[Q] Help rooting - 7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi Android Gurus,
I am new to android and rooting. I tried to follow the steps available in the xda forums to root my kindle fire HD 7". But instead of just executing the scripts, I chose to read the scripts and manually execute them comand by comand so I could learn. In the process I did what seems to be like a terrible mistake by setting the wrong permissions on /system/xbin/su like below instead of 06755
-rwxr-xr-x root root 380532 2013-01-03 00:24 su
Basically I cannot su anymore, hence I cannot mount the /system rw to modify su's permissions (sounds like a chicken-and-egg situation here).
I badly need help and appereciate if some of you can provide a way.
Thanks.

Root and Google Play for Amazon 7" Kindle Fire HD Software Version 7.2.3
xdajunior said:
Hi Android Gurus,
I am new to android and rooting. I tried to follow the steps available in the xda forums to root my kindle fire HD 7". But instead of just executing the scripts, I chose to read the scripts and manually execute them comand by comand so I could learn. In the process I did what seems to be like a terrible mistake by setting the wrong permissions on /system/xbin/su like below instead of 06755
-rwxr-xr-x root root 380532 2013-01-03 00:24 su
Basically I cannot su anymore, hence I cannot mount the /system rw to modify su's permissions (sounds like a chicken-and-egg situation here).
I badly need help and appereciate if some of you can provide a way.
Thanks.
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So you can not perform:
adb shell chown 0.0 /system/xbin/su chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su
What happens when you attempt to run these commands? If not, your real option is to go to our thread
noted below and use Root MANY ANDROID! to fix it.

Help rooting
I get this. The problem is that I now have a read-only /system so I couldn't change owner/permissions.
[email protected]:/ $ chown 0.0 /system/xbin/su
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/su: Read-only file system
10|[email protected]:/ $
I also tried to copy su binary again to /data/local/tmp again to see if I can recreate su ownership/permission but I'm unable to do that as well
[email protected]:/data/local/tmp $ pwd
/data/local/tmp
[email protected]:/data/local/tmp $ ls -l
-rwxr-xr-x shell shell 1085140 2012-08-09 13:42 busybox
-rwxrwxrwx shell shell 91980 2008-02-28 22:33 su
[email protected]:/data/local/tmp $ chown 0.0 /data/local/tmp/su
Unable to chmod /data/local/tmp/su: Operation not permitted
Will redoing "Root MANY ANDROID!" solve this problem?

Root and Google Play for Amazon 7" Kindle Fire HD Software Version 7.2.3
xdajunior said:
I get this. The problem is that I now have a read-only /system so I couldn't change owner/permissions.
[email protected]:/ $ chown 0.0 /system/xbin/su
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/su: Read-only file system
10|[email protected]:/ $
I also tried to copy su binary again to /data/local/tmp again to see if I can recreate su ownership/permission but I'm unable to do that as well
[email protected]:/data/local/tmp $ pwd
/data/local/tmp
[email protected]:/data/local/tmp $ ls -l
-rwxr-xr-x shell shell 1085140 2012-08-09 13:42 busybox
-rwxrwxrwx shell shell 91980 2008-02-28 22:33 su
[email protected]:/data/local/tmp $ chown 0.0 /data/local/tmp/su
Unable to chmod /data/local/tmp/su: Operation not permitted
Will redoing "Root MANY ANDROID!" solve this problem?
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xdajunior,
Yes, both Root MANY ANDROID! and Qemu will solve your issues. Then you can take a peek
inside the batch files to see how they get the job done. Since you are in a pickle, you
really need these utilities. Be sure you download these utilities from our site, there are
minor bugs in the original versions. If you have any questions, let me know, I love to
teach people and would be willing to offer you some free phone support. This time
would be spent teaching you some of the aspects of the Kindle and Android. I
will be around all day tomorrow, from 11am to 10pm PST GMT -8. Sorry for the
delayed repose I was on an emergency call most of the afternoon.

