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Unroot my Samsung Tab S

I have a rooted Samsung Tab S wifi with this firmware installed T800XXU1ANFB. In order to unroot do i need to flash it with the same stock firmware it has on it. Or can i flash it with an updated stock firmware?

Metamorph22 said:
I have a rooted Samsung Tab S wifi with this firmware installed T800XXU1ANFB. In order to unroot do i need to flash it with the same stock firmware it has on it. Or can i flash it with an updated stock firmware?
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Just select full unroot from settings in the supersu app.

I am a newbie... so here goes.
I did root it but when I go to verify it it doesn't verify. SuperSU was put on my device, but it wants to update the binary and I did that, but it keeps failing.
What I want to do is unroot it entirely and set it back to factory settings so I went to the settings in SuperSU like said above. If it is unrooted, how would I know? SuperSU is still on my table And only able to.bto.be disabled instead of e tirely removed.
I also think it didn't work because maybe I was trying to root it with a auto file for kitkat instead of lollipop. And links to the version for this lollipop are in a few places but each time I try to extract what I've downloaded the file is corrupt and it never unzips.
I've got the galaxy tab s 10.5; 16gb; wifi only (sm-t800) running lollipop 5.0.2
I'd really like to root so I can get the bloatware off, but if it isn't possible at the moment then I'd might as well go back to an unrooted device.
I'll take all the help I can get or be directed to. I've been pulling my hair out for two days on how to figure it out.

After you have unrooted reboot and you will be unrooted. Root can be verified with Root validator.
For root you can use my build here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3079488

ashyx said:
After you have unrooted reboot and you will be unrooted. Root can be verified with Root validator.
For root you can use my build here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3079488
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On a second reboot I noticed I wasn't rooted. Thanks. I finally am rooted now.

ashyx said:
After you have unrooted reboot and you will be unrooted. Root can be verified with Root validator.
For root you can use my build here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3079488
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I'm having a different problem but I am sure it is related to this topic.
I ended up being properly rooted after I got the correct one for lollpop 5.0.2. Then I realized that The Sims Freeplay would not work. I tried to use root cloak and I had no luck. I thend tried to use xposed, but it hasn't been upgraded to Lollipop yet.... so I thought about if rooting my device was really worth it since the only game I religiously play is The Sims Freeplay (apparently they are cracking down on people who hack their game.... which is all good and well because because it has nothing to do with my game... I have a rooted device to get rid of bloatware, not to hack the game that I play in a legit way -- but whatever)...
So I chose to unroot from SuperSU like I did once before (when I wasn't properly rooted, but SU was still on my device) just to see what would happen.
I've used Odin two more times to put back the original root file I got to work for Lollipop and now on the second reboot, SuperSU still hasn't been put on my device (like it originally had did long before I even rooted properly).
So now TWRP boots up every time I want to just go straight to my download screen and from there I click on download to get to my screen. That's when I use odin and the cf-auto.
I hope I don't sound confusing. I just want to know where can I go from here?
Apparently the Sims Freeplay is being a real PITA about people trying to play their game on a root device (doesn't surprise me with EA), but I want to play it on my device rooted or not... but now my tablet feels like it's both. It's not straight out of the store box and it's not fully rooted...
What the heck am I doing wrong now?

If you have twrp installed you don't need to flash cfautoroot again. Just reboot from within twrp and it will offer to root.
If you are still having problems see the link below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/development/root-cf-autoroot-twrp-t800-t3079488
If you are having problems getting into download mode you are not doing it properly.
Hold POWER + VOL DOWN + HOME.

Under which category will it offer to root and will there be a way to get the sims freeplay working? If not I'd like to get back to straight out of the box for the tablet... but something tells me after reading for a few hours last night that thats impossible.

geekery15 said:
Under which category will it offer to root and will there be a way to get the sims freeplay working? If not I'd like to get back to straight out of the box for the tablet... but something tells me after reading for a few hours last night that thats impossible.
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If you unroot with the supersu app you will be fully unrooted.
To reroot boot into twrp then reboot.

Updating Prerooted Firmware + Xposed

Hi,
I have a fire tv on 51.1.4.0 (prerooted) and it has xposed installed (along with rbox's module) . I was thinking of updating to a newer prerooted firmware, I wanted to know if I need to uninstall/disable etc Xposed or the modules before updating.
Also have there been any big improvements since the firmware I have?
Thanks!

No, you don't need to uninstall or disable Xposed before updating. Know that you will need to go into Xposed and re-install it after the upgrade. Also, incase you're not aware, you will need to unlock your bootloader and install rbox's boot menu to upgrade past 51.1.4.0
You can see all the improvements for each software update here: AFTVnews.com/software

AFTVnews.com said:
No, you don't need to uninstall or disable Xposed before updating. Know that you will need to go into Xposed and re-install it after the upgrade. Also, incase you're not aware, you will need to unlock your bootloader and install rbox's boot menu to upgrade past 51.1.4.0
You can see all the improvements for each software update here: AFTVnews.com/software
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Thanks for the info and thanks for the site, I've used it so much in the past, was crucial for setting up my box and rooting.

