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[Q] I have superuser installed on android 4.0.4 but I still can't get root access?

I rooted my phone at 4.0.2, then applied the update up to 4.0.4 and am still able to flash new versions of clockwork mod through rom manager... However, all my other apps won't be granted root access. In the superuser application, I'm running superuser v3.0.7(41) and my Su binary is at v3.0.3, for which there is an update available. However, when I try to apply the update, it tries to ask for root privileges and gets denied access... I tried reflashing su.zip through clockwork mod touch but I guess I may be flashing an outdated su.zip? Any insight into the matter would be greatly appreciated!

Same here
Same exact scenario, I went from 4.0.2 to 4.0.4, and even after a factory restore I cant seem to get root access for any app. I checked the bootloader, and I still am rooted.
Help appreciated for us both!

try this zip...flash in recovery
http://www.box.com/s/jvcf196j7x8f8vrc9cyt
this worked for me....
if it doesn't clear superuser data first then try it again.

ezcats said:
try this zip...flash in recovery
http://www.box.com/s/jvcf196j7x8f8vrc9cyt
this worked for me....
if it doesn't clear superuser data first then try it again.
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CWM Recovery is not working for me, and I cant flash it due to no permission for elevated commands although its rooted.

Clockwork recovery does not require root if it is already installed. If not, fastboot clockwork recovery.

I had the same issue and all you have to do is reroot the phone and all will be well then download and install ota rootkeeper for the future. The update breaks root but doesn't block it

evanextreme said:
CWM Recovery is not working for me, and I cant flash it due to no permission for elevated commands although its rooted.
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Flash from recovery, not an app.....
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

jerseyh22accord said:
I had the same issue and all you have to do is reroot the phone and all will be well then download and install ota rootkeeper for the future. The update breaks root but doesn't block it
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This did the trick!
Had this same problem earlier

I need help
I am having the same problem. I am a noob and it sucks cause I can't figure it out. I can't even go into recovery since I installed 4.0.4 someone please dumb it down so i can understand

Install busybox free, then install titanium backup free. Open busybox and click inatall. Then run
Titanium backup, it will ask you do you want it to configure root, accept this. please note After completing busybox steps reboot. Then after titanium backup steps reboot again
Did this help?
If not pm me and il see if i can help

I can't use any of my root apps. My SU isn't working. I'm pretty sure that's causing the problem. I tried updating the binary (I read that somewhere) but the process fails. Is there a way I can do it manually?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA

brightsideme said:
I can't use any of my root apps. My SU isn't working. I'm pretty sure that's causing the problem. I tried updating the binary (I read that somewhere) but the process fails. Is there a way I can do it manually?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
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Try flashing this:
http://goo.im/superuser/Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip

Can you please explain how to flash? I don't want to mess it up lol
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA

brightsideme said:
Can you please explain how to flash? I don't want to mess it up lol
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
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Do you have CWM installed yet?
If not...
I'd recommend simply starting from the top and using my guide.
But if you have CWM:
Just navigate to "Install Zip From SD Card"
"Choose Zip"
And find it.
Yes to install.

I tried going to clockworkmod recovery but I just get that error. Last night I went into recovery using the cmd on my computer. I tried flashing that same file but it just failed.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA

brightsideme said:
I tried going to clockworkmod recovery but I just get that error. Last night I went into recovery using the cmd on my computer. I tried flashing that same file but it just failed.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
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boot to clockworkmod manually, than flash the superuser zip from here http://www.box.com/s/jvcf196j7x8f8vrc9cyt (this does not require busybox, that why the other su zip was failing)

I can't go to recovery from my phone. When I try I just get the Droid with a red exclamation point. I'll have to do it from a computer. Only problem is that I'm at work. I'll see if I can get to one ASAP
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA

brightsideme said:
I can't go to recovery from my phone. When I try I just get the Droid with a red exclamation point. I'll have to do it from a computer. Only problem is that I'm at work. I'll see if I can get to one ASAP
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
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That is the stock recovery that you're getting to.
Use my guide.
And navigate to the part about flashing a custom (CWM) recovery and flashing SU.
The SU in my post is updated to work for all users...the one you're using won't work on 4.0.4.

