I've unlocked and rooted my Nexus 7 2013 the day I got it (first week of release). Had no troubles with the device. All OTA went fine.
I think - not sure - I lost root when OTA Kitkat was delivered.
I rooted again last week, with xda update supersu-v1.86.zip.
It looks like everytime I shut down the Nexus, my root dissapears. I have to test this further, but does this sound familiar to someone ?
Anyone that might explain what is going on ?
sbtwister said:
I've unlocked and rooted my Nexus 7 2013 the day I got it (first week of release). Had no troubles with the device. All OTA went fine.
I think - not sure - I lost root when OTA Kitkat was delivered.
I rooted again last week, with xda update supersu-v1.86.zip.
It looks like everytime I shut down the Nexus, my root dissapears. I have to test this further, but does this sound familiar to someone ?
Anyone that might explain what is going on ?
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Try opening Supersu and see if it needs to be updated - it probably does since chainfire just released a new version (1.91). Let Supersu reboot to recovery and update using twrp or cwm and it *should* solve your problem.
added- after an OTA its probably better to install Supersu through TWRP or CWM if you lose root, installing it through Google play seems more hit and miss in my experience (YMMV, but it always seems to work better for me this way)
SuperSU has a survival mode for OTA updates, however it requires the paid version.
If you did an OTA you will have to re-root unless you had survival mode enabled.
I recommend reflashing TWRP, then reflash supersu.
Then clear Dalivik cache and cache.
Thanks @oldsoldier2003. SuperSu was saying that the bin file was not present. So I went in recovery and adb pushed the 1.91 file in recovery with twrp again and let it install. It's back ok now.
@userdelroot : I only use the xda version of supersu never the google play store ones.
I don't know what messed it up ... but I'm glad it's back again.
Thanks all of you for your help.
Just curious as to the reason to not use the Google play superSu?
Once you are rooted etc
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I'm not exactly new to the rooting scene nut lets just say i'm not that expert at it.
THe problem im now getting is on my Samsung Galaxy Note 2(Sgh-1317m) i had it rooted when i was on DN3 but then i wished to update
to 4.4.2, my root was gone. When I tried to re-root it via CF-Auto Root it flashes successfully no probs. But when i open SuperSU it says no SU binary installed and im not able to access root. Is there any way to get root successfully on 4.4.2 or do i have to get back to DN3.
Get back to me ASAP. :good:
Regards,
xtrmewhacker
Special Thanks To Chainfire who made rooting so damn easy!
Try reloading SuperSU from play store
xtrmewhacker said:
. . . When I tried to re-root it via CF-Auto Root it flashes successfully no probs. But when i open SuperSU it says no SU binary installed and im not able to access root. Is there any way to get root successfully on 4.4.2 or do i have to get back to DN3.
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This is my first post to XDA. I'm brand new to rooting though reasonably competent technically. Wanted to root for access to root-only apps, but wanted to wait for 4.4 in case I ended up unable to receive future updates. 4.4.2 OTA came in yesterday so I tried flashing. Used Odin to install TWRP recovery then used TWRP to load TeamEpic Root From Recovery. When done, root apps said I was not rooted. Loaded SuperSU and it said SU binary was missing and I should reroot. Found CF-Autoroot and loaded it through ODIN. Red-logo thing appeared and system recovered but apps still said no root. Loaded "Root Checker Basic" from play store and it confirmed still no root. Tried to run SuperSU but found it to be missing. Reloaded SuperSU from Play Store. As SuperSU was finishing installing, popup message said something about Root Checker wanting access. I said "grant" and then found that Boot Checker verified root access. So I'm on my way.:victory:
Suggestion to xtrmewhacker: remove SuperSU and reinstall from Play Store.
SuperSU couldn't install the latest binary? I did the same as you, install 4.4 stock, flash cf-auto root, installed supersu from play store.
Supersu then installed via normal (not twrp), disabled knox, and rebooted. Everything was fine after.
dwightarthur said:
This is my first post to XDA. I'm brand new to rooting though reasonably competent technically. Wanted to root for access to root-only apps, but wanted to wait for 4.4 in case I ended up unable to receive future updates. 4.4.2 OTA came in yesterday so I tried flashing. Used Odin to install TWRP recovery then used TWRP to load TeamEpic Root From Recovery. When done, root apps said I was not rooted. Loaded SuperSU and it said SU binary was missing and I should reroot. Found CF-Autoroot and loaded it through ODIN. Red-logo thing appeared and system recovered but apps still said no root. Loaded "Root Checker Basic" from play store and it confirmed still no root. Tried to run SuperSU but found it to be missing. Reloaded SuperSU from Play Store. As SuperSU was finishing installing, popup message said something about Root Checker wanting access. I said "grant" and then found that Boot Checker verified root access. So I'm on my way.:victory:
Suggestion to xtrmewhacker: remove SuperSU and reinstall from Play Store.
