Hi Guys,
I seem to have a few issues with my phone or the rooting methods.
Rooting Method 1
- unlock bootloader
- Install cwm or twrp
- root using "RAZR i Root 2 (Jellybean 4.1.2)"
Problem is once these steps have been completed my phone is rooted however, I cannot install al custom roms. I get an error 7 message on cwm and a bootloop on twrp.
FYI - if I dont root I aslo get an error 7 message hence the thinking that its a rooting issue.
If I then unroot and intall JB 4.1.2 and follow the next method:
Rooting Method 2
- root using TwerMyMoto
- unlcok bootloader
- install cwm or twrp
- root using "RAZR i Root 2 (Jellybean 4.1.2)"
I get the same errors for both recoveries.
Does anyone have any idea how I can root and install a custom rom.
PS could it also be the un-rooting that is not allowing me to re-root the rom correctly?
Thanks for any advice/help
Have you tried wiping everything (system,dalvik,data,recovery,...) then flashing another version of the recovery you have ( CWM or TWRP ) and then flashing a rom?
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grampsharry said:
Hi Guys,
I seem to have a few issues with my phone or the rooting methods.
Rooting Method 1
- unlock bootloader
- Install cwm or twrp
- root using "RAZR i Root 2 (Jellybean 4.1.2)"
Problem is once these steps have been completed my phone is rooted however, I cannot install al custom roms. I get an error 7 message on cwm and a bootloop on twrp.
FYI - if I dont root I aslo get an error 7 message hence the thinking that its a rooting issue.
If I then unroot and intall JB 4.1.2 and follow the next method:
Rooting Method 2
- root using TwerMyMoto
- unlcok bootloader
- install cwm or twrp
- root using "RAZR i Root 2 (Jellybean 4.1.2)"
I get the same errors for both recoveries.
Does anyone have any idea how I can root and install a custom rom.
PS could it also be the un-rooting that is not allowing me to re-root the rom correctly?
Thanks for any advice/help
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The first methode should do the trick easy. But u got a status 7 error from the recovery. It means that some asserts dont match. Search in google for: cwm error 7. The first link will explain your problem and give u a solution.
The second methode is unnecessary. The only thing u chanced was rooting the stock rom before doing the same thing again. Recovery has nothing to do with root acces. And root has nothing to do with recovery. But recovery can give it to the rom if u give the right packages as root can give u a recovery when unlocked and when giving the right commands and packages.
What u need to do now:
- Install a recovery
- Use the fix for the "cwm error 7" to fix your downloaded rom package
- Install the package
Always make a backup!
Hazou
Hazou said:
The first methode should do the trick easy. But u got a status 7 error from the recovery. It means that some asserts dont match. Search in google for: cwm error 7. The first link will explain your problem and give u a solution.
The second methode is unnecessary. The only thing u chanced was rooting the stock rom before doing the same thing again. Recovery has nothing to do with root acces. And root has nothing to do with recovery. But recovery can give it to the rom if u give the right packages as root can give u a recovery when unlocked and when giving the right commands and packages.
What u need to do now:
- Install a recovery
- Use the fix for the "cwm error 7" to fix your downloaded rom package
- Install the package
Always make a backup!
Hazou
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Thanks but I have tried this method without luck.
I have also noticed that if I un-lock bootloader using EU not UK, I no longer get the error 7 but all roms install fully but I cannot boot as they bootloop. I think there is an issue with the way I re-lock the bootloader using a method by HSD-Pilot. Can I re-lock using RSD-Lite without bricking my phone???
Ok, i am in the soak test for ATT Kitkat 4.4.2 (XT1058). I reverted back to stock, and took the OTA update.
I have an unlocked bootloader, so i mfastboot flashed TWRP recovery 2.6.3.1 with success
i've tried unofficial TWRP 2.7.0.0, and philz_recovery w/ no luck
I flashed supersu (via zip) v 1.89 and v 1.93, recovery reported success
Reboot, Supersu is not in my app drawer. I installed Supersu via playstore with success, installed "binary" with reported success.
Tried Superuser from Clockword Mod, no luck
Supersu crashed upon launching Titanium Backup w/ TB hanging.
It appears Supersu is not installed correctly.
What am i missing? Installing Supersu should be the easiest thing on an unlocked bootloader.
cpetersen2791 said:
Ok, i am in the soak test for ATT Kitkat 4.4.2 (XT1058). I reverted back to stock, and took the OTA update.
I have an unlocked bootloader, so i mfastboot flashed TWRP recovery 2.6.3.1 with success
i've tried unofficial TWRP 2.7.0.0, and philz_recovery w/ no luck
I flashed supersu (via zip) v 1.89 and v 1.93, recovery reported success
Reboot, Supersu is not in my app drawer. I installed Supersu via playstore with success, installed "binary" with reported success.
