towelroot method, which is supposedly the best way to do it. Towelroot runs and says it's successful. Root checker says otherwise. I even went ahead and factory reset the phone, kept absolutely everything at default, tried again, and it doesn't work.
I'm stumped. My model number is SAMSUNG-SM-N900A, my android version is 4.4.2, baseband is N900AUCUCNC2, build number is N900A-AAR-CONVERSA-SHOY.2015.08.24.1105, and security version is MDF v1.0 Release 2. Can anyone help me? Thanks in advance!
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The de la Vega root method doesn't work anymore. If you are on NC2 you can use towelroot.
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Oops, I misread your post. I don't know why towelroot isn't working it worked just fine for me.
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I would recommend factory resetting your phone and then reflashing stock NC2 and try rooting with towelroot again. Don't mess with any settings after you flash. Go straight to towelroot
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Also run an hash check on your downloaded firmware if possible to ensure it isn't corrupted. And make sure you are using a REAL Samsung cable to flash. People think it's B.S. but it isnt. I have HARD BRICKED PHONES using cheap gas station cords.
The firmware I used to root was N900AUCUCNC2_N900AATTCNC2_N900AUCUCNC2_HOME.tar.md5. It is 2,275,231 KB in size. Make sure yours matches
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Pariah24 said:
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[/COLOR]I would recommend factory resetting your phone and then reflashing stock NC2 and try rooting with towelroot again. Don't mess with any settings after you flash. Go straight to towelroot
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Hey thanks for your reply! That worked! I'm rooted now and I've got*the phone exactly how I wanted it, I appreciate it

What is safe strap I am also having trouble getting root on my N900a with towel root it says it works but after I run superuser it can not bypass knox