Jubakuba said:
That is the stock recovery that you're getting to.
Use my guide.
And navigate to the part about flashing a custom (CWM) recovery and flashing SU.
The SU in my post is updated to work for all users...the one you're using won't work on 4.0.4.
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but i think the su zip in ur post, only work if there is busybox installed...and the stock rom doesn't have it...
this the updater-script of ur su.zip: run_program("/sbin/busybox"...
that work only on custom roms, that usually have busybox preinstalled
check the different syntax in the other su zip posted above, it doesn't require busybox

andQlimax said:
but i think the su zip in ur post, only work if there is busybox installed...and the stock rom doesn't have it...
this the updater-script of ur su.zip: run_program("/sbin/busybox"...
that work only on custom roms, that usually have busybox preinstalled
check the different syntax in the other su zip posted above, it doesn't require busybox
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nope, he was getting a permissions error because rom manager didn't have root access, that was the issue there.
edit: re-read the post, yes, you might be right about busybox in stock recovery, although i believe cwm has a set of minimal busybox tools.
if manually booting into recovery by shutting down the phone, pressing power+vol up until Google screen appears, doesn't take him to cwm but to stock recovery, he doesn't even have cwm installed, which could very well be the case, since stock rom default behaviour overrides any existing recovery when flashing.

[Q] N7 LTE root won't stick

I've unlocked the bootloader, installed TWRP and have been trying to install SuperSU v1.65 (and 1.55 previously) but when I tell TWRP to reboot into Android it tells me I don't have root and asks if I want to root. No matter my answer, I cannot get the tablet to boot with root access. Any ideas? I've even tried Wugs Toolkit and SkipSoft's toolkit and neither does the trick. Help!

Hmmmmm.... I skipped the install superSU after I had TWRP because from there I just flashed AOKP.
What are the exact steps you've done?
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4

jova33 said:
Hmmmmm.... I skipped the install superSU after I had TWRP because from there I just flashed AOKP.
What are the exact steps you've done?
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4
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Yeah, I thought about just going for a ROM with SuperSU baked in but am still not sure as I'm testing out Paranoid Android on my N10 still. Normally, I just flash a ROM immediately, I've never tried to root and run a stock Google ROM before.
Anyways, I unlocked the tablet immediately as to not lose information once I decided to root and ROM. I had the tablet for about a week before deciding to root it, so of course all the USB Debugging, USB drivers, etc. stuff was already done. Then I:
downloaded CWM recovery to PC
copied SuperSU 1.55 to the root of the sdcard (later on I switched to SuperSU 1.65)
fastboot oem unlock'd it
fastboot flash recovery'd latest CWM
rebooted into recovery
flashed SuperSU
rebooted into Android (this is when I get the "you're device is not rooted..." dialog)
Once booted, root access is not allowed, so I flashed TWRP via fastboot and still couldn't get root. I tried both recoveries several times each. As mentioned before, I have tried both telling CWM/TWRP to root the device and not doing so, but neither way allows me to keep root. This is when I tried SkipSoft and Wugs Toolkits. Both said they rooted the device but I got nothing.

Did you update the su binaries once you booted?
Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk 4

jova33 said:
Did you update the su binaries once you booted?
Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk 4
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Well, SuperSU is nowhere to be found on the device once it boots, so no. I did try installing SuperSU from the Play store and it warns me that the binaries are not updated but then immediately closes and doesn't let me update them (I'm guessing its because I have no root access).

That is odd indeed. Try downloading superSU zip again. If TWRP says you don't have root and asks to fix, say no.
Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk 4

Root for Stock 6.0.1

From rooted 6.0, I took the OTA and was stuck. Finally wiped everything and installed 6.0.1 fresh. flashed TWRP and supersu 2.60. But after boot, Supersu says binary needs to be updated - but fails to update.
TWRP works fine. Just can't root 6.0.1 with unlocked bootloader. Can anyone share the supersu that worked for 6.0.1? TIA

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64161125&postcount=3

Root works with supersu version 2.62-3. Thanks

sam298 said:
From rooted 6.0, I took the OTA and was stuck. Finally wiped everything and installed 6.0.1 fresh. flashed TWRP and supersu 2.60. But after boot, Supersu says binary needs to be updated - but fails to update.
TWRP works fine. Just can't root 6.0.1 with unlocked bootloader. Can anyone share the supersu that worked for 6.0.1? TIA
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That wasn't my experience. I took the 6.0.1 update and it failed. So I ran
Code:
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
using the system and boot images from the 6.0 update. And then I waited for the OTA again. It installed ok.
Using TWRP I installed SuperSU 2.60 for a systemless root of the boot image. Everything is fine.

i can't even get pass installing twrp. every time i flash twrp in fastboot mode it works but it wipes my entire device. booting into twrp shows "NO OS INSTALLED' and even the sd card storage is wiped. the only way to get it to boot is to flash back 6.0.1 full stock rom. any help???

