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A: 10.3.1.A.0.244 Working Link2SD [ROOT REQUIRED]

AS IS SOLUTION, you are liable for your own device. I'm not responsible for bricked devices.
This is assuming you've rooted .310 rom and upgraded OTA to .244!! This has not been tested on any other progression.
I've owned the phone for 1 week and I found the solution to bootloops on folder mounts.
1. Find this file in the link link below; remountrebootfix-windows.zip - [Click for QR Code] (948.7 KB, 21 views), download it, and extract.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2421730
2. Run the appropriate bat file for your root.
3. Install Link2SD.

i tried everything but it says link2sd doesn not have root excess even though i have supersu installed and root excess and also my mobile is rooted according to this procedure http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2392865

nikeburrrr said:
i tried everything but it says link2sd doesn not have root excess even though i have supersu installed and root excess and also my mobile is rooted according to this procedure http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2392865
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I'm sorry for your troubles, but as the original post states, [ROOT REQUIRED]. However, I'll share some of my notes with you.
I noticed busybox wasn't installed on my device. You may want to look into it.
When I installed it, it didn't have the required permissions, and I couldn't manual change the permissions in the terminal app (not linked). After running the the correct .bat file, I didn't not have anymore boot loops. In fact, I'm able to load FM(foldermount) & Link2sd without issue. My original post works for me, and I'd thought I'd share. That is all. GL

By this way, foldermount also works too. Thank you

FYI, I found that running both link2sd and FM at boot could cause a mount conflict. Example, my sdext2 wasn't showing up in es manager and it affected my apps.
Sent from my C5502

this is the cmd prompt i get... it doesnt show positive results no matter what and i even gave root permissions to the command. any solutions?

I'm going to ask a ton of Qs that may or may not help you. I know I would want someone to help me out. Please thank if successful and a little more detail too.
1. You rooted .310, and did not upgrade OTA to .244 to obtain root, even after downgrading?
2. You have SuperSU or SuperUser installed on your phone?
3. You intalled busybox?
4. You ran the .bat file with busybox installed?
5. What happened? (reboot or bootloop)
6. You installed Link2SD and followed the universal Link2SD steps? (please find a guide if not)
7. What happened? (reboot or bootloop)
I don't know what "everything" is, so I had to ask and I hope it helps you and or anyone else out.....
Sent from my C5502

mobifi said:
I'm going to ask a ton of Qs that may or may not help you. I know I would want someone to help me out. Please thank if successful and a little more detail too.
1. You rooted .310, and did not upgrade OTA to .244 to obtain root, even after downgrading?
2. You have SuperSU or SuperUser installed on your phone?
3. You intalled busybox?
4. You ran the .bat file with busybox installed?
5. What happened? (reboot or bootloop)
6. You installed Link2SD and followed the universal Link2SD steps? (please find a guide if not)
7. What happened? (reboot or bootloop)
I don't know what "everything" is, so I had to ask and I hope it helps you and or anyone else out.....
Sent from my C5502
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ok now im goona explain wt things i did and try to ans all ur questions..
1)i rooted .310 and then flashed .244 except system option and isntalled pre rooted .244 system to get the root permissions
2)i have supersu installed
3)installed busybox and given proper root permissions
4)yes i ran the bat file after busybox installed
5)bootloop
6)yes i followed all the necessary steps for link2sd including partition and setting primary for both and also tried fat32 and ext2 formats but suffers bootloop anyway
i didnt know about the busybox until u asked me the Qs but no use its still bootlooping....im going to try a ota update if available in india (i dont think they have it yet) if not then this process probably would never work for me...if u can please try to do this link2sd procedure after u have root excess using this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2392865

and please upload a pic of cmd prompt showing successful results...i need to check something

I wouldn't be able to upload the .bat cmd prompt until the weekend at the soonest. But, I did include working screen shots of my firmware and link2sd. I think there's something important in the system only rom file... And that you probably need the OTA for this method to be successful too. There's a permission issue that needs to be resolved and I'm sure it'll work for people that haven't received the OTA. We just don't know the procedure yet.
Sent from my C5502

And FYI; I'd enjoy assisting you further by subjecting my ONLY device to your procedure if I had a spare device to work with, but unfortunately, I don't. And I don't believe anyone would fault me on this...
Sent from my C5502

another crazy thing i tried is that i flashed a global LTE stock rom and rooted it...but no OTA update available...only thing i can do is wait for an official OTA update in india..

