(Guide) Editing Root Explorer to work with Perma-Temp Root!

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First off: This is a Paid app so I will not Post the App its self, This is just a Guide to make Root Explorer Work with our Perma-Temp Root so you never Lose Root Access via Root Explorer!

You need to know how to use smali & able to resign apk's, I wont be covering a how-to for those steps..


Step 1.).. De-compile Root Explorer using smali

Step 2.).. Open the File CommandShell.smali located at > \smali\com\speedsoftware\rootexplorer\CommandShell .smali

Step 3.).. Find the Strings

    const-string v8, "/system/xbin/su"

    const-string v7, "/system/bin/su"

    const-string v6, "/data/bin/su"

Step 4.).. We now change those string to match these

    const-string v8, "/sbin/su"

    const-string v7, "/vendor/bin/su"

    const-string v6, "/system/bin/su"

Step 5.).. baksmali it & resign the apk

Step 6.).. Unistall the current version of Root Explorer

Step 7.).. Now we can install via adb install or off the sdcard

That's it.. Hope that helps everyone with Root Explorer!
~Eugene

I disassembled the app (com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer-1.apk) and I cannot find CommandShell.smali in any of the folders.

You'll need to decompile the app, not just unzip it.

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G

Originally Posted by bahnburner

You'll need to decompile the app, not just unzip it.

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G

I did, with baksmali. I decompiled the .apk and then also tried the classes.dex. That file is not in there. I have a bunch of .smali files, but not that one.

Originally Posted by setzer715

I did, with baksmali. I decompiled the .apk and then also tried the classes.dex. That file is not in there. I have a bunch of .smali files, but not that one.

Regardless you need to search for those strings.

Originally Posted by setzer715

I disassembled the app (com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer-1.apk) and I cannot find CommandShell.smali in any of the folders.

I use apk manager to decompile...didn't find the commandshell.smali either. My root explorer version is 2.16

Honestly, I'm not sure if this is even needed anymore. With the latest update that Eugene posted, I've been running for almost 24 hours installing apps, uninstalling apps, and playing all around with the phone, and I haven't lost Root or had the Root Explorer error happen once.
Try the latest update and see if you still have the Root Explorer issues that required this mod in the first place.

I havent lost root with temp root+ overclock either

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