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Root Really, really, really strange root loss...

Redflea

Redflea

Android Expert
So I had Pete's virgin 2.2 release on my phone, ran fine, full root access.

Sapphire 7.0 was released, so what the heck, I formatted system/cache, and installed.

But...lost root somehow. No SU app, no access.

Applied su.zip in Recovery to regain access. Didn't work...

Applied it a few more times, rebooted...nada.

Wiped system/cache and installed CM6 Alpha 3...no root. Applied su.zip, still no su app, no root.

Nandroided back to my backup of Pete's virgin 2.2 release. Root.

Wiped system/cache, installed CM6 Alpha 3, no root.

W-T-F??

Never seen this before...always wipe system/cache before a new ROM, never lost root before.

Really appreciate any suggestions...I have access to CW recovery.

Don't understand how flashing a rooted ROM could leave me w/out root access, or why installing an su zip doesn't add SU back in.
 
Redflea said:
So I had Pete's virgin 2.2 release on my phone, ran fine, full root access.

Sapphire 7.0 was released, so what the heck, I formatted system/cache, and installed.

But...lost root somehow. No SU app, no access.

Applied su.zip in Recovery to regain access. Didn't work...

Applied it a few more times, rebooted...nada.

Wiped system/cache and installed CM6 Alpha 3...no root. Applied su.zip, still no su app, no root.

Nandroided back to my backup of Pete's virgin 2.2 release. Root.

Wiped system/cache, installed CM6 Alpha 3, no root.

W-T-F??

Never seen this before...always wipe system/cache before a new ROM, never lost root before.

Really appreciate any suggestions...I have access to CW recovery.

Don't understand how flashing a rooted ROM could leave me w/out root access, or why installing an su zip doesn't add SU back in.
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I just flashed CM6 Alpha and had no root as well. I did a full wipe the first time so I restored Kangerade V4.0.7 and had root, then flashed CM again and agin no root so I'm back to Kangerade V4.0.7
 
condog said:
are u also wiping data? possible something in data is screwing with su.
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I would have said gremlins...:D

Seriously...I have never heard of something like that. You can loose root if there is a certain problem with a ROM but 2 of them...in the same night...I don't think that's the case here.

I don't know what to tell you honestly...Try flashing CM with a different recovery and see what that does.
 
bp328i said:
I just flashed CM6 Alpha and had no root as well. I did a full wipe the first time so I restored Kangerade V4.0.7 and had root, then flashed CM again and agin no root so I'm back to Kangerade V4.0.7
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Thanks for posting - so you wiped data/cache, right?
 
UBRocked said:
I would have said gremlins...:D

Seriously...I have never heard of something like that. You can loose root if there is a certain problem with a ROM but 2 of them...in the same night...I don't think that's the case here.

I don't know what to tell you honestly...Try flashing CM with a different recovery and see what that does.
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THat's an interesting idea....thanks.
 
OK...wiped data and then installed CM6 again, and have root...so it was some weird conflict between my data and SU. Fixed, finally...
 
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