There's a screen shot of this file /system/ect/vold.fstab and there's a line missing. If you're able to figure out how to express the missing line, then you may have a shot. I ran into boot loops. The file control the mounting instructions.
Sent from my C5502

[TUTORIAL]Root Without Bootloader Unlock, Replace Kingroot with Super SU

Worked Well on All Lollipop Versions of ALE-L21​
After many unsuccessful attempts, finally i found a solution, and it works like a charm...
First of All Download KINGROOT.apk
install it and run Kingroot... It will take some time to root your ALE-L21.
if unsuccessful, try again, it will surely work after retries... in my case it rooted my phone in third attempt.
After rooted successfully with Kingroot. then another step is to replace kingroot with SUPER SU, because Super SU works with all rooted apps, KINGROOT lack this feature.
I have made a small script to remove Chinese kinguser, all related files and folders, and install SuperSU.
This script will do all the work for you without using PC, just by terminal, first of all, thanks to chainfire for his SuperSU files.
Before starting :
Download and install Terminal emulator app.
Download and unzip "Replace_Kingroot_With_SuperSU.zip" file.
Steps :
Send the extracted folder "mrw" to the internal storage of your device and make sure that this folder contains 4 files
Open Terminal emulator and type :
Code:
su
Allow root permission
Type :
Code:
sh /sdcard/mrw/root.sh
It might display some error, at the end it will launch supersu or open supersu manually.
Update su binary normal, then reboot.
Done !
Now you can enjoy the power of root and Super Su...
Terminal Emulator for android
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ore/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm&hl=en
Replace_Kingroot_With_SuperSU.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/download/x1efi7ev6nf3mvd/Replace_Kinguser_with_SuperSU-v2.0.zip
KingRoot.apk
http://androidmtk.com/download-kingroot-application

Thanks,
It works with me.
ALE-L21C185B130
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Hopefully soon we get simple way to unlock boot loader.
Huawei cloud application accounts for the unlock code is not on this phone log more than 14 days!

Happy to Hear this from you.

But can't works on the beta build marshmallow's.

dkonect said:
But can't works on the beta build marshmallow's.
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Not Tested on Marshmallow.. that's why mentioned that it works on Lollipop..

Some errors on script start
Kingroot icon is still there and can't remove
com.kingroot.kinguser still active, if freezed supersu doesn't work anymore

ItalianWolf said:
Some errors on script start
Kingroot icon is still there and can't remove
com.kingroot.kinguser still active, if freezed supersu doesn't work anymore
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You got error because you did not send mrw folder in main directory of sd card, you should send that folder to internal and external memory also to avoid any errors... update me when done...

saifkhan9187 said:
You got error because you did not send mrw folder in main directory of sd card, you should send that folder to internal and external memory also to avoid any errors... update me when done...
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I'm following your instruction exactly, why not?
how can i blame you if i don't follow exactly what you wrote?
mrw was in root of sdcard, supersu and su binaries are working (if i don't freeze com.kinroot.kinguser) but what i wrote it's valid.
I launched again the script and after a lot of errors this time supersu asked me to reboot, first time didn't; now seems all kingroot trace are gone!
EDIT:
After testing i see that a lot of times supersu needs to be started manually to have the auth promp for an app, my english isn't so good, i'll write an example:
start (first time) an app that requires root
wait for auth prompt by supersu
wait a lot, so open supersu, then it shows the request for authorize
a second app started just after show immediatly the auth promp
When com.kingroot.kinguser was active the promp from supersu was everytime immediate.
Latest: kngroot unlocks bootloader

Is some chance this work in future on marshmallow ? thanks

Dear saifkhan9187,
How to update superSU?
I got failure message when SuperSU try updating.

Making this I still can get the OTA updates?

Is that ota still available?

Recently, about a month, I got the b188 update... Android 5.0.1

aab44 said:
Dear saifkhan9187,
How to update superSU?
I got failure message when SuperSU try updating.
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Got the same error first time, reboot, launch again the script (you will see lot of errors this time file are already deleted no matter) then start supersu if not starts; this time doesn't fail.

@ItalianWolf how did you check for unlocked boot loader? Fastboot? Thanks!

@rHycH yes, reboot in fastboot mode and you can see in red that bootloader is unlocked

ItalianWolf said:
Got the same error first time, reboot, launch again the script (you will see lot of errors this time file are already deleted no matter) then start supersu if not starts; this time doesn't fail.
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Thanks, its updated now.
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Waiting for simple way to unlock boot loader of ALE-L21

@aab44 bootloader is unlocked now, you can see in fastboot!

