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[PillClinton]

For those of you who WERE rooted & protected root with Voodoo, installed the ICS leak & subsequently lost root like I did,

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tweeted out some helpful instructions to remedy the issue!


Disclaimers:
I did not personally use this method - before it was available, I had already RSD'd. On my second time through the process, I successfully retained root. Therefore this was unneeded (for ME!) All credit goes to

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, I just wrote up the instructions! Thanks man, you're a lifesaver

Finally, I'm not responsible for any damage you do to your phone!! Read instructions carefully!


To Restore Root on the Ics Leak (Edited 4/2/12 @ 12:39PM PT):

• Download

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  for free from the market.
• Enter the following commands EXACTLY as you see them listed here:

• /system/su-backup
  
• mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/system /system
  
• cp /system/su-backup /system/bin/su

• ​Exit terminal & reboot.
• Root should be restored at this point!

Please post in this thread if it worked for you. If so, please hit the LIKE button!

[Fixter]

For those of you who installed the leak and lost root like I did, dhacker tweeted the following:

Download term? I'm sorry but where are we supposed to do this? In a command prompt? In terminal inside of android? A little more would help.

Thanks,

[VantenKiest]

Pill.. please if you are going to post something like this detailed walkthrough.. the general public isnt going to understand what this is much less how it works or why... education please.

[PillClinton]

Pill.. please if you are going to post something like this detailed walkthrough.. the general public isnt going to understand what this is much less how it works or why... education please.

I'll add some more details tomorrow, I'm tired. Calling it a night. In short, those commands in quotes can be be entered into Android Terminal Emulator (free download from the Market).

[Fixter]

Thanks Pill. I did it and it took the commands with no error. However no root was restored. I'll check into it when I get to work. I think I may have deleted my backup. Not sure yet.

[VantenKiest]

Fixter wait till we have a detailed list of whats supposed to happen and what this does. and why

[Fixter]

Fixter wait till we have a detailed list of whats supposed to happen and what this does. and why

No problem.

Edit: My su-backup is in System.

[shizumie]

Def need some more info for the masses, as this is main reason people are trying rsd and start all over, thus incrrasing risk of problems

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[Fixter]

Def need some more info for the masses, as this is main reason people are trying rsd and start all over, thus incrrasing risk of problems

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Yeah I tried running the whole command with no errors and it took it with no errors but nothing happened. It just stayed the same.

[dj_spore]

So, from what I can tell, it is three separate commands:

/system/su-backup. (This is where mine fails, I get "b469 cannot locate '_mktemp' CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE)

mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/system /system (I get Permission not granted)

cp /system/su-backup /system/bin/su (I get File is reat-only)

no root afterwards, i'm assuming it has to do with the _mktemp error.

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[uberbdon]

So, from what I can tell, it is three separate commands:

/system/su-backup. (This is where mine fails, I get "b469 cannot locate '_mktemp' CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE)

mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/system /system (I get Permission not granted)

cp /system/su-backup /system/bin/su (I get File is reat-only)

no root afterwards, i'm assuming it has to do with the _mktemp error.

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Haha! Worked for me!

When I got to "/system/su-backup" I got the same error as you, but then realized I typo'd and put "/system/su_backup"

I'm thinking you may have just made a spelling error like I did.

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[uberbdon]

And....one pic of terminal

[W0017roid]

im gonna try this method after i restore to .173 and go from there. i think my su-backup was deleted whenever i data wiped. lol. i really hope this works!!

[uberbdon]

im gonna try this method after i restore to .173 and go from there. i think my su-backup was deleted whenever i data wiped. lol. i really hope this works!!

FYI I didnt temp unroot before going to ICS. I did this the first day the leak was brought out.

[dj_spore]

Haha! Worked for me!

When I got to "/system/su-backup" I got the same error as you, but then realized I typo'd and put "/system/su_backup"

I'm thinking you may have just made a spelling error like I did.

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Thanks, but no luck, I'm finding this error comes from binaries being messed up? Anyway, im thinking about going back to 173 and trying again I'll give this until my phone has a full charge...

[W0017roid]

FYI I didnt temp unroot before going to ICS. I did this the first day the leak was brought out.

thank you. i will try it that way.

hmm it probably would of been way easier if someone would of just sent me their su-backup now that i think about it. lol

[dj_spore]

FYI I didnt temp unroot before going to ICS. I did this the first day the leak was brought out.

I DID temp unroot...

[W0017roid]

so does anyone know how to get ADB to work with Windows 8? i have to keep using my laptop to use the Utility or anything that requires ADB. :/ ill keep looking on google though.

[dj_spore]

Just triple checked, su-backup IS in the /system folder...

[uberbdon]

so does anyone know how to get ADB to work with Windows 8? i have to keep using my laptop to use the Utility or anything that requires ADB. :/ ill keep looking on google though.

I just used Terminal Emulator on google play store.