Hey all,
I have rooted my HTC One. SuperSU works, as well as Titanium Backup, etc.
Some issues...
BusyBox will not install, and AdAware properly alters the hosts file, but after a reboot, AdAware is disabled and the hosts file seems unmodified.
I've also noticed that trying to make some applications "system apps" (sys/app) via Titanium Backup, it seems to work, and applications detect as having system permissions, but after a reboot the apps and permissions are gone.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
The system partition is shadowed, writing to it is temporary. For AdAware the fix is to flash a ROM with a symlinked hosts file, perhaps busybox is similar.
BenPope said:
The system partition is shadowed, writing to it is temporary. For AdAware the fix is to flash a ROM with a symlinked hosts file, perhaps busybox is similar.
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Hmm...
I also noticed this...
I am using a Notification widget called Power Toggles, and one of the buttons is a Shutdown/Restart button. When I click it, and select Shutdown, Restart, Recovery, etc. it fails "because it doesn't have root access." I have given the application root permissions.
What is going on?
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After updating to I897UCJH7, I can't replace TW_Touch.ogg because it keeps telling me I don't have enough space or some nonsense.
According to SuperUser, my SU Binary is 2.3.1-ef and Superuser is 2.3.6.1.
Anyone else have this problem?I can't alter anything in system.
EDIT: I fixed it by reconstructing the data folder from an clockwork backup.
I did try the search, but the answers were not clear as to the following questions:
If I am using systemless root, and I uninstall system apps, would that effectively modify "/system" and OTA updates will fail to install?
Also, I read that Titanium Backup is unable to uninstall system apps with systemless root and I need to manually delete the "/system/app/<app name>" folder with something like Root Explorer (mount /system r/w), is that true?
Thanks in advance
poodleDoo said:
.... delete the "/system/app/<app name>" folder with something like Root Explorer (mount /system r/w)...
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OTA will fail on rooted devices.
System apps can be disabled in Settings. When deleted wit a rootexplorer the system partition is modified.
NLBeev said:
OTA will fail on rooted devices.
System apps can be disabled in Settings. When deleted wit a rootexplorer the system partition is modified.
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Sorry, I should've been more clear.
I just installed FlashFire, and I am running systemless root.
If I delete a system app, would it prevent FlashFire to apply a OTA update; or is this a moot point?
And, I've read that with systemless, TiB does not actually remove system apps, is that true?
As for why I want to delete instead of just disable; why not?
Thanks
poodleDoo said:
If I delete a system app, would it prevent FlashFire to apply a OTA update....
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The OTA checks modifications of system partition.
And, I've read that with systemless, TiB does not actually remove system apps, is that true?
As for why I want to delete instead of just disable; why not?
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There is a lot written about 'systemless'.
The idea is that system files/folders are bind/linked to a 'su' folder. Apps are thinking that system is not modified.
Not all apps can be removed. Recently also Gmail can't be deleted. Disabling is the only option.
If you physically delete or change anything OTA will not work. Systemless SuperSU works by creating a Skylink with the user data partition and a modification withing the boot.img (the kernel). Any modification of any partition causes OTA to fail. So to successfully take an OTA you need to flash back the stock boot.img at the very least. Also the system.img if you made any modifications, and recovery if you are on twrp . . And modem.img and bootloader.img if they are not the ones that match the build you are on.
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I had my phone rooted and all working fine on Nougat. I then tried installing secure settings for Tasker and since around this time, i've lost root and if i try flashing super su in TWRP, each time i boot and check i'm not rooted. If i open Super Su app it tells me that the framework needs to be updated and to reboot, i do this and it just keeps telling me the same.
The only thing i am thinking may have broken this is i found a guide to get Secure Settings working on nougat where someone suggested creating a folder with root file explorer called 'su' in system/bin. Now when i open up Titanium Backup it tells me it could not acquire root and say the attempt was made using the "/system/bin/su" command which im thinking means it's looking somewhere there is an empty folder?
I cant now of course delete the system/bin/su folder i created as i cant enable root in File Explorer so i'm pretty stuck and not sure what i can do. I've tried the cleanup and full unroot in the supersu app and then flashing supersu in twrp again but still says no root when i check
Any suggestions?
farquea said:
I had my phone rooted and all working fine on Nougat. I then tried installing secure settings for Tasker and since around this time, i've lost root and if i try flashing super su in TWRP, each time i boot and check i'm not rooted. If i open Super Su app it tells me that the framework needs to be updated and to reboot, i do this and it just keeps telling me the same.
