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[Q] Superuser upgrade

I got a superuser update and while updating one day it updated succesfully.. now all of a sudden ts prompting update again and its not updating.. its throwing a update failed error message.
Anything that needs root access like titanium says cant get root acces..
whats going on?

The kernel you are using may not have the proper signature to update to the 3.0 binary. You can try the superuser update fixer from the market, and then update the binary, or just uninstall the new superuser from the market to revert back. I find the update fixer works temporarily for me untill I reboot, then it tells me to update binary again. I just reverted back for now.
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I had a similar issue, where I would get something like "Obtaining root access: Failed" whenever I tried to update the binary file. I would also get a random FC of Superuser.
I uninstalled Superuser to get to the original one when I rooted my phone, and updated again via Market. It updated the binary file fine now. Hope that helps!
Note, I do also have Superuser Elite, but I didn't modify that at all.

hardrock121 said:
I got a superuser update and while updating one day it updated succesfully.. now all of a sudden ts prompting update again and its not updating.. its throwing a update failed error message.
Anything that needs root access like titanium says cant get root acces..
whats going on?
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Had this happen a while back. Just clear the su cache and re-try, that should fix the error
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Lol works fine on the stock kernel.
(I keep telling people that stock has its benefits) lol
Roll Tide

Works fine on ET4G stock kernel too.
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JohnCorleone said:
Works fine on ET4G stock kernel too.
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Sent you a pm, btw.
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Check the market, they've been updating the Superuser app, like crazy the last few days. I've now had about 3-4 updates (at least one per day).

Uninstall the update then unistall the super user app. Reinstall the super user app, reinstall the update, and then try again. This worked for me.
I had automatic updates enabled, I think it screws it up. So uncheck it and manually update it whenever it needs to be.

Here's a quoted answer from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18212299&postcount=2646
styles420 said:
The developer of su stated on his website that the binary cannot be updated if it is installed in /sbin, because that directory is actually a part of boot.img, which remains read only even if the system partition is mounted with read-write access. This is exactly how it is installed in SRF 1.2 (and probably all earlier versions, as well as several other Epic roms).
Rom developers will need to change the su install directory in order for the su app to be able to update the binary.
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But if you're using a stock setup, perhaps one of the other answers here would be more helpful.

Unable to install busybox

I'm in the middle of trying to get things setup so I can try out the arm version of Bt5. Running stock rom, 2.3.4, using busybox installer downloaded from the market. Tried a few versions of busybox and the best I get is a restart. My suspicions are that it can't write to that part of the nand even with root unless I'm in recovery or something close to that. Anyone who has had this problem in the past care to shed some light on the subject?
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brenton1786 said:
I'm in the middle of trying to get things setup so I can try out the arm version of Bt5. Running stock rom, 2.3.4, using busybox installer downloaded from the market. Tried a few versions of busybox and the best I get is a restart. My suspicions are that it can't write to that part of the nand even with root unless I'm in recovery or something close to that. Anyone who has had this problem in the past care to shed some light on the subject?
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Are you s-off? Do you have superuser installed and functioning? Which busybox installer are you using, stericsons or jrummys? Does it install fine and then crash when accessing it or will it not even install? Does it give any certain error messages?

Try this from the V6 OP.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=873978&d=1327609636
Flashable zip of newest busybox.
Backup first, just in case.
Thanks to wraithdu and zep.

cmlusco said:
Are you s-off? Do you have superuser installed and functioning? Which busybox installer are you using, stericsons or jrummys? Does it install fine and then crash when accessing it or will it not even install? Does it give any certain error messages?
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Superuser is installed and running, was trying jrummy, the app installs and loads. Busybox does not install at all and I was getting no errors, it would force the dinc to restart.
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omniatic said:
Try this from the V6 OP.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=873978&d=1327609636
Flashable zip of newest busybox.
Backup first, just in case.
Thanks to wraithdu and zep.
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Flash via recovery, just like an update/rom?
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brenton1786 said:
Flash via recovery, just like an update/rom?
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Worth a try, cant hurt anything.

Have busybox installed but still can not load Bt5. I'm going to try some screen shots and see if that might give some better ideas as to what the issue might be.
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[Q] still no root acces

Hello Hox owners,
I rooted my hox a while ago.
Just before the latest update came.
To get the last update, I needed to go back to stock recovery.
This went well I thought but since I have the Wifi problems i was looking at my phone closer and saw I got the stock recovery but SU app still installed.
I want to gain root access again, remove the superuser app, and unroot it fully because I need to send my phone back for repair soon (I hope).
The clockwork was installed succesfully, the latest version of superuser as well, update binaries also flawless but somehow still no root access according to es filemanager and titanium backup...
What do I need to do to get this fix?
Thnx in advance!
Ralph

twistednl said:
Hello Hox owners,
I rooted my hox a while ago.
Just before the latest update came.
To get the last update, I needed to go back to stock recovery.
This went well I thought but since I have the Wifi problems i was looking at my phone closer and saw I got the stock recovery but SU app still installed.
I want to gain root access again, remove the superuser app, and unroot it fully because I need to send my phone back for repair soon (I hope).
The clockwork was installed succesfully, the latest version of superuser as well, update binaries also flawless but somehow still no root access according to es filemanager and titanium backup...
What do I need to do to get this fix?
Thnx in advance!
Ralph
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Maybe those apks were denied permissions for some reason. Try going into superuser & clearing all app default settings & reboot.
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rayford85 said:
Maybe those apks were denied permissions for some reason. Try going into superuser & clearing all app default settings & reboot.
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Thnx for the reply but no apps are visible inside SuperSU.
Titanium was installed after I "rerooted" my hox.
There is no clear cache option inside SuperSU, right?

twistednl said:
Thnx for the reply but no apps are visible inside SuperSU.
Titanium was installed after I "rerooted" my hox.
There is no clear cache option inside SuperSU, right?
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Can you get root checker from the market. & confirm that the Su binaries we installed correctly? If that app says your rooted then maybe try clearing superuser data. & reopening your apps.
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rayford85 said:
Can you get root checker from the market. & confirm that the Su binaries we installed correctly? If that app says your rooted then maybe try clearing superuser data. & reopening your apps.
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Yes! Exactly what needed to be done. Thnx a lot!
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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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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)?