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Thm man appreciate it...I'm rolling now.:good:
This crying moose for confirmation
I'm having an issue on 4.4 where supersu just keeps crashing and I can't even open it. I've tried everything. At one point it opened and started to work but after I reset my phone its back to saying "unfortunately, supersu has stopped working"
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No progress yet
I managed to flash custom recovery through which i flashed DN3 so im at DN3 but still no root.
i use cf auto and now SuperSU keeps shutting down I keep getting the msg
"Unfortunately,SuperSU has stopped working".
Help plz.
Regards,
xtrmewhacker
I got the same thing with cf-autoroot. I went in to philz touch and applied root there. Reboot and you should be able to dl from the market or do like I did and flash the zip version.
Sent from my Note 3...making all others drool!
Hi guys,
I rooted my UK note 2 using Odin, following the guide on here, all seemed to go well...said it had been successful, and SuperSU appeared in my apps, but root checker says I'm not rooted and SuperSU crashes...I've tried doing it again and it said it was successful.... But still have the same issue....when I try to run any app that requires root...I get an error saying SuperSU has had to close etc.....can anyone point this noob in the right direction? [emoji1]
geeman said:
Hi guys,
I rooted my UK note 2 using Odin, following the guide on here, all seemed to go well...said it had been successful, and SuperSU appeared in my apps, but root checker says I'm not rooted and SuperSU crashes...I've tried doing it again and it said it was successful.... But still have the same issue....when I try to run any app that requires root...I get an error saying SuperSU has had to close etc.....can anyone point this noob in the right direction? [emoji1]
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Open super su from app drawer and go to settings and un install it,then go to play store and download the latest one and update it's binaries from the app itself.
Thanks for the reply....I was unable to remove it....I managed to find a 4.1 rom....flashed that with odin, then updated to latest kit kat with keis...now un rooted and back on official rom and can update over the air....so all sorted
I HAVE PROBLEM WITH USB ITS NOT WORKING
CAN I ROOT WITHOUT USB(WITHOUT PC)ANY APPLICATION IS THEIR TO ROOT I MEAN .APK
[APP] z4root - root android in one click from an app
LINK --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833954
CAN I ROOT MY XPERIA S LT26i WITH z4root.1.1.0.apk (or any lastest version)
if yes tell me steps how to use z4root.1.1.0.apk (or any lastest version)
and even tell me how to install CMW without USB any apps for CWM
mkarande786 said:
I HAVE PROBLEM WITH USB ITS NOT WORKING
CAN I ROOT WITHOUT USB(WITHOUT PC)ANY APPLICATION IS THEIR TO ROOT I MEAN .APK
[APP] z4root - root android in one click from an app
LINK --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833954
CAN I ROOT MY XPERIA S LT26i WITH z4root.1.1.0.apk (or any lastest version)
if yes tell me steps how to use z4root.1.1.0.apk (or any lastest version)
and even tell me how to install CMW without USB any apps for CWM
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For the root, yes you can by using Towelroot of geohot. You will need to transfer the apk first (using AirDroid for example).
towelroot.com
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2783157
For the recovery, it get more tricky. I am not sure if I can help but I think you may be able to flash it using "Flashify" from Google Play Store.
Hi, i have an Xperia ZL with Locked Bootloader and i tested it and it worked, no need to flash anything, just go in your mobile browser to https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B28tGmPEAKnOeGhkemVTZlAtMk0/view?usp=sharing, download and install the apk and run it, it will do allt he work for you, i have experienced some reboots but some minutes after my phone goes completly stable, it will install a task killer called kingmaster and the root manager called kinguser, you can uninstall kingroot and kingmaster and just need to keep kiguser, super user and super su doesn´t work but with kinguser installed i have completly root acces
UPDATE: In my first post i posted the direct link to download kingroot from its website, but it was downloading different versions and not all of them are working fine, so i uploaded the correcto version to my google drive, it works perfectly, the version 4.0 is in chinese and doesnt work, but version 4.1 is in english and works fine
Can anybody else comment on this ? I've read shady details about kingroot from other threads but some of it may not be up to date.
I think this method doesn't really works, Titanium backup don't get root access by example...
