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Cant delete the bloat

Hello all, I have rooted the phone and installed "no bloat" from the play store. I try to delete all the bloat apps..such as play books, but it fails to delete even after i grant it su acess.
What could be wrong?
I am running stock ics ( i find it better for me than cm9 at the moment)
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txrocker281 said:
Hello all, I have rooted the phone and installed "no bloat" from the play store. I try to delete all the bloat apps..such as play books, but it fails to delete even after i grant it su acess.
What could be wrong?
I am running stock ics ( i find it better for me than cm9 at the moment)
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I suggest trying Titanium Backup and seeing if there is a difference. It has helped me remove any bloat I did not want on my phone on many roms, including stock rooted ICS.

RickG13 said:
I suggest trying Titanium Backup and seeing if there is a difference. It has helped me remove any bloat I did not want on my phone on many roms, including stock rooted ICS.
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Just tried to delete some apk's, for example I just tried to remove Play Books.
I get and error from TB that it could not be removed.

txrocker281 said:
Just tried to delete some apk's, for example I just tried to remove Play Books.
I get and error from TB that it could not be removed.
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What's your root app: Super SU or Superuser?
Also how did you root? Flashing the Root.zip file in CWM?

RickG13 said:
What's your root app: Super SU or Superuser?
Also how did you root? Flashing the Root.zip file in CWM?
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1 SuperSU
2 I flashed the zip trough CWM as detailed here
http://galaxys2root.com/t-mobile-galaxy-s2/how-to-root-icsgb-on-t-mobile-galaxy-s2-sgh-t989/

You are getting the super su prompt when launching titanium backup, correct? I've heard some issues with some people not having full root privileges on the stock rom. Try running a darkside cache wipe (in the dev section), reboot phone, and try again.
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RickG13 said:
You are getting the super su prompt when launching titanium backup, correct? I've heard some issues with some people not having full root privileges on the stock rom. Try running a darkside cache wipe (in the dev section), reboot phone, and try again.
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1) yes i did grant titanium su acess when the prompt came up
2) ok i will try to use the darkside wipe later today
Thanks for the help so far. I really enjoy the phone, really a step up from my mytouch 4g
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txrocker281 said:
1)
2) ok i will try to use the darkside wipe later today
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Please be sure to run the CACHE wipe and not the actual system wipe. Hope this resolves your issue.

download this app called root uninstaller. its so easy and free. i use this app instead because it only does one thing, which is delete any apps on your phone. system apps bloat apps and regular apps. keep it simple.

Could also be su issues. You could try to go in and delete the permissions and try again. Probably an issue with root though. could try a root check, dl updated bb and su, or just start over.

Thanks for the help everyone so far.
I went back to stock gb and rooted. Deleted the bloat
Thanks again!
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Why are some of my Apps unable to gain root access?

I am running AOKP JB B1, just like suddenly, some of my Apps like DX tool box and DX power booster can't gain root access anymore, but other apps like root explorer work fine, I tried to update supersu and binary, no good.
Then I thought maybe I screw up the system because lots kernel flashed, so I just reflash AOKP JB B1 with full wipe , but still no good...
Could it be application compatibility problem or something wrong at my end?
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qtwrk said:
I am running AOKP JB B1, just like suddenly, some of my Apps like DX tool box and DX power booster can't gain root access anymore, but other apps like root explorer work fine, I tried to update supersu and binary, no good.
Then I thought maybe I screw up the system because lots kernel flashed, so I just reflash AOKP JB B1 with full wipe , but still no good...
Could it be application compatibility problem or something wrong at my end?
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Just a guess but some apps look for Superuser.apk to confirm root access. If your ROM has SuperSU.apk as SuperSU.apk that could be the issue. When I flash a ROM with SuperSU I always change the name to Superuser.apk.
HTH

3rdstring said:
Just a guess but some apps look for Superuser.apk to confirm root access. If your ROM has SuperSU.apk as SuperSU.apk that could be the issue. When I flash a ROM with SuperSU I always change the name to Superuser.apk.
HTH
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No good, I tried installed superuser
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3rdstring said:
Just a guess but some apps look for Superuser.apk to confirm root access. If your ROM has SuperSU.apk as SuperSU.apk that could be the issue. When I flash a ROM with SuperSU I always change the name to Superuser.apk.
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the supersu apk is named Superuser.apk as well for compatibily purpose
@OP flash in recovery SuperSU.zip solve all ur problems

andQlimax said:
the supersu apk is named Superuser.apk as well for compatibily purpose
@OP flash in recovery SuperSU.zip solve all ur problems
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still no good , DX tool box still says "Root not allowed, the operation is denied"
i also tried in CodenaAndroid and XeonHD , doesn't work on both of them , it should be applications compatibly preblem.

qtwrk said:
still no good , DX tool box still says "Root not allowed, the operation is denied"
i also tried in CodenaAndroid and XeonHD , doesn't work on both of them , it should be applications compatibly preblem.
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a. update your busybox, use stericsons busybox updater from the play market. open the app, update busybox.
b. open your superuser or supersu app and make sure that your binaries are updated and that root is enabled. superuser has known issues with jelly bean.
c. if aokp has an optional root or no choice, enable root.

