damn looks like I'll be unlocking bootloader just hope i'm not one of the unlucky people who cant get asus tool to work
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I just figured something out. I found a su-backup in /system/usr/we-need-root . I have lost root again since making this guide. My permissions were screwed up on su. I was able to restore root by doing the following:
Code:adb shell: $ cd /system/usr/we-need-root $./su-backup; su (that is a semicolon immediately after the ./su-backup) # mount -o remount,rw /system (do what needs to be done) #exit ...
su-backup must have permissions as such: (get permissions by typing this into adb shell: ls -l /system/usr/we-need-root ) If you get an error, than this specifically won't work for you.
Code:Required su-backup permissions for manual root restore $ ls -l /system/usr/we-need-root/su-backup -rwsr-sr-x root ...
basically, if you can find a su-backup with proper permissions (and cannot restore root with voodoo or supersu), you can manually use that to repair your root access configuration. Maybe this is well known... but to those who don't this could be useful.
So you aren't getting a permission denied error? If you navigate to /system/usr/ do you have a we-need-root folder? Use the command 'ls -l /system/usr' (both lowercase Ls) Basically, I am trying to find your su-backup (if you have one) I was able to re-obtain root using this idea.
I can go into ADB and it shows "#", meaning I have root. Where do I go from here????
I have done every step with no errors. However, after rebooting and running Root Checker it states I am improperly rooted. I go to Voodoo and everything is checked except for "Root permission granted". It shows that my device is rooted though. I run SuperUser and it can't update the binary. I can go into ADB and it shows "#", meaning I have root. Where do I go from here????
adb shell:
$ cd /system/usr/we-need-root
$./su-backup; su (that is a semicolon immediately after the ./su-backup)
# mount -o remount,rw /system
(do what needs to be done)
#exit
...
Required su-backup permissions for manual root restore
$ ls -l /system/usr/we-need-root/su-backup
-rwsr-sr-x root ...
Wait, let me get this straight. You're saying right now there's no way for many of us to get a root access to our devices if the abovementioned method is not working, right?