yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] codelover:
Some Important Info About Latest 'Unrootable' Version of BlueStacks

Hey guys, i have got some bad news for you. But first let's claps hands for BS team for doing such a great job all these years!

As of today, the latest version 0.8.10.3101 (China Ver) is 'unrootable', or should i say, it will not allow you to boot using a modified Root.fs.

Technically, it verify Root.fs' signature to check whether the file was created by BS and remain unchanged before starting the required services.

Although there are some workarounds, but i am considering this as an indication that i should retire this project, which mean this project will soon reach it's end-of-life and will not be supported anymore.

Initially, this tool was built to provide better user experience with BS, unfortunately, BS has changed it's model to 'freemium', and now enforcing the 'mium',

which mean this tool has since became a warez? I am sure this is not allowed on XDA, for that reason i have made the above decision - To retire BSMT soon.

Anyway, let's wait for the latest changelog and see if there is any significant improvement over the last version, by then i will decide whether current version or the next version will be the last supported version.

No infringement intended, but i think we deserve a better & more stable product, so let's take these last fully unlocked versions as a pro-trial before going for payment, and support them.

Regards
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nodymoha:
Is there any way to hide or delete the navigation bar (navbar) in BlueStacks

There is a good video player in android, and I can't make it play in full screen.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hadi_rena:
Sad news :crying: since they force the 'mium' one. Anyway there is a way to prevent update or installing the newest version in case of re-install ? Do saving 'BlueStackSetup' folder able to fool installer to install previous version ? If we can fool installer to install previous version then I will store setup data for version 0.8.10.3096 (including installer).

Anyway may I know warez description in XDA ? afaik warez == cr*ck*d apps or illegal distribution. I don't think rooting == warez. :confused: If some feature of your application considered warez maybe you could consider remove these feature.

Thank You
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Techlyfe:
I agree, how can a tool meant for rooting be considered warez, when it worked it's magic on an app by the app became "freemium". And if rooting is an issue, then XDA wouldn't have been born. Plus isn't android, in and of itself, open source?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] deuce237bblock:
Sorry for my noob question but is there a way to stop updates?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hadi_rena:
BlueStack auto update ? Try using your firewall software :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] deuce237bblock:
How would I go about that?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hadi_rena:
It's depends on your security software such as (Kaspersky, Avira, Norton, etc). If you don't use such software then maybe you can use http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=52839740&postcount=181 as posted in OP to block internet connection. I didn't try this one since I using third party security software.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] deuce237bblock:
I use avast! anti-virus but have the firewall disabled because I use Windows Firewall. If I block BlueStacks from accessing the internet then my apps wont have access to the internet.

Edit: If I removed "C:\Program Files (x86)\BlueStacks\HD-UpdaterService.exe" would this stop updates from coming?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hadi_rena:
IMHO: Instead of removing "C:\Program Files (x86)\BlueStacks\HD-UpdaterService.exe" you should block that app from accessing internet
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] buutsbuuts:
BS MultiTool v1.20r2 works on BlueStacks Beta v0.8.10.3096 on Win 8.1 x64
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] flyboyissac:
i was able to root last time with no problems but now i can't

it says "ERROR: Could not comlete rooting task #1"

i rooted the same way not many days ago i had to reinstall because:( xposed stopped bluestacks from loading
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] evildog1:
i have the same problem. mine say "ERROR: Could not comlete rooting task #1" too. My schools PC specs is Dell with intel core i7
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hadi_rena:
Trying re-run tools or restart your PC. I got similar error message but after re-run tools then no error encountered.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Zenoran:
Not sure if I'm missing something but the sync app keeps reinstalling itself... I ran the delete function and have even tried the disable but none of them seem to work with the most recent version of the app. Am I doing something wrong?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] codelover:
IMPORTANT INFO:

The last SuperSU version that is compatible with BSMultiTool v1.20r2 is UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.99.zip, DO NOT use 1.99r4.