Related

For those su is not working under Term

it has already been said multiple time su has to be chmod 4755
but is as also to have these credentials: root.shell
mine was root.root so as a shell user you get an "access denied."
so a chmod root.shell /system/bin helps
after you need to re-chmod 4755 has it's loosing +s.
Also, if you pushed su to /data/local/bin, do this:
rm /data/local/bin/su
Because normal shell looks in /data/local/bin BEFORE /system/bin. It's part of the path.
thanx
my terminal now works as root
I've removed "m7" and "su" from /data/local/bin after root thanks to coolbits.

[HOWTO] Root Nexus One 2.2.1 FRG83D without OEM unlock

This guide is for people who want root but want to keep their stock rom, not breaking the warranty, unlocking bootloader etc.
A proud ubuntu user, I am writing this in a new thread purely because the manual rageagainstthecage method and SuperOneClick method did not not work for me, see link to my conclusion below if you care
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11305312&postcount=2526
What did work however was via adb shell using psneuter and its fairly simple if you follow the following commands.
This guide assumes you know how to get access to the shell via adb, if you dont then search elsewhere for a useful guide
OK lets get to business!
1. Download the attached nexus_one_softroot.tar from the bottom of this post and extract contents to the same folder as adb
2. Open up your terminal, cd to the same folder as adb and the extracted files
3. Enter the following commands:
Code:
sudo ./adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp/psneuter
sudo ./adb push busybox /data/local/tmp/busybox
sudo ./adb push su /data/local/tmp/su
sudo ./adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/psneuter
sudo ./adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox
sudo ./adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/su
sudo ./adb shell
After this you should see only a $ which tells us that we at the android command line with user privileges only, lets continue
Code:
$ cd /data/local/tmp
$ ls
busybox
su
psneuter
$ ./psneuter
property service neutered.
killing adbd. (should restart in a second or two)
You will now be kicked out of android shell, lets go back in
Code:
sudo ./adb shell
After this you should see only a # which tells us that we root baby! If you want to double check issue this command
Code:
# id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root)
Lets continue on. From this point we will install busybox and su which will make root permanent
Code:
# mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
# cd /data/local/tmp
# ./busybox cp busybox /system/bin
# chmod 4755 /system/bin/busybox
# busybox cp su /system/bin
# chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
# exit
For some reason I sometimes have to enter exit twice to leave the android shell. Again, re-access the android shell
Code:
sudo ./adb shell
Now in the android shell we can finish up
Code:
# su
# mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
# exit
# exit
Lastly we must install Superuser, and I did this from the android market so I knew its the latest version, its simple to get, less command input etc.
Now you have root! I hope this was simple enough to follow, I have not really written a guide before but from lots of searching I just could not find a solution for my Nexus One 2.2.1 FRG83D, especially any guide that uses psneuter.
Anyway, glad to contribute
EDIT - also, being new to starting threads, this may not quite be in the right section of the forum, sorry if thats the case mods
Added link to the thread from Wiki.
upgraded to gingerbread 2.3.3. after copying and setting permissions, got this:
PHP:
$ cd /data/local/tmp
$ ls -l
-rwxr-xr-x shell shell 26248 2010-07-22 10:20 su
-rwxr-xr-x shell shell 1062992 2010-10-16 22:29 busybox
-rwxr-xr-x shell shell 585731 2011-01-08 18:02 psneuter
su
busybox
psneuter
$ ./psneuter
Failed to set prot mask (Inappropriate ioctl for device)
second time threw me out of shell. again adb shell gives this:
PHP:
$ id
uid=2000(shell) gid=2000(shell) groups=1003(graphics),1004(input),1007(log),1009(mount),1011(adb),1015(sdcard_rw),3001(net_bt_admin),3002(net_bt),3003(inet)
mfkr said:
upgraded to gingerbread 2.3.3. after copying and setting permissions, got this:
Code:
$ ./psneuter
Failed to set prot mask (Inappropriate ioctl for device)
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I believe this is due to a change in the kernel as it is upgraded into gingerbread, the input/output controls have changed, leaving psneuter out of date with the current kernel.
However if an exploit is found with the kernel used in 2.3.3, you can use it in place of psneuter with the above method.