simms22 said:
a. update your busybox, use stericsons busybox updater from the play market. open the app, update busybox.
b. open your superuser or supersu app and make sure that your binaries are updated and that root is enabled. superuser has known issues with jelly bean.
c. if aokp has an optional root or no choice, enable root.
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unfortunately , still can't , busybox is updated. SuperSu has updated the binaries as well and i even set to gain permission without asking, still can't
all other apps like ROOT EXPLORER , TRITIUM BACK UP, FRANCO KERNEL UPDATER, PGM2 and something more were able to gain access to root , only these 2 can't
this is the app that can not gain access ...

qtwrk said:
unfortunately , still can't , busybox is updated. SuperSu has updated the binaries as well and i even set to gain permission without asking, still can't
all other apps like ROOT EXPLORER , TRITIUM BACK UP, FRANCO KERNEL UPDATER, PGM2 and something more were able to gain access to root , only these 2 can't
this is the app that can not gain access ...
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its the app. and on top of it, it doesnt want to close, it wants to run itself and download/send data. i uninstalled it really quick.

simms22 said:
its the app. and on top of it, it doesnt want to close, it wants to run itself and download/send data. i uninstalled it really quick.
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It's app for system optimization or something like firewall, kill auto run apps, process management...
Ok... were you able to get root access?
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Lost Root/SU

I know this is in the wrong section, but I need immediate answers, so bear with me here!
I am running PA 1.5A and have been rooted for months. Suddenly a few days ago however, I noticed apps were getting denied superuser permission, and I tried uninstalling all updates then updating, but it didn't work. I can't even try to reinstall busybox because it won't let me
HELP! Thanks!

daniETingles said:
I know this is in the wrong section, but I need immediate answers, so bear with me here!
I am running PA 1.5A and have been rooted for months. Suddenly a few days ago however, I noticed apps were getting denied superuser permission, and I tried uninstalling all updates then updating, but it didn't work. I can't even try to reinstall busybox because it won't let me
HELP! Thanks!
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do you still have recovery? CWM OR OTHER
IF SO TRY TO REINSTALL super user, then update it, the binarys
or restore a backup, or have you tried running fix permissions

Aldo101t said:
do you still have recovery? CWM OR OTHER
IF SO TRY TO REINSTALL super user, then update it, the binarys
or restore a backup, or have you tried running fix permissions
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I still have recovery and busybox installer says my device is rooted.
Root checker however says my device isn't
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daniETingles said:
I still have recovery and busybox installer says my device is rooted.
Root checker however says my device isn't
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something wrong with superuser, theres a way to clear the app inself but i can't remember how.try reinstalling super user from recovery
a zip not an app

Aldo101t said:
something wrong with superuser, theres a way to clear the app inself but i can't remember how.try reinstalling super user from recovery
a zip not an app
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Where can I find the zip?
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Fix permissions also didn't fix superuser /:
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daniETingles said:
Where can I find the zip?
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search it on here super su.zip you'll see it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1742522

I still can't install busybox of update binary on the original su app
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daniETingles said:
I still can't install busybox of update binary on the original su app
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man i don't know, maybe do a restore of another backed up rom, got me on this one, sorry
there is an update fixer on the market for su, maybe?

For some odd reason though, all other apps that require root work just fine D thanks man
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daniETingles said:
For some odd reason though, all other apps that require root work just fine D thanks man
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ok sorry i couldn't help ya.

How to change SuperSU to Superuser?

Im currently running JMT which uses SuperSU. I would like to use Superuser. Ive tried just flashing Superuser, but how to remove SuperSU?
I posted this in the ROM's thread, but never got an answer so hoping someone here will know

Delete the Superuser.apk in the ROM (it's really SuperSU) and pull the "real" Superuser.apk from somewhere else.
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android88 said:
Delete the Superuser.apk in the ROM (it's really SuperSU) and pull the "real" Superuser.apk from somewhere else.
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I did so (system-->app), installed superuser, rebooted, cleared dalvik and fixed permissions...still getting the supersu shell message with apps, and still showing up on installed programs...what did I miss?

blackangst said:
I did so (system-->app), installed superuser, rebooted, cleared dalvik and fixed permissions...still getting the supersu shell message with apps, and still showing up on installed programs...what did I miss?
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I'm curious, but would it just be a matter of updating the binaries with Superuser?