If you get 'time-out while waiting for rooting process to complete' or 'could not complete rooting task #1 ' error message:

Don't panic, you did nothing wrong. There is bug in the auto rooter that preventing it from running properly at certain time - kind of depending on luck.

Now it has been fixed and the rooting engine has been improved to run even faster - In coming release. For now - just retry for several times.

There are ways to prevent BS from updating itself, the next release will have a feature dedicated for that.

Nop, you do not need to backup 'BlueStackSetup', you can always use the offline installer to install any version of your wish.

Simple explaination: Rooting in BS gives you more than just the ability to use root apps, it also gives you the ability to avoid payment.

Yeap, there is no doubt that you are right about the android and open source, but avoiding a compulsory payment doesn't seem right either.

Actually i am still looking into options, and opinions as i am still not quite sure about this kind of *freemium*, yet,

someone please go to read their Terms of Use and tell me if you find anything related to this, eg: does removing the app breaking the rule etc.

Don't worry about that, this issue has been taken care of in the coming version.

Oh really?, didn't realize that, didn't happen to me either, can anyone else confirm this issue?

But i am not surprised at all given that BS is full with backdoors that has the ability to install anything at anytime, in the background.

Are you 100% sure that you have deleted the responsible app, and it keeps coming back by itself?

I believe the app was reinstalled from outside android using their background silent installer, that make sense for me.

For those following this thread, you might already heard that future versions of BS might come with signature protection againts rooted fs,

first seen on China version 0.8.10.3101, now i got good news for you, i found that there are at least 3 workarounds can be used - so there won't be any rooting issue anymore.

Argh...wasted lots of time finding solution for the signature protection!

Anyway, i have been working with the next version of BSMT for weeks, it will be a major overhaul with lots of improvement!

Let see whether we can make the older *free* versions work even better and more usable than the newer *pro* version or not. Stay tuned!

Regards
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] deuce237bblock:
You are awesome ?

Sent by me.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Kosh_swe:
thank you, awesome work!

Wow, THANK YOU for the work, this is so awesome, 1st try done and done :laugh:

The debloater, that you can use and disable after your own wishes is perfect, i use BS for alot of facebook games when i am at my computer etc, also usefull for testing android dev apps etc...

I recommend that after you have rooted you debloat manually, then install ApexLauncher_v2.3.3.apk (or any other launcher u like) and then gapps.mpi.v23.apk (if u want Google store acces), (make sure you run installer.apk within BS and give it SU acces after u installed launcher and gapps), It works perfect!

Make sure you remove autoupdate from you google apps account, do them manually (just a tip), you can also use a debloater app to remove chinese (or whatever asian language that comes with BS) and just use your local language, or just simply disable it, whatever you like!

I do have some questions maybe someone can help with?

1. Im not a fan of windows firewall (i use winx7_64), can someone explain BSNetBlocker_1.03, can´t i block C:\Program Files (x86)\BlueStacks\HD-Network.exe manually in my soft nat somehow, or block the ports to BS in my physical nat?

I had to allow internet acces to set up my account (obv) , but thats was directed to google (ofc), do i need anything else to block bluestack? (i already debloated them), but i see alot of services running with inet acces in the background:

1. Bluestack Agent (HD-Agent.exe) <--- Main program i assume?

2. HD-BlockDevice.exe (Block Device Helper) <--- Advice

3. HD-Frontend.exe <--- Advice? I see this one connect to google when using gapps.

4. HD-Network.exe <--- Self explained, but can i edit it in my nat to block all BS activities? (only allow certain apps/gapps/browser)

5. HD-Service.exe <--- Self explained, but it keeps starting AUTO even when i have it on manually or disabled, i want the service running when i want to use BS not on startup, i cant seem to go around this! :eek:

6. HD-SharedFolder.exe <--- i guess this is the emulated storage in BS from my harddrive?

7. Bluestacker Updater Service (HD-UpdaterService.exe) <---- I guess i can block and disable this one since i wont update bluestack!?