Try nexus root toolkit.

tomxass said:
Try nexus root toolkit.
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WugFresh did not work for me, after booting into TWRP and looking for the SuperSU and BusyBox they don not show up. Below is a post I have over on WugFresh Forum.
I’m having the same problem as everyone else. I’m using 6.0.1 MMB29K. It goes through the motions but when TWRP launches the /sdcard directory is empty. However, when I reboot and look at the files using an app called File Manager, I see them in /storage/emulated/0/!ReadyToFlash/Root_Files/. However, if I use a app called Root Browser I see a directory called sdcard and in there is !ReadyToFlash/Root_Files/ so they are being copied to the tablet but when you go into TWRP to install them they can’t be found. I tried to use the app Root Browser and make a directory called kiledl, this failed, probably because I do not have root access. Kind of a catch 22 here. I was just going to copy the files in sdcard to my directory and then try again. NO go!!! Anyone else have any ideas? I seems like this is some sort of permissions issue with the files but only from TWRP. I sure hope someone comes up with an answer, WugFresh and ideas?

tomxass said:
Try nexus root toolkit.
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same result. twrp installed but can't detect my sd card or any files on the device

Download latest SuperSU 2.62-3.
Root via Nexus root toolkit.
Then copy SuperSu to nexus and flash, supersu not from NRT but downloaded latest 2.62-3, busybox and last rar.
Sorry for my English.

Found a solution, the version of TWRP that WugFresh NRT is using is not compatible with this version of the N7 seems as though these were made with a different MMC memory. Check you this link and download this modified version of TWRP. You can use the NRT Advance Utilities > fastboot flash > recovery > other and then point to this modified version of TWRP and install it. Then you can proceed with the install of SuperSU and BusyBox. They will show up in the !ReadyToFlash/Root_Files/ folder to install.
Check this link **UPDATE** Mounting Errors in Custom Recovery
**UPDATE** Mounting Errors in Custom Recover… | Nexus 7 (2013)

dlkile said:
Found a solution, the version of TWRP that WugFresh NRT is using is not compatible with this version of the N7 seems as though these were made with a different MMC memory. Check you this link and download this modified version of TWRP. You can use the NRT Advance Utilities > fastboot flash > recovery > other and then point to this modified version of TWRP and install it. Then you can proceed with the install of SuperSU and BusyBox. They will show up in the !ReadyToFlash/Root_Files/ folder to install.
Check this link **UPDATE** Mounting Errors in Custom Recovery
**UPDATE** Mounting Errors in Custom Recover… | Nexus 7 (2013)
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noooo. That's not true. I just used NRT yesterday to upgrade to rooted 6.01.
EDIT: I think I misundersstood your post. This is only a problem if you try to install TWRP when upgrading right? If you just want to upgrade to 6.01 and keep stock recovery there is no issue.

aiiee said:
noooo. That's not true. I just used NRT yesterday to upgrade to rooted 6.01.
EDIT: I think I misundersstood your post. This is only a problem if you try to install TWRP when upgrading right? If you just want to upgrade to 6.01 and keep stock recovery there is no issue.
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Yes it is true, it depends on what kind of eMMC chip is in it. I have a very new device and NRT would not root it. When it booted in TWRP it could not see the !ReadyToFlash/Root_Files/ folder to install the files. There was no files on SDCard at all unless you booted to Android to verify they were in fact there. I had to install the modified Recovery TWRP file first. Saying "noooo. That's not true." is a little harsh, kinda make me a liar, I think NOT. Just because the method worked for you does not mean it worked for me. Not all devices are the same. If you read other post here you will see lots of others are having the same problem.