treefrog321 said:
I'm curious, but would it just be a matter of updating the binaries with Superuser?
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Well, I downloaded a fresh copy from the market, and when I open it it doesn't update. Just shows no apps are assigned to it..
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blackangst said:
I did so (system-->app), installed superuser, rebooted, cleared dalvik and fixed permissions...still getting the supersu shell message with apps, and still showing up on installed programs...what did I miss?
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There are some /bin and /xbin files too.
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blackangst said:
Im currently running JMT which uses SuperSU. I would like to use Superuser. Ive tried just flashing Superuser, but how to remove SuperSU?
I posted this in the ROM's thread, but never got an answer so hoping someone here will know
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Um, even easier...
Download SuperUser recovery flash zip and while still inside Android on device go to file manager open /system/apps and delete the SuperSU.apk
Now restart to recovery clear the cache and dalvick cache
choose install from SDCard
Find where you downloaded SuperUser.zip and flash
Restart
SuperSU is WAY better at handling Super User requests [for instance, it has a wait state on the pop-up where it does not go quite as fast so some apps that take a min to request super user and another min to display the pop you aren't already at 1 - 2 seconds] and for instance for quite some time Super User was known to seg fault [basically an error happens and it doesn't work to grant access right when that happens] whereas SuperSU was created later to kinda address that and some other issues in SuperUser [not saying SuperUser is bad it is updated and does it's job, it's just SuperSU does it better].
Just if any guide says use SuperUser just replace SuperUser with SuperSU when doing something and in app drawer just look under SuperSU for it's app and not SuperUser.

Thanks for the help and input guys

blackangst said:
Thanks for the help and input guys
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Did you get it working the way you wanted?

RealPariah said:
Did you get it working the way you wanted?
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Im gonna follow the advice that supersu is better and use it for awhile

RealPariah said:
Um, even easier...
Download SuperUser recovery flash zip and while still inside Android on device go to file manager open /system/apps and delete the SuperSU.apk
Now restart to recovery clear the cache and dalvick cache
choose install from SDCard
Find where you downloaded SuperUser.zip and flash
Restart
SuperSU is WAY better at handling Super User requests [for instance, it has a wait state on the pop-up where it does not go quite as fast so some apps that take a min to request super user and another min to display the pop you aren't already at 1 - 2 seconds] and for instance for quite some time Super User was known to seg fault [basically an error happens and it doesn't work to grant access right when that happens] whereas SuperSU was created later to kinda address that and some other issues in SuperUser [not saying SuperUser is bad it is updated and does it's job, it's just SuperSU does it better].
Just if any guide says use SuperUser just replace SuperUser with SuperSU when doing something and in app drawer just look under SuperSU for it's app and not SuperUser.
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Can I do this with replacing Superuser with SuperSU (I'm running Avatar ROM & I miss using SuperSU)?

[Q] this device does not have proper root access

hi,
I just rooted my HOX, and installed cynagenmod 10.1 , i unlocked the boot loader and install the custom rom through CWM as given on the internet everywhere , but when i try to run titanium backup it says not properly rooted, and when i checked from a root checker it says DEVICE NOT PROPER ROOT ACCESS, i read some where and download the SU bin and arm file and flashed them through CWM in recovery mode , and also flashed the bin first and then the other other file , but when i run TB it gives the same error.
Please help
Thanks in advance

hellzangel said:
hi,
I just rooted my HOX, and installed cynagenmod 10.1 , i unlocked the boot loader and install the custom rom through CWM as given on the internet everywhere , but when i try to run titanium backup it says not properly rooted, and when i checked from a root checker it says DEVICE NOT PROPER ROOT ACCESS, i read some where and download the SU bin and arm file and flashed them through CWM in recovery mode , and also flashed the bin first and then the other other file , but when i run TB it gives the same error.
Please help
Thanks in advance
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You need to uninstall SuperSU if you were rooted before installing cyanogenmod, as CM comes with another superuser app... SO go into your apps find superSU and uninstall it

desmond1303 said:
You need to uninstall SuperSU if you were rooted before installing cyanogenmod, as CM comes with another superuser app... SO go into your apps find superSU and uninstall it
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i tried uninstalling it but it only gives a option to disable it and not uninstall it , the superuser app intaslled is SUPERUSER by CHAINSDD(when i go to play store it says installed)

hellzangel said:
i tried uninstalling it but it only gives a option to disable it and not uninstall it , the superuser app intaslled is SUPERUSER by CHAINSDD(when i go to play store it says installed)
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Wipe /system and /data before installing.
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treebill said:
Wipe /system and /data before installing.
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what data will i loose if i do that, asking this coz im new to this , u want me to wipe the data through CWM in recovery mode ??

hellzangel said:
what data will i loose if i do that, asking this coz im new to this , u want me to wipe the data through CWM in recovery mode ??
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You lose installed apps, settings that you set when you started the phone, WiFi, wallpaper, texts/phone log, contacts
If you pick to back up to Google when you first set up the rom you can restore all the above apart from texts and call logs.
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treebill said:
You lose installed apps, settings that you set when you started the phone, WiFi, wallpaper, texts/phone log, contacts
If you pick to back up to Google when you first set up the rom you can restore all the above apart from texts and call logs.
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well i can manage to loose all that no worries what i dont want to loose is the back up of the stock rom through CWM, okie once i wipe the data in recovery mode then ??

hellzangel said:
well i can manage to loose all that no worries what i dont want to loose is the back up of the stock rom through CWM, okie once i wipe the data in recovery mode then ??
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Well its solved now the device is rooted properly, i flashed it with TWRP and it works fine now