What programs/services do need inet acces, wich can be blocked and wich can be permanently disabled?

They only connections i see in my logs are to 173.194.71.188 and 173.194.32.3 on port 443 and 5228 (this is google play servers and port, so no issue here), and also 64.233.165.141:443 from Bluestacks agent (also google) but stil then why so many services and programs running for BS?

I dont see any connections being made to BS, so im guess im good, but stil its annoying seeing things u have no clue about running in the background!

Ty again for the awesome work! :good:

// Dave
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] gpchess2k:
If you getting error "ERROR: Could not comlete rooting task #1" then place your folder in C: (Ex: C:\BSMultiTool). Then run it. Worked for me on Windows 89 64bit.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] vido.ardes:
Just wanted to report worked perfectly for me first time, BlueStacks Beta v0.8.10.3096 on Win 8.1 x64
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] radink:
Im getting the time out error when doing the Processing FS step.

I'm using the 1.20r2 version.

BS is 0.8.10.3096

Windows 7 x64

I've tried many of the possible solutions here and no luck. Running it from C:\BSMultiTool doesn't seem to help. I've tried several times. Also, clean install of BS.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Mark
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] codelover:
New 'Unrootable' BlueStacks arrived?....

It's finally here! BlueStacks v0.8.11.3116 is out now, and i can confirm this is the

first

EN version of BS that comes with mod/root protection.

You may need to ignore the update reminder if you want to keep your root access, not sure what else changed, let's wait for the changelog.

BSMT update is coming, either this week or next week - still W.I.P.

[MENTION=4957997]Kosh_swe[/MENTION], answering some of your questions - YES, you may block HD-Network manually if you know how, which, and what.

For now i can only confirm HD-Network is responsible for internet access

inside

the android, i am not sure if other HD-* traffic are routed through HD-Network too - But i believe some are.

As of 0.8.10, the Quit in system tray is NOT actually exiting the program, but rather send the program to background - So that you can start faster. (I believe they call it 'A better user experience!')

Perhaps this is reason why you may see lots of services running in the background, in order to properly close it you may need to run HD-Quit manually.

It's not a big secret that BS tracks everything you do with the app player, starting from setup to app uninstallation - those stats are being sent regularly to their servers for analytics purpose.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hadi_rena:
Does the new update come with workaround for mod/root protection ? As in your previous post you say there is workaround for these protection.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Abhaysinh:
Rooted for Titanium backup!

Titanium backup is working In BlueStacks v0.8.11.3116 !!!!!!!

Noticed?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] evildog1:
why Bluestacks lagging very much without root? is it because i need to buy Bluestacks for better performance or is it because i have AMD CPU?

i have new graphic card Nvidia Geforce 760 2 GB but still lagging. i tried Bluestacks on my school's pc with Geforce 660 1.5 GB with Intel Core i7 and Bluestacks was very fash and smooth and the game can run in ultra mode.

i still don't know if it's the AMD CPU that cause lagging.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] codelover:
Yes, it will support the latest version too. It will be released soon, but i need more time to run tests as i changed quite a large number of code.

Hmm.. i thought TiBackup works on every version?

Hmm.... What is your AMD APU clock speed? Compared to GPU i think CPU clock speed would impact more.

While running moderate app with BS, my CPU usage on my C2Duo would be > 60%, but on some i7 comps that i tested, only 3-5% were used, what a significant difference.

And.. don't forget BlueStacks has collaboration with AMD, remember the news "AMD, Bluestacks bring APU-optimized Android inside Windows"? My point is, don't blame AMD... :P

And i don't think rooting will solve the lag problem directly, but ofcause once unlocked unneeded bg apps can be removed to gain more usable resources.

By the way, for those who are in hurry and need root for latest version now, you can try alternative rooting tool.

Our friend, [MENTION=4981428]XtraartX[/MENTION] from BluestacksID fb group has upgraded his RootEZ to Bluestacks Easy, now it's an All In One tool that comes with many tweaks & tricks.

