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

[Redflea]

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.

 

[condog]

are u also wiping data? possible something in data is screwing with su.

 

[bp328i]

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.

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

 

[UBRocked]

are u also wiping data? possible something in data is screwing with su.

I would have said gremlins...

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.

 

[Redflea]

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

Thanks for posting - so you wiped data/cache, right?

 

[Redflea]

I would have said gremlins...

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.

THat's an interesting idea....thanks.

 

[Redflea]

OK...wiped data and then installed CM6 again, and have root...so it was some weird conflict between my data and SU. Fixed, finally...

 

[condog]

OK...wiped data and then installed CM6 again, and have root...so it was some weird conflict between my data and SU. Fixed, finally...

i wonder who had that idea?

are u also wiping data? possible something in data is screwing with su.

 

[bp328i]

Thanks for posting - so you wiped data/cache, right?

Yes, I wiped data/cache...but I did flash Fab's NexTheme for BB04 on it. So maybe that did it. I will try flashing it again today.

 

[Redflea]

i wonder who had that idea?

I also got pummeled with "wipe data" directives on IRC...dang odd that data would conflict w/SU in system, but it worked.