[ROOT] Linux command lines if SuperOneClick fails

Hi.
I've tried many times to root my LG2X with Z4root, UniversalAndRoot, Visionary and SuperOneClick since I've bought it but it failed each time.
I've seen the [Root] topic in the developpement thread but I can't post there (less than 10 posts...) but I want to help someone to root his/her mobile.
I've searched a long time a good way to do so without SuperOneClick (which doesn't respond with Windows Seven or Ubuntu 11.04) but there is none.
There we go...
Disclaimer : I can't be responsible if you break your phone, cancel your warranty or launch your LG2X on the wall in rage.
If you want, there is already SuperOneClick which run smoothly for many geeks : LG2X SuperOneClick Forum and SuperOneClick Forum
My HTC Magic had been rooted with the command line and I've tried myself to do so with every bit of informations and tips I could find on Internet.
I recommand to test the SuperOneClick method and if it fails, come test this with a Linux terminal (psneuter, su-v2, busybox and the SuperUser.apk can be found in the SuperOneClick archive) :
Code:
adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp
adb push su-v2 /data/local/tmp
adb push busybox /data/local/tmp
adb shell
$ busybox chmod +x /data/local/tmp/psneuter
$ /data/local/tmp/psneuter
adb remount
adb shell
# busybox mv /data/local/tmp/su-v2 /system/xbin/su
# busybox chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su
# busybox chown 0.0 /system/xbin/su
# busybox cp /system/xbin/su /system/bin/su
# busybox chown 0.2000 /system/bin/su
# busybox cp /data/local/tmp/busybox /system/xbin
# busybox chmod 0755 /system/xbin/busybox
# busybox chown 0.2000 /system/xbin/busybox
# exit
adb install Superuser.apk
adb reboot
And... Normally you have permanent root on your LG2X.
You can check the files permissions with
Code:
ls -l /system/xbin/su /system/bin/su
-rwsr-sr-x root root 26264 2011-04-23 20:07 su
-rwsr-sr-x root shell 26264 2011-04-23 23:20 su
It seems that /system/xbin/su isn't necessary at all. The su command which gave you the root is the one in /system/bin/. And I had some problems with /system/xbin, I've deleted the folder (with rm /system/xbin or mv /system/xbin /dev/null, I can't recall) and applied mkdir on it again.
If this can be of help, I'll update this later.
thanks for the detailed instructions, but super one click definitely works with win7 (64bit too) as long as you have the right drivers installed
Thanks but with Windows Seven 64 bits, Linux ou Windows Seven 32 bits with Virtualbox I end up with "SuperOneClick doesn't respond" or stuck on with "chmod psneuter" (with the drivers properly installed).
It's only an alternative solution if SuperOneClick doesn't run properly for another guy.
Thanks a lot for that tips.
The problem I have now is that su isn't persistant.
When I use
$ su
It hangs up few seconds... and says "Permission denied"
I've used su-v2
Here are the su permission :
-rwsr-sr-x root shell 26324 2011-02-13 14:43 su
Is there a more up-to-date su, that will maybe fix the problem ?
Thanks.
EDIT :
Ok.
The wait time seems to come from SuperUser, I've removed it.
Now I have directly the "permission denied", and "stat failed with 2: No such file or directory" in the logcat.
Maybe that can help.
Hannes The Hun said:
thanks for the detailed instructions, but super one click definitely works with win7 (64bit too) as long as you have the right drivers installed
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It didn't for me (after installing nightly 51)
With the step-by-step instructions I get "Failed to set prot mask (inappropriate ioctl for device)" when trying to execute psneuter.
Hi.
Sorry for the wait.
Have you resolved your problem with your rooting?