Please, is there any way to undo this and use kingroot again ??
or at least have an option to use an different busybox ??
since this have made Link2sd and foldermount unuseable for me
Many Thanks in advance

nibb-1 said:
Please, is there any way to undo this and use kingroot again ??
or at least have an option to use an different busybox ??
since this have made Link2sd and foldermount unuseable for me
Many Thanks in advance
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Junst do full unroot from supersu and use again kingroot (install and root)

Uninstall system app

Hi I just rooted my Z1 using KingoRoot APK app and I installed Lucky Patcher to install Floating Fake Location as "system app". The thing is, I cannot uninstall Floating Fake Location afterwards using tools like Root Uninstaller Pro,KingoSuperUser etc. At first I thought it was Floating Fake Location issue but soon I realize I can't even uninstall other Sony bloatware such as Socialife, Xperia Lounge etc.
Please enlighten me why I can't uninstall system app even tho I am rooted.
P/S: it may have something to do with my root (partial? as I didn't unlock my bootloader), as I can't even mount r/w using root explorer or any other app that can mount r/w on /system.

Steven90 said:
Hi I just rooted my Z1 using KingoRoot APK app and I installed Lucky Patcher to install Floating Fake Location as "system app". The thing is, I cannot uninstall Floating Fake Location afterwards using tools like Root Uninstaller Pro,KingoSuperUser etc. At first I thought it was Floating Fake Location issue but soon I realize I can't even uninstall other Sony bloatware such as Socialife, Xperia Lounge etc.
Please enlighten me why I can't uninstall system app even tho I am rooted.
P/S: it may have something to do with my root (partial? as I didn't unlock my bootloader), as I can't even mount r/w using root explorer or any other app that can mount r/w on /system.
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You also need to instal Supersu, which is an interface for granting root. Then you will be able to delete system apps.

optimumpro said:
You also need to instal Supersu, which is an interface for granting root. Then you will be able to delete system apps.
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I am using Kingo SuperUser to grant the apps root permission. Had some trouble replacing Kingo SuperUser with Chainfire SuperUser but I figured Kingo should've done the trick as well. When I mount Kingo did prompt me for permission and I allowed it, somehow I think the root is incomplete ?

Steven90 said:
Hi I just rooted my Z1 using KingoRoot APK app and I installed Lucky Patcher to install Floating Fake Location as "system app". The thing is, I cannot uninstall Floating Fake Location afterwards using tools like Root Uninstaller Pro,KingoSuperUser etc.
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somehow I think the root is incomplete ?
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Does your device have recovery installed? You can delete system apps through it: mount /system through XZ Dual Recovery's TWRP and delete the folder with the app's apk inside. You could also try flashing a SuperSU zip this way to fix root, but make sure you don't use the systemless version.
I suggest you next time don't use kingroot or any one-click root: though uncomplicated, they're notorious for being untrustful, leaking private IMEI information to unknown servers, and unreliable. Read THIS thread thoroughly, re-root using the method in the 2nd post, and upgrade to 5.1.1, or get a pre-rooted FTF through XperiFirm.

kentexcitebot said:
Does your device have recovery installed? You can delete system apps through it: mount /system through XZ Dual Recovery's TWRP and delete the folder with the app's apk inside. You could also try flashing a SuperSU zip this way to fix root, but make sure you don't use the systemless version.
I suggest you next time don't use kingroot or any one-click root: though uncomplicated, they're notorious for being untrustful, leaking private IMEI information to unknown servers, and unreliable. Read THIS thread thoroughly, re-root using the method in the 2nd post, and upgrade to 5.1.1, or get a pre-rooted FTF through XperiFirm.
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No I haven't installed any custom recovery.
Cause I am already using 5.1.1 so I figured Kingo Root is the easiest way to go, didn't know it will cause so much trouble. So basically I need to unroot then root again using the "proper" method? I am already on 5.1.1 btw.

Steven90 said:
No I haven't installed any custom recovery.
Cause I am already using 5.1.1 so I figured Kingo Root is the easiest way to go, didn't know it will cause so much trouble. So basically I need to unroot then root again using the "proper" method? I am already on 5.1.1 btw.
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The fact that you can't install Supersu and get root indicates that your phone is not fully rooted. I bet you wouldn't be able to install recovery either for the same reason...
Do the classic rooting, install TWRP and then flash any pre-rooted stock rom you want...

optimumpro said:
The fact that you can't install Supersu and get root indicates that your phone is not fully rooted. I bet you wouldn't be able to install recovery either for the same reason...
Do the classic rooting, install TWRP and then flash any pre-rooted stock rom you want...
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I suspect I am not fully rooted as well. Can you point me a direction towards "classic" rooting my my Z1 5.1.1 ? Almost every post I went points me back to one-click-root solution.