The only thing i am thinking may have broken this is i found a guide to get Secure Settings working on nougat where someone suggested creating a folder with root file explorer called 'su' in system/bin. Now when i open up Titanium Backup it tells me it could not acquire root and say the attempt was made using the "/system/bin/su" command which im thinking means it's looking somewhere there is an empty folder?
I cant now of course delete the system/bin/su folder i created as i cant enable root in File Explorer so i'm pretty stuck and not sure what i can do. I've tried the cleanup and full unroot in the supersu app and then flashing supersu in twrp again but still says no root when i check
Any suggestions?
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This post was a bit more informative than your "my device unrooted itself" post in the stable thread.
Dirty flash your system or use the file manager in TWRP to remove the offending folder.
I was thinking of trying that but fixed it a different way as I just posted in the SuperSU thread. But in case anyone else ever has this problem...
I fixed my issue. By disabling SuperSU and enabling again from the app settings and it gave me root. I then deleted a created su folder in system/bin that I manually created earlier when trying to get secure settings working.
I'm having a problem getting to move any user app to the system partition on my Nexus 6. I'm using the Pure Nexus ROM, now rooted with Magisk, Android 7.1.2. The thing is, I have tried to do so when I was on Stock ROM, also tried it with SuperSU root instead of Magisk with no difference whatsoever. Link2SD doesn't work but neither worked system/app mover by j4velin.
What should I do to get that to work? Thanks in advance...
You're using Magisk... There are modules for that.
Two actually. And they can be installed from the Manager:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/module-terminal-app-systemizer-ui-t3585851
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3477512
Take your pick.
Didgeridoohan said:
You're using Magisk... There are modules for that.
Two actually. And they can be installed from the Manager:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/module-terminal-app-systemizer-ui-t3585851
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3477512
Take your pick.
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Well right now for some reason Magisk isn't installing anything on my device, however I was wondering, if there is a method which installs the app as system and that the app continues to be there even if I unroot my device?
Dorlan2001 said:
Well right now for some reason Magisk isn't installing anything on my device, however I was wondering, if there is a method which installs the app as system and that the app continues to be there even if I unroot my device?
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The whole design concept of Magisk is to protect the system partition from being modified. It does that by sym-linking directories. Using Magisk, as designed, the apps will go into the Magisk.img, not system. When booted, it'll look like the apps are in system but if you unroot they'll be gone.
If you don't care about modifying the system partition, you can move an app manually. User apps are in /sdcard/data/app and system apps are in /system/app. Once moved, you'll have to edit the permissions for the folder to rwxr-xr-x (755) and the apk inside the folder to rw-r--r-- (644).
ktmom said:
The whole design concept of Magisk is to protect the system partition from being modified. It does that by sym-linking directories. Using Magisk, as designed, the apps will go into the Magisk.img, not system. When booted, it'll look like the apps are in system but if you unroot they'll be gone.
If you don't care about modifying the system partition, you can move an app manually. User apps are in /sdcard/data/app and system apps are in /system/app. Once moved, you'll have to edit the permissions for the folder to rwxr-xr-x (755) and the apk inside the folder to rw-r--r-- (644).
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Thanks for the info mate! It was really helpful to me to get to understand how Magisk works, and to be able to make the changes I wanted to my system using Root Explorer. Is so weird though, that those apps who claim to automate things, don't work on my device...
Thanks again!!!! :good:
No matter what I try, I can't manage to delete system apps.
I'm rooted but nothing is working! I've tried:
Titanium backup, Root Explorer, System app remover - all with root granted permissions and even tried Selinux changer to permissive - all fail.
I've used Titanium Backup to freeze a number of system apps but I really want to delete Netflix as its coming up with errors about incompatible device and so need it deleting to start a fresh!
cd993 said:
No matter what I try, I can't manage to delete system apps.
I'm rooted but nothing is working! I've tried:
Titanium backup, Root Explorer, System app remover - all with root granted permissions and even tried Selinux changer to permissive - all fail.
I've used Titanium Backup to freeze a number of system apps but I really want to delete Netflix as its coming up with errors about incompatible device and so need it deleting to start a fresh!
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I don't think you can unless you do to via a debloating magisk module