AFTVnews.com said:
No, you don't need to uninstall or disable Xposed before updating. Know that you will need to go into Xposed and re-install it after the upgrade. Also, incase you're not aware, you will need to unlock your bootloader and install rbox's boot menu to upgrade past 51.1.4.0
You can see all the improvements for each software update here: AFTVnews.com/software
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No offense to this stellar community, but why don't you have your own mini forum on aftvnews?

ldeveraux said:
No offense to this stellar community, but why don't you have your own mini forum on aftvnews?
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I'm working on setting up a forum. I've actually set aside today (assuming no big news breaks) to heavily work on it.
The issue is that I want to merge post comments into the forum so that they are essentially the same thing. I don't want there to be two places where the same thing is being discussed. That's what's taking the longest to setup.

Root access for GT-I9195I?

Hi, I have a brand new, stock, unlocked, international version GT-I9195I, which I updated to Android 4.4.4 before attempting to root. I attempted to follow the instructions given here for root access. I didn't realize until just now that these instructions were for a slightly different model, the GT-I9195, not the GT-I9195I.
Two questions: first, have I done any harm by attempting to flash the GT-I9195 recovery onto my GT-I9195I? (It still boots and appears to work normally.) Second, where are the instructions to get root access for this particular model (Baseband version I9195IXXU1AOB1)? I found a thread here for installing TWRP but it doesn't seem to mention how to get root...

Use kingroot for rooting...just install the app and press root

Sorry for taking so long to reply. Thanks for the advice! Kingroot was successful on the second attempt at obtaining root access.
However, I do have a follow-up question. Can I install a superuser app like SuperSU, then uninstall kingroot, and still retain root access? Kingroot's Purify feature shut down my alarm clock app and some others I want to run at startup, and toggling apps in the "Auto-start" setting of kingroot seems to have no effect. I uninstalled Purify but it still interferes.

Yes, you need to use Super Sume: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=darkslide.com.supersumepro

FireTV 1 unrooted?

Hi all,
I'd previously rooted, installed recovery, etc on my FireTV version 1. Everything was working great, and I thought I'd disabled updates. I turned it on recently and It somehow lost root. Everything is still installed, but can't open SuperSU, towelroot says the device isn't supported. Still says that Xposed is installed with the framework though.
The system says I'm now on 51.1.4.1_user_514013920 for some reason. Checking for system update still gives an error. What went wrong, and is there any way to fix it?
@AFTVNews, I'm mainly looking at you

Does anyone know?

If you disabled updates its probably the fact that the fire tv has updated its self, im afraid thats why su (root) isnt working & your device isn't supported because your firmware has upgraded. You have no way to root at the moment in time unless a os5 root for AFTV gen1 is created sometime in the near future? It is possible because Rbox is making a Os5 root for Gen 1.... But i think you need root already for that? My advice would be if you still want root, get a AFTV 2 while root is still possible & root/block updates & wait for the new recovery & rom being developed by Rbox which fingers crossed should be very near to be released. I still cant get over why you would want to unblock updates for when you had root & exposed framework? oh well whats done is done now.
If this helps press that thanks button

If he install clockword mod and if he can still get into it, couldn't he flash the latest rom and get root back?

That's very confusing?
Disabling updates should've been the first thing you did after rooting (presumably a long time ago if you have gen 1.)
Disabling updates, successfully or not, shouldn't've caused you to lose root. If you have CWM, your aftv should not be able to receive a stock update. Of course towel root won't work because your firmware is based on stock software that is not rootable. Are you certain you did nothing else other than disable updates?
I'm basing all of this off the assumption you have CWM. If so then just push the same firmware you currently have installed to /sdcard and flash it again. Install busybox and I'd think you'd be ok. You probably already know this but aftvnews has all rbox's prerooted roms.

Maybe you only disabled ota on your router? Have you taken it anywhere else? Or got a new router?
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Yes, I disabled updates when I first rooted. I did this on the firetv, not my router. I followed @aftvnews guide to do it, and it worked perfectly. I'm not looking to get another device, but to restore this one. I still have cwm, busybox, supersu all installed (I think I still have cwm, don't remember how to boot to it). I still don't believe you can just flash a rooted rom over top...

ldeveraux said:
Yes, I disabled updates when I first rooted. I did this on the firetv, not my router. I followed @aftvnews guide to do it, and it worked perfectly. I'm not looking to get another device, but to restore this one. I still have cwm, busybox, supersu all installed (I think I still have cwm, don't remember how to boot to it). I still don't believe you can just flash a rooted rom over top...
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If the firmware has gone to an updated latest unrootable firmware I'm sure what ever you flash onto it will brick your device even if you do have cwm?
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deanr1977 said:
If the firmware has gone to an updated latest unrootable firmware I'm sure what ever you flash onto it will brick your device even if you do have cwm?
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Yeah that's what I assumed. I thought it might be too far gone. Was hoping AFTVnews might see this and offer advice.