Tried Superuser from Clockword Mod, no luck
Supersu crashed upon launching Titanium Backup w/ TB hanging.
It appears Supersu is not installed correctly.
What am i missing? Installing Supersu should be the easiest thing on an unlocked bootloader.
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Hey, I just rooted a 4.4 the other day. I doubt it is much different. I flashed Official TWRP, made a backup, went to reboot system. TWRP then prompted me to root, I said yes, then installed SuperSu from play store
asuhoops8628 said:
Hey, I just rooted a 4.4 the other day. I doubt it is much different. I flashed Official TWRP, made a backup, went to reboot system. TWRP then prompted me to root, I said yes, then installed SuperSu from play store
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just rebooted into TWRP, was not prompted to root.
Follow this -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/moto-x-qa/instructions-unlocking-rooting-dev-ed-t2649738 it works and has the latest versions you need.
asuhoops8628 said:
Hey, I just rooted a 4.4 the other day. I doubt it is much different. I flashed Official TWRP, made a backup, went to reboot system. TWRP then prompted me to root, I said yes, then installed SuperSu from play store
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KidJoe said:
Follow this -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/moto-x-qa/instructions-unlocking-rooting-dev-ed-t2649738 it works and has the latest versions you need.
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Followed them, still nothing. Basic Root Checker confirms no root. I used Terminal Emulator, and tried the su command, and it hangs up. Does SuperSU need an update??
Confirmed via ES File Explorer that Superuser.apk is in the /system/app folder.
Any other suggestions?
cpetersen2791 said:
Followed them, still nothing. Basic Root Checker confirms no root. I used Terminal Emulator, and tried the su command, and it hangs up. Does SuperSU need an update??
Confirmed via ES File Explorer that Superuser.apk is in the /system/app folder.
Any other suggestions?
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would a factory reset help!
That thread has the exact versions of TWRP and SuperSU that I used to root, and countless others have rooted theirs on 4.4.2 as well using that process.
So I'm not sure what to say other than make sure you are using those versions from that thread (down load them again if you have to). And go into SuperSU, under settings, make sure default access is set to PROMPT, and remove anything that might be listed under Apps, reboot the phone, and try the root checker or other app that needs root again.
Another option is to un-install SuperSU via android's App Manager, reboot into TWRP, and try installing SuperSU again
KidJoe said:
Another option is to un-install SuperSU via android's App Manager, reboot into TWRP, and try installing SuperSU again
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That did it, apparently i have 2 versions installed, and uninstalled one of them, then it fired right up. Thanks for the tip!
i have a nexus 5x that i want to root running on stock firmware unlocked.
when i try flashing the superSU installer zip in twrp it says
Code:
done
but when i reboot, there is no supersu app and root checker says my phone is not rooted.
any help? thanks
I'm sure that there's a whole bunch of output above that "done". Post a recovery log from the flash instead, it'll be so much more useful...
I had rooted my phone a while back but for some reasons I had to unroot it again because Snapchat wasn't working.
I have TWRP recovery, so can I just flash the Rom or do I have to root again.
Yes u can. And i u want root on the flashed ROM
Just flash magisk via twrp.
[email protected] said:
Yes u can. And i u want root on the flashed ROM
Just flash magisk via twrp.
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So can i just flash the Rom?
Can it lead to bootloop of brick... If I don't root
No. It wont lead to any prblm or bootlop. I tested myself.
Hello,
I recently got a Sony Xperia SP which has never been rooted before. It has the original Sony ROM with build number 12.1.A.1.201. I would like to root this phone. I tried every tool I could find on this forum, amongst other the Doomlord toolkit and towelroot. However, none of these tools was able to give me root access according to root checker apps. It seems that with my current ROM, the exploits that these tools use have been patched. Flashing TWRP as recovery does not work: the command "fastboot flash recovery twrp.img" fails with a message "Partition not found".
Could you guys recommend a strategy to root this phone without bricking it? I was thinking to flash an older ROM, root it, and then update to the new ROM. However, I don't know where to find older ROMs for my phone. Also, how do I backup my current ROM if I cannot install TWRP first? Thanks for helping me out here!
Simon
Root with towel root and you need to unlock boot loader for recovery and custom roms
ervinakoc x said:
Root with towel root and you need to unlock boot loader for recovery and custom roms
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I'd like to, but as said before:
simon415 said:
I tried every tool I could find on this forum, amongst other the Doomlord toolkit and towelroot. However, none of these tools was able to give me root access according to root checker apps. It seems that with my current ROM, the exploits that these tools use have been patched. Flashing TWRP as recovery does not work: the command "fastboot flash recovery twrp.img" fails with a message "Partition not found".
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https://towelroot.com/tr.apk Download from this