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I had my commando rooted under the M80. Superuser.apk is still located on the system/app directory and it will not give my access to delete or uninstall the file. Could this be affecting the "chmod..." Added to the directory?

After adding these commands in the file previously mention I'm having no luck with root access...

If so how could I get rid of the SU.apk file without having root access?

Thanks in advance

Insirt chmod 0777 /system/app and try to cut and paste a system app to your ad card. don't believe your file explorer if it"says" you cant. remember, all this works with es file explorer. best of luck
 
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SUCCESS!!! I'm a noob, but I used the below method and it worked perfectly! Now to get rid of all that bloatware. thanks so much!


So, for all of you who want to root, this is a quick 10-step beta guide. Use at your own risk, im not responsible, etc.

1. Install es file explorer.
2. use it to go to /system/etc/init.qcom.sdio.sh
3. long press, open as text, use es note editor.
4. (The follwoing some quoted parts are copied from TommyTopDrive's posts. His work, not mine) Navagate to, "the very bottom (just above "exit 0")" and, add the following:

chmod 0777 /system
chmod 0777 /system/bin

5. Save the file. Then repeat step 3. and add a 1 after the "#!/system/bin/sh" and save. Then repeat step 3 again and remove the 1. The reason you do this is because, "it makes a backup and might try to load the backup."
6. restart your phone.
7. Push (or copy from sd card) the su bianary file to /system/bin
8. do steps 2 and 3, then below the code you put in earlier, put in, "

chown root.root /system/bin/su
chmod 06755 /system/bin/su

9."reboot again and verify by adb from a command prompt that su is owned by root and is rwsr-sr-x by doing the following (press return after each line):

adb shell
cd /system/bin
ls -l

10. "install superuser.apk and install busybox...oh, and that means your rooted." :)

And then your all set! You welcome to all!:)
 
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Thank you tommytopdrive for figuring this out.
Thank you Willster419 for writing down the steps! You guys are great!

I'd like to give this a try but I rooted my commando at M70 by backing up Innopath ActiveCare using Titanium Backup and then freezing it.

Now, in order to have Verizon update my phone to M130, do I only have to unfreeze Innopath? Will it then automatically update my phone to the stock Verizon M130 so I can then reroot it using the above procedure?
 
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Thank you tommytopdrive for figuring this out.
Thank you Willster419 for writing down the steps! You guys are great!

I'd like to give this a try but I rooted my commando at M70 by backing up Innopath ActiveCare using Titanium Backup and then freezing it.

Now, in order to have Verizon update my phone to M130, do I only have to unfreeze Innopath? Will it then automatically update my phone to the stock Verizon M130 so I can then reroot it using the above procedure?

yes. unfreeze, update, then follow steps. backup your stuff cause you will most likely lose root.
 
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yes. unfreeze, update, then follow steps. backup your stuff cause you will most likely lose root.

:thinking: Backup my stuff? I'm assuming I will lose root when I update to M130 but what would M130 delete? Will the M130 update remove other apps I've previously installed? The update wouldn't cause anything on my micro SD card to be removed, would it?
 
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This is exciting. I've already parted with my Commando, but I have these words of caution to those of you who do successfully root your M130.

NEVER ALLOW PLAYSTORE TO UPDATE BUSYBOX

I had a rooted M80 that a busybox update corrupted such that I could no longer use mobile data. I was lucky to get a replacement Commando, but it was M110, so I sold it and got a Galaxy instead.
 
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So, I have root explorer on my commando. You're saying that I should be able to download the file package you put together to my sd card, copy the su file to system/bin, and then continue the steps to gaining root, right? All without even using a computer? I'm just asking, so please no beating me up.

Yes did mine last with ES Explorer and made all text changes on phone. Moved su from card to phone.
 
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Just add some more information..
After Install Superuser.apk and busybox from playstore [they should be the latest version available],Superuser try to automatically check update for su binary. It's ver. 3.1.1 this update of su binary files makes the superuser acces freeze up or taking too long. I guess su binary ver. 3.1.1 doesnt seem to work fine with M110 update.
Does Anyone get the same issue for build M130 ?
if so just repeat the same step as above guide to re-root with su binary provided by Willster419 and dont auto update that binary files.
 
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Just add some more information..
After Install Superuser.apk and busybox from playstore [they should be the latest version available],Superuser try to automatically check update for su binary. It's ver. 3.1.1 this update of su binary files makes the superuser acces freeze up or taking too long. I guess su binary ver. 3.1.1 doesnt seem to work fine with M110 update.
Does Anyone get the same issue for build M130 ?
if so just repeat the same step as above guide to re-root with su binary provided by Willster419 and dont auto update that binary files.

good information, i didnt know that that would happen. also ignore my last post, i found all the system apps i need. ill post them later and/or if anybody else needs them. (Including the boot animation)
 
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