ldeveraux said:
Yeah that's what I assumed. I thought it might be too far gone. Was hoping AFTVnews might see this and offer advice.
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You're not understanding. First, the firmware you have MUST have boot menu installed. Therefore you can choose to boot recovery from there. OR connect adb and reboot recovery. Adbfire simplifies this...
You should be fine to flash a prerooted rom and it should fix whatever got messed up.
Again, theres NO way youre running stock because im fairly certain rbox's recovery wont allow the installation. Theres an issue with you su no doubt but im thinking youre still rooted.

Sorry I missed this thread until now. Do you know what version pre-rooted ROM you had installed last? You say it's on 51.1.4.1, but are you positive that is not the version it was always on? If by some strange way it did install a stock update, there's no way it would have updated to 51.1.4.1 since Amazon is pushing 51.1.6.3 to all devices now. Just because you can't open SuperSU doesn't mean you lost root. What happens when you connect via ADB and enter the "su" command? Is your bootloader unlocked? Here's how to check.

AFTVnews.com said:
Sorry I missed this thread until now. Do you know what version pre-rooted ROM you had installed last? You say it's on 51.1.4.1, but are you positive that is not the version it was always on? If by some strange way it did install a stock update, there's no way it would have updated to 51.1.4.1 since Amazon is pushing 51.1.6.3 to all devices now. Just because you can't open SuperSU doesn't mean you lost root. What happens when you connect via ADB and enter the "su" command? Is your bootloader unlocked? Here's how to check.
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Huh, looks like everything is still good. I ADB in and "su" still shows [email protected] I guess I still have root and unlocked bootloader. I disabled automatic updates again just in case, it says "Package com.android.dcp new state: disabled". I feel like I should update the the ROM though as my install is feeling a bit awkward. Is there a guide on AFTVnews?
EDIT: I just checked and I don't have RBOX's Boot Menu installed. Does that mean I should downgrade to 51.1.4.0, install the boot menu, then upgrade the ROM in that order?

ldeveraux said:
Huh, looks like everything is still good. I ADB in and "su" still shows [email protected] I guess I still have root and unlocked bootloader. I disabled automatic updates again just in case, it says "Package com.android.dcp new state: disabled". I feel like I should update the the ROM though as my install is feeling a bit awkward. Is there a guide on AFTVnews?
EDIT: I just checked and I don't have RBOX's Boot Menu installed. Does that mean I should downgrade to 51.1.4.0, install the boot menu, then upgrade the ROM in that order?
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Yes, install 51.1.4.0, then install the boot menu, then install 51.1.6.3

AFTVnews.com said:
Yes, install 51.1.4.0, then install the boot menu, then install 51.1.6.3
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Hey cool everything works.
Only issue right now is the google play store. I installed it as in your guide, but it keeps updating and won't work at all on version 6.0.5. I saw this user UnderXP (http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/help/how-to-disable-google-play-store-auto-t3135642/page2) who used XPrivacy to stop the storee/services from auto updating. I've had no luck at it.
What do you recommend?

ldeveraux said:
Hey cool everything works.
Only issue right now is the google play store. I installed it as in your guide, but it keeps updating and won't work at all on version 6.0.5. I saw this user UnderXP (http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/help/how-to-disable-google-play-store-auto-t3135642/page2) who used XPrivacy to stop the storee/services from auto updating. I've had no luck at it.
What do you recommend?
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I haven't looked into the Google Play Store in a while. I plan to update my guide once Fire OS 5 is released to older devices, since any changes I make now likely won't work after the update.

FireTv 1: Lost root, now how do I update?

So I rooted my Fire TV when it first came out. Later I gave the device to my sister so we could have Playstation Vue in multiple rooms in the house. Since then it looks like the device was updated to 5.2.1.1 and I lost root. Now my Vue app wont open and I figure it's because I need to update the OS version.
From what I understand, I can't root it again with that OS version. Instead, how do I safely update the box? I blocked automatic updates and completely forgot how. I've read that factory reset is a bad idea, so I don't plan on doing that.

Was the bootloader fully unlocked? TWRP should still be on there, yes?

Sizzlechest said:
Was the bootloader fully unlocked? TWRP should still be on there, yes?
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I can't really remember about the bootloader since it's been so long. I do still have TWRP installed.
Also, I did find my old files that I believe I used back then, and I have a aftv-full-unlock. So, my bootloader was probably fully unlocked?

If you have TWRP installed, flash the latest zip from
https://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/development/prerooted-stock-images-t2882337