I have the same problem, it's because we can't remount /system to rw ("operation not permitted"), so the update to SU isn't working as well, tried several different methods with terminal emulator but without any luck. Neither will total commander help in this situation. I'm begining to lose hope

Steven90 said:
I suspect I am not fully rooted as well. Can you point me a direction towards "classic" rooting my my Z1 5.1.1 ? Almost every post I went points me back to one-click-root solution.
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Ulvgrim said:
I have the same problem, it's because we can't remount /system to rw ("operation not permitted"), so the update to SU isn't working as well, tried several different methods with terminal emulator but without any luck. Neither will total commander help in this situation. I'm begining to lose hope
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Try this, it's almost a one-click tool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2784900
Exploit maybe works with 5.1.1, but if not, downgrade your firmware to 5.0.2, use Easyroot to exploit, then upgrade back.
The "classic" root I was referring to requires downgrading from Sony's Lollipop/Kitkat FW to Jellybean due to Sony patching the exploits in the newer FW used for rooting. The steps are outdated now and is replaced by Easyroot. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2688933

The second Wind (Parallel SU)

Hello, new user here.
Since I stuggled with root on my Phone and somehow managed to maintain it, I thought, I 'd share you the stuff I did with you.
I put the TL;DR between hide, if you want to read the story behind my struggle anyway, you are welcome.
I am better with explaining stories then explaining things.
Spoiler
I am using a Samsung S4 mini, Stock ROM and just don't want to flash a cROM.
But I wanted more functions to do - a swiss knife like my old GT-S3650, which was able to boot a PC from.
Most of the things I want to use need root, so why not rooting this sleep S4 mini baby?
And I managed to root it using Kingroot. And all of the things I want to use worked.
After a few days, I noticed network traffic, even with the most network apps and Sync disabled.
Weird? Yes. So I installed "Shark" on my Phone and "Wireshark" on my PC, and started logging.
I noticed an increase of Jabber (the protocol) and a lot of request on domains from China.
Some requests even included my IMEI, how I am connected to the Internet, etc... pretty private Stuff.
I found most of the sources, the IMEI sending App was Shark itself.
Used Lucky Patcher to get rid of it and /etc/hosts blocked the DNS with Hosts Editor.
Did the same with some Kingroot DNS.
But then I asked myself: "Can Kingroot still root my phone, even when cut of the web?".
So I UNROOTED my Phone from Kingroot. Bad idea. Really bad one.
After I ran Kingroot again, it told me, it didn't have a network connection.
I have no idea how I was able to edit the hosts file without SU.
Rerooted the Phone, even if it left a bitter taste of having unwanted network traffic.
This is which made me want to switch to SuperSU.
I tried to mount system as RW prior and installing SuperSU over Kingroot SU. And it failed.
I even tried to make my own uninstall script to uninstall KR by unpacking the Kingroot APK and look what it does.
Not working, the script failed (I am not used to Linux), so I stayed at Kingroot.
While I was working on Kingroot, I was thinking about the idea of having 2 SU Apps, which everyone said it won't work.
But I wanted it to make work - and this is actually the focus on this topic.
During tests, it didn't work as intended, so I stopped working on it and forgot it overtime, resting within my /system.
Days passed, Weeks and Months and I lived with Kingroot, forgot all the trouble and access to/from China.
Recently, I started SuperSU - it was still on my phone. This "cannot install su binary" nagged me and thought:
Oh, why not use this instead.
And then there was SuperSuME... which I didn't want to use, since I was able to brick BlueStacks with it.
But I really wanted to get rid of Kingroot and use SuperSU. This was yesterday.
My phone still has warranty and I think I have Odin here (just in case), but not the 100% exact ROM file.
So I did SuperSuME anyway -I always could return the phone and claim it "broken after OTA update", lol.
Well, SuperSuME did it's Job better then expected and no bricks. Nice Job.
While playing around with SuperSU, I did another mistake.
And here we are... at the main topic.
TD;TR for those who didn't want to read the story:
I rooted my phone 2 times with Kingroot and finally wanted to switch to SuperSU.
After I accidentally broke Kingroot the first time, blocked it's Internet access and unrooted afterwards, I got stuck with a unrooted phone and Kingroot failed to root it.
I was lucky to fix that problem and rooted again with Kingroot.
After months, I used SuperSUME to change that. After SuperSU was installed, i made the mistake of unticking "Enable Superuser". Bad idea.
Tapping "Enable" again, it failed to update the su-binary. oh god. I unrooted again.
While traversing through my directories to start Kingroot again to root, I found my "shadow copy" of SU.
Wut? Shadow copy? Let me explain:
After my first unroot, I wanted to have a SU backup anyway at all costs, just in case I accidentally messup root again.
Now after hours I think I know why it doesn't work.. the normal way, of course.
I installed SuperSU, went into /data/data (or where ever SuperSU has its files) and took a look at them.
Unpacked the SuperSU APK on the PC and gathered all "needed" (I think were needed) files.
I hexedited the most SU binaries from SU to ZU and changed all other referenced binaries as well.
I am sorry about that, Chainfire. I was just testing things.
SU => ZU
SUpolicy => ZUpolicy
setup_su => setup_zu
99SuperSUDaemon => 99SuperZUDaemon
daemonsu => daemonzu
zygote => zugote
I had no idea what sukernel was for, so I left that out.
Why call it ZU? "Sun Tzu" thats why. Known as "Sunzi", he wrote Book about "the Art of War".
After I made sure everything is properly renamed and edited, I moved them onto my phone in the right directories required and chmod them.
I don't know much about that, I just copied the chmod numbers from Kingroot SU and some weird script I found on the web.
Tried to run it using JuiceSSH local terminal, and BAM!! the SuperSU box popped up.
But pressing "Allow" accepted it and nothing else happened.
It became stuck after ZU... it did nothing, but the daemon was running as daemonzu and daemonsu at the same time..
JuiceSSH popped up in SuperSU (while it told me the SU bin was outdated), though.
So I was on the right track, but a piece of the puzzle was missing, so I stopped delving deeper into it.
And forgot about it until about yesterday - where I disabled "Superuser" in SuperSU.
Midwhile the su binary changed from Kingroot SU to SuperSU SU.
Note: It should really ask "Do you want to disable Superuser? SuperSU will delete su binary" Yes/NO.
As I found those files, I started JuiceSSH and typed "zu".
This time, ZU somehow worked like it should.
It spawned a root shell. OMG...
I guess it somehow requires something else needed, which wasn't working while Kingroot was active.
I tried "Root Checker" and it failed. I had no "official" root. But still root available in JuiceSSH.
Somehow I managed to restore SuperSU to normal status. Guess this thing can latch onto an active root user or so.. no idea.
I even screenshotted this, cause I couldn't believe it. If you want, I can post those.
I have now a working second su on my phone, which is hidden from most apps.
But I think it is not perfect, it relies on something SuperSU does or installs during installation.
I apologize again to Chainfire for editing his stuff.
So, now my questions:
1. How can I make it perfect to run standalone, only using SuperSU as a GUI for (Allow/Deny)?
1b. Can we make it part of SuperSU? As a special function: "Install Stealth SU"?
2. Can we use that for something else? -> Probably for this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu/suhide-t3450396
3. Why must the binary be called SU? I know it's for the most apps to do their job and somehow Linux standard.