You can indeed get root using this method, but will need to change it to SuperSU before attempting to use Titanium Backup.
I don't recommend it
can I unroot the phone afterward for warranty service?
Why you dont recomed it Oliver?
Dandy, i have been using titanium backup perfectly with this root method, just open king user, revoque the root acces to titanium and open titanium again, it will prompt you for root acces and then it works perfectly
Dlslith, there is no need to change to supersu or super user, i think this cannot be done
Atisho, i dont know a method to unroot Xperia zl on android lollipop, but im interested too, i will be searching and trying
kyddox said:
Dlslith, there is no need to change to supersu or super user, i think this cannot be done
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Actually, there is a method right here: http://www.w0lfdroid.com/2015/05/How-to-Remove-Replace-KingUser-KingRoot-with-SuperSU.html?m=1
I used it to change to SuperSU on my XZL 5.0.2
Sent from my C6506 using XDA Free mobile app
not recomment king root to cause error
DLSlith said:
Actually, there is a method right here: http://www.w0lfdroid.com/2015/05/How-to-Remove-Replace-KingUser-KingRoot-with-SuperSU.html?m=1
I used it to change to SuperSU on my XZL 5.0.2
Sent from my C6506 using XDA Free mobile app
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Thats interesting, but i really dont have a reason to change from kinguser to supersu, it is true that supersu is well known for all of us, but i have been using kingroot since june 13th and it have been working perfectly, but if you tell me the reason for make this change i will tahnk you
i am using Titanium backup, AdAway (from XDA) and Internet Speed Master (from XDA) and apparently everything is working fine
Didn't work for me, at least not all apps, even most of them didnt work
Oliver94 said:
Didn't work for me, at least not all apps, even most of them didnt work
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so wierd, then im a lucky guy
i have been testing and found that the app version what did thhe work for me was 4.1, but strangely now the site is downloading version 4.0, it is in chinese and it doenst work propperly, as you reporting, the version 4.1 is in english and it work perfect, i uploaded it, you can download from the next link, please give ir a try https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B28tGmPEAKnOeGhkemVTZlAtMk0/view?usp=sharing i am just trying to help
Works But...
kyddox said:
Hi, i have an Xperia ZL with Locked Bootloader and i tested it and it worked, no need to flash anything, just go in your mobile browser to https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B28tGmPEAKnOeGhkemVTZlAtMk0/view?usp=sharing, download and install the apk and run it, it will do allt he work for you, i have experienced some reboots but some minutes after my phone goes completly stable, it will install a task killer called kingmaster and the root manager called kinguser, you can uninstall kingroot and kingmaster and just need to keep kiguser, super user and super su doesn´t work but with kinguser installed i have completly root acces
UPDATE: In my first post i posted the direct link to download kingroot from its website, but it was downloading different versions and not all of them are working fine, so i uploaded the correcto version to my google drive, it works perfectly, the version 4.0 is in chinese and doesnt work, but version 4.1 is in english and works fine
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Yes, the Kingroot method does work (you need to have internet access). I have used it to root my Z1, but it is generally considered a "Risky" way to root.
If you need it done fast, it will work. Most people recommend taking the longer process of downgrading to an earlier version, using a root tool that installs SuperSU or Superuser, then installing a recover, and finally installing a pre-rooted version of the ROM you want / need.
The reason that king is considered risky is that part of the root process requires you to have web access and the app sends the phone IMEI number to some unknown IP address in china.
Is that all that Kingroot sends? unknown
What can / do they do with the IMEI? unknown
What else does king user do if the root is sending your IMEI number to china? unknow
Use at own risk. I really was having trouble with my Z1 after I tried to install a rom but it was corrupted and I lost the recovery and root.
I used Kingroot to get root access, then used the root to install a recover, then did a clean install of the full ROM I wanted.
groot to get root access, then used the root to install a recover, then did a clean install of the full ROM I wanted.
Does anyone know which exploit kingroot is using to get root access?
Hi,
I tried to root on Lollipop using Kingroot, It installed root, then I tried to switch the Root Manager App to SuperSU, In doing this I uninstaled KingRoot, KingUser and all other apps and tried to update binaries with SuperSU which obviously failed.
Now the problem is such that - KingUser is installed as a system app and also the su binaries are loaded. When i type su command from the Terminal i get the following error:
[-] connect ui: timer expired.
Unable to root with any known technique
I have also tried to do a system reset but kinguser still persisted.
Is there any way to wipe /system clear and flash a ftf to start from a clean slate and try rooting again.