Definitely a great utility! From auto rooting to registry tweaks. You can find the download link on his post on FreeStacks fb group.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] evildog1:
yesterday i formated my pc and reinstall Windows 8.1 because i had some issues with Bluestacks. after reinstall i updated Nvidia driver to the latest version and install Bluestacks but i can't still understand why Bluestacks does not run smooth and just lagging. I can't run games in high quality because the game detected that Bluestacks runs slow and greyed out high quality and med quality.

My CPU is AMD FX 6100 six-cores and default clock speed is 3.3 GHz. overclocked to 3.8 GHz by motherboard. and my GPU is Geforce 760 2 GB (not oberclocked.

My schools computer specs is Dell, Intel core i7 3.3 Ghz, Nvidia GeForce 660 1.5 Ghz (not overclocked)

i had tested Antutu benchmark on Bluestacks. on my pc, the result is around 7000-10000 points. and on my schools pc, the result is +38000-39000 points (more points than HTC One M8 and Galaxy S5)

you said that i should not blame AMD so i can't find out what's the problem with Bluestacks. i need help.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tithitoy:
Change Power Option to High Performance. Change VGA to max performance.

Njoy!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] evildog1:
should i change performance on BIOS? or on GPU tweaks software?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hamada3381:
Hey man i like ur work keep it up.

I think u need donation?

Sorry but i cant BEC. I AM 14 YEARS OLD.

:thumbup:

Sent from ny GT-S5360 using XDA Premium
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] codelover:
New Version: BlueStacks MultiTool v1.21r1

Announcing BlueStacks MultiTool v1.21r1

NOTE : Post #2 has been updated to reflect newly added features.

Make sure you read all the tips before you run any of the 'risky' function.

Please note that these new functions have NOT been fully tested and therefore might not work for you.

Also, since i changed almost a thousand lines of code, i am not sure if the new version will still work on your system as it used to be.

I only managed to test it on my own system, Win 7 x86 on Intel platform.

You can drop me a private message for bug report if you find any. Your feedback is welcome!

Enjoy the new version! And don't forget to give the lonely [Thanks] button some love. :P

WARNING: BSMT support BS up to version 0.8.11.3116 ONLY!

EDIT (2014/10/15):

SuperSU support is broken since v2.13 release, use older SuperSU v2.02 instead.

P/S: DO NOT QUOTE MY WHOLE POST WHEN REPLYING, THANK YOU!

WARNING: DO NOT hotlinking or upload these files to other file host / forum. Thank you.

警告: 以下文件不被允许转载, 谢谢合作 / advertencia: no se les permite compartir el archivo.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] codelover:
Recommended Rooting Steps

EDIT: Few users reported that newer versions of BS require active internet connnection in order to start.

Please note that reinstallation is

NOT

compulsory, the above method is provided if you plan for clean installation only.

You can also root your existing BS that you have upgraded from previous version without touching any of your existing data.

If anything goes wrong simply use (R) to restore/revert back to stock images.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tithitoy:
Does BSMT v1.21 support BS v0.8.11?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] eclpsues:
which version did you use to root 8.11.3116 on x86 machine?

Im trying to do it on a x64 machine and it says the tool is outdated.

TIA!

---------- Post added at 10:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:20 PM ----------

+1
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] darkrevlis:
Hello, i did try run the new bluestacks multitool v1.21 but i can't access menu

im running windows 8.1 x64
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] theeggman:
Tool is also crashing for me when using windows 8.1 x64
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] codelover:
There was a problem with earlier uploaded version, please re-download.

Make sure the file size after it got extracted is 919 KB, MD5: 5CD23C0749EE5C8A5C061B4837A01DEE

Please report back. Thank you.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hadi_rena:
Latest version (pre-final) says error while executing. I'm using windows 8.1 x64. I didn't know why others get crash :confused: in my case it's running but internal program error.