[Q] rooted but superuser permission denied everything in samsung pocket gt-s5300

I FINALY FOUND MY PROBLEM
I have two binaries one in /system/xbin/su and the other in /system/bin/su
#ls -l /system/*/su gives me this:
-rwxrwxr- system sdcard_rw 380532 2013-05-22 17:13 su
-rwsr-xr-x root root 22236 2013-05-22 17:13 su
#chmod 06775 /system/bin/su gives me this:
unable to chmod /system/bin/su: readonly filesystem
#echo $PATH gives me this
/system/bin/su: /system/Xbin/su
so what should i do next?
is it possible to swap the path variables
i mean to make "echo $path give /system/Xbin/su:/system/bin/su"
10Q
GAEENG said:
I FINALY FOUND MY PROBLEM
I have two binaries one in /system/xbin/su and the other in /system/bin/su
#ls -l /system/*/su gives me this:
-rwxrwxr- system sdcard_rw 380532 2013-05-22 17:13 su
-rwsr-xr-x root root 22236 2013-05-22 17:13 su
#chmod 06775 /system/bin/su gives me this:
unable to chmod /system/bin/su: readonly filesystem
#echo $PATH gives me this
/system/bin/su: /system/Xbin/su
so what should i do next?
is it possible to swap the path variables
i mean to make "echo $path give /system/Xbin/su:/system/bin/su"
10Q
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Switch to SuperSU!

How to manually update su and SuperSu file through ADB root shell?