aiiee said:
EDIT: I think I misundersstood your post. This is only a problem if you try to install TWRP when upgrading right? If you just want to upgrade to 6.01 and keep stock recovery there is no issue.
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Correct only when using TWRP. However, I was using WugFresh NRT and it does a temporary install of TWRP then you install the SuperSU and BusyBox files. However, with the wrong version of TWRP you would not see the files in the SDCard folder, it would be empty. However, booting back to Android and using File Explorer the files where there. Using the modified version of TWRP would correct this.

interesting. i was wondering why some persons say it work and when i tried it, it wouldn't show anything in twp. can you point me to the link of the modified/correct version of twrp to use or help me by saying what to search. i don't want to sound lazy bu asking you for the link but i'm not sure as to what to google exactly to find the correct twrp to use. obviously i've been google wrong the pass few days because that hasn't come up for me in any of my past searches
Update: i found it and it works. thanks guys. now i can flash some custom roms. gonna try cm 13 tonight. thanks again

r.sorujlall said:
interesting. i was wondering why some persons say it work and when i tried it, it wouldn't show anything in twp. can you point me to the link of the modified/correct version of twrp to use or help me by saying what to search. i don't want to sound lazy bu asking you for the link but i'm not sure as to what to google exactly to find the correct twrp to use. obviously i've been google wrong the pass few days because that hasn't come up for me in any of my past searches
Update: i found it and it works. thanks guys. now i can flash some custom roms. gonna try cm 13 tonight. thanks again
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Yes, here is the link you need to select the LTE or WiFi version depending on you device. I do not have enough post to be able post links, so try removing the "*" from the link below.
forum*.xda-developers*.com/nexus*-7-2013/nexus*-7-2013-qa/mount*-recovery*-t3064562

dlkile said:
Yes it is true, it depends on what kind of eMMC chip is in it. I have a very new device and NRT would not root it. When it booted in TWRP it could not see the !ReadyToFlash/Root_Files/ folder to install the files. There was no files on SDCard at all unless you booted to Android to verify they were in fact there. I had to install the modified Recovery TWRP file first. Saying "noooo. That's not true." is a little harsh, kinda make me a liar, I think NOT. Just because the method worked for you does not mean it worked for me. Not all devices are the same. If you read other post here you will see lots of others are having the same problem.
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I sit corrected, sir. :good:
Just for my own edumacation, how old is your N7? I just bought two from Groupon and I wonder if they are affecteed? How can one tell ?

aiiee said:
I sit corrected, sir. :good:
Just for my own edumacation, how old is your N7? I just bought two from Groupon and I wonder if they are affecteed? How can one tell ?
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You most have the same unit as I do. I just got mine a week ago from GroupOn as well.

i bought mine about a week ago off amazon. i had a gift card and had nothing to buy so i decided to get the N7 and give it a try

device is unrooted after cm12.1 ROM installation

Hello guys
I havea problem after CyanogenMod 12.1 installation on i9082
Everything works fine but
I can't have root access, it seems that the device got unrooted after the ROM
I have tried to enable developer options
And I checked root access in the setting to Apps and ADB
but I still get unrooted messages when I try to open an application that requires root
Also I tried to flash supersu from CM recovery but the installation stops in the middle
I tried several different versions of supersu but still the same problem.

Diaa toulba said:
Hello guys
I havea problem after CyanogenMod 12.1 installation on i9082
Everything works fine but
I can't have root access, it seems that the device got unrooted after the ROM
I have tried to enable developer options
And I checked root access in the setting to Apps and ADB
but I still get unrooted messages when I try to open an application that requires root
Also I tried to flash supersu from CM recovery but the installation stops in the middle
I tried several different versions of supersu but still the same problem.
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Install Twrp or other custom recovery, dissable update cm recovery first in dev option, then install supersu.

Hello thanks a lot for your reply but twrp custom recovery requires root access

Diaa toulba said:
Hello thanks a lot for your reply but twrp custom recovery requires root access
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What do you mean? Did you installed twrp manager app? Not that app, you need to flash Twrp/cwm.zip file through cm recovery. Or find the cwm/twrp.tar file and flash by Odin.