EDIT: Redownload latest version is fix the issues. Likely i download the wrong version
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] theeggman:
I downloaded this version and its working on Win 8.1 x64 now.

Thank you.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] darkrevlis:
Thanks so much, working now. i love your work. congrats
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] vido.ardes:
I get a new problem with this version, it gets to 'Preparing system...' and then get 'ERROR: There was a problem getting the rooter engine ready.' Windows 8.1 x64 and Bluestacks 0.8.10.3096, I am running as Admin. I will try upgrading Bluestacks to see if that fixes it.

EDIT: Still getting the same thing unfortunately :(

EDIT 2; Worked after using the net blocker! Now I can get rid of all that bloat, thanks very much
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] eclpsues:
Error getting rooter engine ready: advisable to totally disconnect from the internet.

Thanks again!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] codelover:
Glad that it worked, but still i am curious and would like to know what was the cause.

Can you guys do me a favour? And for those who is facing the same problem, Please try:

* If possible please do the above under two conditions: 1 with internet, and another without internet.

The more logs i get the faster i can figure out the problem.

Thanks.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hamada3381:
not working

error: this version of bs is missing a feautre required by rhis tool.

plz help
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] xringo:
Hello. I have bluestacks 0.8.11.3116 and whatever version I download from your download section it gives me that the multitool is outdated and such and telling me to get the newest version. Does anyone know how to root luestacks 0.8.11.3116

Edit: I managed to get past by the error but now it's saying it can't find superuser package or something. Which version do I download?? 3.2a or 3.2? Also where do I place it??

Do I place it in programa files bluestacks? With all the .exe's or the the one with folders with names like android,logs,userdata
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] codelover:
New Version: BlueStacks MultiTool v1.21r1

Hi guys,

Please be informed that BSMT has been updated to 1.21r1.

Special thanks to [MENTION=5307550]harishdayanand[/MENTION] for helping and [MENTION=4932742]Cybernerd[/MENTION] for sending me the logs.

I believe with this update the 'There was a problem getting the rooter engine ready' error has been fixed, please try and let me know.

Just to clarify that this error has nothing to do with internet connection availability.

Also added to the download sections is HD-Kill.zip, containing a batch script called HD-Kill.bat, provided by user [MENTION=5489755]chekka187[/MENTION].

The script can be used to kill remaining background processes related to BS after you close BS, beside that, it also disable BS auto start,

but since the auto start services will be re-enabled everytime you start BS, you might need to use HD-Kill on a regular basis.

Depending on your user access level, you might need to run it as Administrator.

Enjoy!

I'm sorry for this late reply, have you managed to solve the problem?

About the error, either your BS installation is incomplete or perhaps you have a path name which is not supported by BSMT.

Usually this problem can be solved by complete uninstallation+clean-up before reinstallation, or install to standard path.

You MUST

extract

the file first and NOT running in directly from within the zip file, once extracted add UPDATE-SuperSU*.zip to the BSMultiTool folder.

Please refer to the usage guide on post #2 for more details.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] 4Freedom:
sorry but where is download link?

sorry found here http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=53765572&postcount=231:laugh:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] alexcheveau:
Wonderful tool, great :good:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Stuart Little:
Thanks for sharing !

Sent From A Samsung Galaxy S2 With AOSB Project ROM .
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] core7x:
thanks. finally it working after i change windows DEP policy.

for those having problem with autorooter, pls check your DEP policy, here is some method for check

1. open up cmd

2. use bcdedit.exe command and look for nx output, [IMG="look here"]http://i.imgur.com/8S12wC8.png[/IMG]

3. default windows value is OptIn, and change to AlwaysOff

4. use bcdedit /set nx AlwaysOff

5. reboot
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] psichokillah:
You're a lifesaver! ROOTED, debloated, deactivated uPDATES. All worked fine with latest version. :laugh:

THANK YOU!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hamada3381:
Plz help me it says your bs version is missing something required by this tool.

My version is the latest version
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hadi_rena:
Have you try reinstall BS ?