I have an un-rooted device, with Android 5.0 system, and the core is ARM Coretex A53.
I happen to found "adb root" works, that means I can play as root through ADB shell.
I successfully deleted a trash apk, renowned "kingroot", from my system.
Then, I try to manually update su and SuperSu file, through the bellowing commands:
# mount -o rw,remount /system
# cp /sdcard/mrw/su /system/xbin/su
# cp /sdcard/mrw/su /system/bin/su
# pm install /sdcard/mrw/superuser.apk
(I'm using a 2.46 SuperSu version, which should be OK for Android 5.0 system)
But it fails. The SuperSu told me " su binary not installed".
My questions:
1. Is this a feasible way to update Su and SuperSu, and get root access?
2. There's a bunch of architect, I tried both "arm" and "arm64", but none of the su binary can work. Which architect shall I choose, when I'm running on a ARM Coretex A53 core? ( I know it is a 64bit core)
Thanks a lot, and Best Regards,
towenyu
Did you get this device secondhand? Also what device is it, since many have their own root method because of OEM crap.
That said, you only need su in one location, either /system/xbin/su or /system/bin/su (I typically see it in /system/xbin/su). I'm not sure what happens if it's in both, but it's just wasted space.
You can try these commands through adb root; since you already were able to get su onto your device, it may be just a matter of ownership and permissions:
Code:
# mount -o rw,remount /system
# chmod 755 /system/xbin/su
# chown root:root /system/xbin/su
# mount -o ro,remount /system
chown 755 sets the permissions to rwxr-xr-x (user gets read/write/execute, group/other gets read/execute). Execute is the important bit here, since otherwise the su binary can't do its job. After those commands, try SuperSU again and see if it works (you might need a reboot, because of how Android 5.0+ handles changes to /system) The last mount -o ro command just changes /system back to read-only, to prevent accidental changes to other parts.
Successfully rooted!
Not that simple, but basically follow the update-binary script already inside supersu package.
Only need to made slight modification due to my system won't support "unzip"
Now that you're successfully rooted, go install Busybox, that'll give you a lot of Linux commands Android doesn't have by default, including unzip.
xfullmetal17 said:
Now that you're successfully rooted, go install Busybox, that'll give you a lot of Linux commands Android doesn't have by default, including unzip.
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Thanks for your advice! I will try it.
But don't there's already a Busybox in android system? I guess what I need to do is find somewhere a more powerful busybox binary -- or build it by my own, but that may be not so easy for me.
Android has some basic Linux commands support, but I don't think it has Busybox (if you have a custom ROM you may have some additional commands, but since you said unrooted I don't think it was installed.
This is one of the most popular installers for Busybox: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox
I've used it since I first rooted with Android 2.2 and haven't had any issues with it (save for lack of vim, since stock Android doesn't have the correct libraries for it)
rooting my htc m9 running marshmallow
Hi, I'm totally blind, and twrp isn't an option for me since it doesn't have a built in screen reader. I would like to install supersu to system, would some one kindly help me in telling me what files to put where. I think the m9 is arm64, but besides su and supersu.apk, I think there's installrecovery.ssh and some other files that have to go in, so please help some one
xfullmetal17 said:
Android has some basic Linux commands support, but I don't think it has Busybox (if you have a custom ROM you may have some additional commands, but since you said unrooted I don't think it was installed.
This is one of the most popular installers for Busybox: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox
I've used it since I first rooted with Android 2.2 and haven't had any issues with it (save for lack of vim, since stock Android doesn't have the correct libraries for it)
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Hi guys ,
it is possible to run manualy via adb shell update-binary file from META-INF supersu folder for install it ? (means before unpacked folder supersu is copied to ex. /tmp)
I'm asking bcose no custom recovery and no root on my device yet.
Thx
nalas said:
Hi guys ,
it is possible to run manualy via adb shell update-binary file from META-INF supersu folder for install it ? (means before unpacked folder supersu is copied to ex. /tmp)
I'm asking bcose no custom recovery and no root on my device yet.
Thx
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I have same saturation, no TWRP, no SU installed on my device: [email protected]_cn:/ #, Android M,
What I have is a userdebug boot.img support "adb root", so my draft commands in my mind please run one by one, not batch.. WARNING, this may make your system bootloop,take your own risk!!!.)
fastboot flash boot boot_userdebug.img
fastboot reboot
adb wait-for-device
adb root
adb remount
adb disable-verity
adb shell setenforce 0
adb reboot
cd D:\tools\Downloads\SR3-SuperSU-v2.82-SR3-20170813133244\arm64
adb wait-for-device
adb root
adb remount
adb shell setenforce 0
adb push .\su /system/bin/su
adb push .\su /system/xbin/su
adb shell chmod 06755 /system/bin/su
adb shell chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su
adb shell /system/bin/su --install
adb shell /system/bin/su --daemon&
adb install ..\common\Superuser.apk
adb shell setenforce 0