Need Help with Z3 Compact

***UPDATE***
I removed Kingroot through their app and unrooted my phone. I tried another one click root, Kingoroot (I know, quite similar names.) The SU which this one installs, isn't restricting me and I successfully set read/write to /system.
I still would prefer to be using superSU but I get a binary occupied message, and the kingouser app doesn't have an option to switch SU app.
For anyone else struggling with kingroot not letting apps work properly, try kingo, who knows.
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I have the Z3 Compact, and I HAVE NO ACCESS to a PC, and thus have rooted my phone with King root (which was a terrible idea but any root is better than no root)
I have this issue, where King root in some way shape or form is not allowing anything that requires write permission to /storage access to it.
This is not allowing me to install/use things like busybox, lucky patcher, freedom, and is also, stopping me from using terminal emulator to do things such as mount -o rw,remount,/system or anything else. I tried to use a system I found on XDA to replace Kingroots superuser to SuperSU to get around this, however, the replace_kinguser method, fails with no write permission, and also, fails to remove kinguser from /system/apps/kinguser because that doesn't exist as a directory and I think Kingroot may have made changes to their superuser handler.
I really, really need help getting Kingroot out, and superSU in. Without the use of a PC. Considering I do, have root, there must be something I can do.
I also can't set system to write with ES file explorer or pretty much any other method on the first ten pages of Google.
Any time I try to set /system to r/w I get permission denied.
I'm running, android 5.0.2
Also, BOOTLOADER UNLOCK ALLOWED? NO
So I don't think I can flash a custom recovery of any kind.