NeoLogY said:
What do you mean? Did you installed twrp manager app? Not that app, you need to flash Twrp/cwm.zip file through cm recovery. Or find the cwm/twrp.tar file and flash by Odin.
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Yes I though you meant the app
I didn't know that can you give me the link to download twrp.rar

Diaa toulba said:
Yes I though you meant the app
I didn't know that can you give me the link to download twrp.rar
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check it under Grand Android Development thread, there are twrp and cwm in zip file, can be flash through recovery. Same thread with cm12.1 that you flashed.

Flash superuser zip.
Your Rom is Pre-Rooted But you need to flash latest Superuser.zip to gain Root accesses .
Diaa toulba said:
Hello guys
I havea problem after CyanogenMod 12.1 installation on i9082
Everything works fine but
I can't have root access, it seems that the device got unrooted after the ROM
I have tried to enable developer options
And I checked root access in the setting to Apps and ADB
but I still get unrooted messages when I try to open an application that requires root
Also I tried to flash supersu from CM recovery but the installation stops in the middle
I tried several different versions of supersu but still the same problem.
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OK now I installed CWM v.6 custom recovery
But when itry to flash the supersu zip file it gives installation complete dialogue but when I reboot I can't see the supersu icon and Im still unrooted

Diaa toulba said:
OK now I installed CWM v.6 custom recovery
But when itry to flash the supersu zip file it gives installation complete dialogue but when I reboot I can't see the supersu icon and Im still unrooted
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Try type this in dialer *#1234#* or *#*#1234#*#*. If any of 5hose doesn't work, visit supersu thread.

OK I tried these lines but nothing happened can you give me link to supersu thread?

cm12 has root disabled by default. Activate it from developer options.
Or you can flash supersu

Diaa toulba said:
OK I tried these lines but nothing happened can you give me link to supersu thread?
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After you flash supersu, did any app need root worked? Which version supersu did you flashed?
Used the non systemless one( 2.56 and below).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2868133
Also might wanna try twrp recovery.

now it worked! the problem was that i had supersu installed but it was disabled from the app store thats why i didn't see its icon in the apps
thanks alot for your help, man :good:

Diaa toulba said:
now it worked! the problem was that i had supersu installed but it was disabled from the app store thats why i didn't see its icon in the apps
thanks alot for your help, man :good:
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Good to know. New thing I've learned from your issue. Thanks for that.

I got the same problem as above I just flash su2.76 but it didn't worked out the cm update rec. Is disable ... It give installation completed but doesn't get rooted..

Cannot root using SuperSU zip

I just got a nexus 7 2013 off swappa and flashed it to stock. I want to root this and use xposed but the supersu zip makes the device just hang on the bootanimation. I can get TWRP installed just fine, but I can't root. Already tried making more space in the system partition.

ethanchow said:
I just got a nexus 7 2013 off swappa and flashed it to stock. I want to root this and use xposed but the supersu zip makes the device just hang on the bootanimation. I can get TWRP installed just fine, but I can't root. Already tried making more space in the system partition.
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What root technique did you try?
I always use the Nexus Root Toolkit, because it automates the entire process

I just tried flashing the SuperSU zip from twrp

ethanchow said:
I just tried flashing the SuperSU zip from twrp
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I have tried using your technique twice and believe me I have run into the same problem.
Try the technique I recomended in the previous post.
It should work flawlessly as long as you have the proper configurations.

What version of twrp are you using? Only the newer 2.65 versions of supersu work with marshmallow. Just use the zip flash method to do it and it will not be stuck in a bootloop
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Snowby123 said:
I have tried using your technique twice and believe me I have run into the same problem.
Try the technique I recomended in the previous post.
It should work flawlessly as long as you have the proper configurations.
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Yeah I just ended up flashing cyanogenmod. I think it has to do with the system partition being too full

Snowby123 said:
What root technique did you try?
I always use the Nexus Root Toolkit, because it automates the entire process
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Well, I just flashed back to stock because of the security update and the fact that I was sick of the CM bugs even in the snapshot. I used NRT like you suggested and it went perfectly other than the fact that I had to manually reboot into recovery a couple of times. I was a bit skeptical with using auto root methods but NRT is great because it shows you what it is doing unlike some other chinese auto rooters ahem kingRoot, kingORoot, whatever.

The problem was the SuperSU included in TWRP doesn't work with Marshmallow. As posted above you just needed to use a newer version of SuperSU.zip. But WUGS toolkit is great. Glad you got it sorted.