adb disable-verity
if you found SuperSU not found root, try adb shell setenforce 0 again.
then you can get SuperSU found su file need to update, use normal way to do it.
then, it will be "Installation success !"
Enjoy it.
so reference log:
D:\tools\Downloads\SR3-SuperSU-v2.82-SR3-20170813133244\arm64>adb push su /system/bin/su
adb: error: failed to copy 'su' to '/system/bin/su': Read-only file system
D:\tools\Downloads\SR3-SuperSU-v2.82-SR3-20170813133244\arm64>adb root
D:\tools\Downloads\SR3-SuperSU-v2.82-SR3-20170813133244\arm64>adb push su /system/bin/su
adb: error: failed to copy 'su' to '/system/bin/su': Read-only file system
D:\tools\Downloads\SR3-SuperSU-v2.82-SR3-20170813133244\arm64>adb remount
remount succeeded
D:\tools\Downloads\SR3-SuperSU-v2.82-SR3-20170813133244\arm64>adb push su /system/bin/su
[100%] /system/bin/su
D:\tools\Downloads\SR3-SuperSU-v2.82-SR3-20170813133244\arm64>adb push su /system/xbin/su
adb: error: failed to copy 'su' to '/system/xbin/su': Read-only file system
D:\tools\Downloads\SR3-SuperSU-v2.82-SR3-20170813133244\arm64>adb shell
[email protected]_cn:/ # su
[email protected]_cn:/ # cd /system/bin
[email protected]_cn:/system/bin # chmod 06755 su
chmod: chmod 'su' to 106755: Read-only file system
1|[email protected]_cn:/system/bin # ls su
su
[email protected]_cn:/system/bin # ls -al su
-rwxr-xr-x root shell 108496 2008-02-29 03:33 su
[email protected]_cn:/system/bin # su --intall
[email protected]_cn:/system/bin # su --daemon&
[1] 6146
[email protected]_cn:/system/bin # getenforce
Enforcing
[1] + Done su --daemon
[email protected]_cn:/system/bin # setenforce 0
[email protected]_cn:/system/bin # getenforce
Permissive
[email protected]_cn:/system/bin # exit
[email protected]_cn:/system/bin # exit
[email protected]_cn:/ # exit
/system/bin/su
exit
^C
Azlun said:
I have same saturation, no TWRP, no SU installed on my device: [email protected]_cn:/ #, Android M,
What I have is a userdebug boot.img support "adb root", so my draft commands in my mind please run one by one, not batch.. WARNING, this may make your system bootloop,take your own risk!!!.)
fastboot flash boot boot_userdebug.img
fastboot reboot
adb wait-for-device
adb root
adb remount
adb disable-verity
adb shell setenforce 0
adb reboot
cd D:\tools\Downloads\SR3-SuperSU-v2.82-SR3-20170813133244\arm64
adb wait-for-device
adb root
adb remount
adb shell setenforce 0
adb push .\su /system/bin/su
adb push .\su /system/xbin/su
adb shell chmod 06755 /system/bin/su
adb shell chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su
adb shell /system/bin/su --install
adb shell /system/bin/su --daemon&
adb install ..\common\Superuser.apk
adb shell setenforce 0
adb disable-verity
if you found SuperSU not found root, try adb shell setenforce 0 again.
then you can get SuperSU found su file need to update, use normal way to do it.
then, it will be "Installation success !"
Enjoy it.
so reference log:
D:\tools\Downloads\SR3-SuperSU-v2.82-SR3-20170813133244\arm64>adb push su /system/bin/su
adb: error: failed to copy 'su' to '/system/bin/su': Read-only file system
D:\tools\Downloads\SR3-SuperSU-v2.82-SR3-20170813133244\arm64>adb root
D:\tools\Downloads\SR3-SuperSU-v2.82-SR3-20170813133244\arm64>adb push su /system/bin/su
adb: error: failed to copy 'su' to '/system/bin/su': Read-only file system
D:\tools\Downloads\SR3-SuperSU-v2.82-SR3-20170813133244\arm64>adb remount
remount succeeded
D:\tools\Downloads\SR3-SuperSU-v2.82-SR3-20170813133244\arm64>adb push su /system/bin/su
[100%] /system/bin/su
D:\tools\Downloads\SR3-SuperSU-v2.82-SR3-20170813133244\arm64>adb push su /system/xbin/su
adb: error: failed to copy 'su' to '/system/xbin/su': Read-only file system
D:\tools\Downloads\SR3-SuperSU-v2.82-SR3-20170813133244\arm64>adb shell
[email protected]_cn:/ # su
[email protected]_cn:/ # cd /system/bin
[email protected]_cn:/system/bin # chmod 06755 su
chmod: chmod 'su' to 106755: Read-only file system
1|[email protected]_cn:/system/bin # ls su
su
[email protected]_cn:/system/bin # ls -al su
-rwxr-xr-x root shell 108496 2008-02-29 03:33 su
[email protected]_cn:/system/bin # su --intall
[email protected]_cn:/system/bin # su --daemon&
[1] 6146
[email protected]_cn:/system/bin # getenforce
Enforcing
[1] + Done su --daemon
[email protected]_cn:/system/bin # setenforce 0
[email protected]_cn:/system/bin # getenforce
Permissive
[email protected]_cn:/system/bin # exit
[email protected]_cn:/system/bin # exit
[email protected]_cn:/ # exit
/system/bin/su
exit
^C
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Thank You - I will check and give feedback
Can I somehow just copy su and supersu files to phone (stock ROM) with full root shell to get root? Unfortunately bootloader is locked and only root shell is available.
user4978023 said:
Can I somehow just copy su and supersu files to phone (stock ROM) with full root shell to get root? Unfortunately bootloader is locked and only root shell is available.
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Of course not. If it were that easy rooting would be a non-issue for devices with a locked bootloader.
towenyu said:
Successfully rooted!
Not that simple, but basically follow the update-binary script already inside supersu package.
Only need to made slight modification due to my system won't support "unzip"
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Can you give more details ?
I'm in a similar situation (/system/bin/su and /system/xbin/su "updated" from Supersu zip , root access from adb shell , rom built as userdebug) but I'm unable to launch the update-binary through adb to get the TV fully rooted..

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