I have rooted my wildfire with revoked3. right now whatever I use a root app, it will prompt me to provide access to root EVERYTIME it needs to accesss the root. I have checked "remember" but it doesn't seem to work against it.
When I use titanium backup, it keeps on pop up root request for me to accept. It's getting a bit annoying. Please help, thanks!
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I rooted my phone with the G2 walkthrough in the forums. It had me install Superuser Permissions, which worked at first. Now when I try to use something that required root access it just tells me I do not have root access. When I open the super user program, it just sits at a blank black screen. When I open up a new app(like the 3 different screenshot apps I downloaded) the apps open and tell me I do not have root access. I do have root access because I can get Titanium Backup to run and it also requires root access. I cannot remove/uninstall Superuser Permissions to swap it with another working super user app.
I saw this article http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=682828
I tried to install that app from the market and it fails to install(I assume due to the fact that I already have a super user app running). That said I cannot remove the installed app(thats not working). In that article it says to open terminal and type a "remount" command that may be different for each phone. I tried the command that they suggested(for his Nexus) but it did not seem to work on my G2.
So what do I do? Does anyone know what command I need to run from terminal to complete those directions to get a functioning Superuser app working? Does anyone know how to fix the existing "Superuser Permissions" app? Any suggestions?
try a reboot
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I already have. The Superuser Permissions app still only comes up with a black screen. No options when I hit "menu" and it does continue to stay active after I back out to the home screen as it does show up in the Task Killer list. That said, I am not getting a pop up that asks if I want to give an app superuser access. The apps that I alraedy had given permissions to(like Titanium Backup) still work fine, but no new app that require SU access will work.
Any other suggestions.
derricks2 said:
I already have. The Superuser Permissions app still only comes up with a black screen. No options when I hit "menu" and it does continue to stay active after I back out to the home screen as it does show up in the Task Killer list. That said, I am not getting a pop up that asks if I want to give an app superuser access. The apps that I alraedy had given permissions to(like Titanium Backup) still work fine, but no new app that require SU access will work.
Any other suggestions.
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Have you tried clearing data for the Superuser app? See if that resets it to a working state.
did you do a perma root or temp root? If you did the Temp root, then the reboot caused you to lose your root. You need to re temp root then do the perma root.
brfield said:
did you do a perma root or temp root? If you did the Temp root, then the reboot caused you to lose your root. You need to re temp root then do the perma root.
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Its perm root. I still have the temp root app on the SD card(not installed) but its perm rooted.
ianmcquinn said:
Have you tried clearing data for the Superuser app? See if that resets it to a working state.
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Well.. not only did that not work, it made it worse. Now my titanium backup(that I have accessed daily for weeks since I rooted my phone) tells me I am not rooted after I cleared the data from the super user program...
And...
Now when I go to terminal and type su I dont get the # anymore.. it says permission denied...
AND
I tried using Visionary for a temp root, and after it trys to temp root, I still cant access SU from terminal.
I have not updated my OS to my knowledge.
Any ideas?
Anyone have any insight into this??
At this point my phone basically isnt rooted anymore. I have even tried visionary and it seems to temp root but nothing works.. I can get SU in terminal etc....
Superuser Permissions is still installed but doesnt work.
I tried using Visionary to remove root. It says my phone doesnt appear to be rooted.
Soo at this point, my phone has none of the advantages of being rooted, yet it is technically rooted(because I cant re-root it the same way using visionary and terminal).
What can I do??
Try installing a new ROM if you already have clockwork installed.
I have just created a secondary user however I am unable to get root access. Titanium Backup just says that it failed to acquire root. Main user has root with no issues.
Any ideas? Thanks.
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Yes, the idea is: wait until Chainfire (or someone else) figured it out. Root is currently only possible on the tablet owner profile. Check SuperSU on the Play Store for the same information.
I followed the rooting guide and rooted my new Nexus 4 phone. But when I looking for apps to install on a rooted phone, I stumbled upon a blog post that said that rooting is a huge security risk that allows any installed application to gain root privilege. Is this correct? Is there anything special that I must do to secure root access? I already have SuperSU (free) installed.
The simple answer is that you're already fairly secure with SuperSU or SuperUser. The reality is a bit more complicated though. SuperSU (and SuperUser) are designed to prompt you to provide access to any applications that request root. Any application that 1) does not request root access or 2) is denied root access by the user when prompted, will not have access to root privileges. In theory, I imagine an application could find some obscure exploit in the SuperSU code and get around the access blocking provided by SuperSU, but I think that is fairly unlikely and would be patched quickly after the exploit was found.
As long as you're careful about what you provide root access to (and only provide root access to apps that you think need root, not every app that you think you trust that asks for access) then you should be fine.
raptir said:
The simple answer is that you're already fairly secure with SuperSU or SuperUser. The reality is a bit more complicated though. SuperSU (and SuperUser) are designed to prompt you to provide access to any applications that request root. Any application that 1) does not request root access or 2) is denied root access by the user when prompted, will not have access to root privileges. In theory, I imagine an application could find some obscure exploit in the SuperSU code and get around the access blocking provided by SuperSU, but I think that is fairly unlikely and would be patched quickly after the exploit was found.
As long as you're careful about what you provide root access to (and only provide root access to apps that you think need root, not every app that you think you trust that asks for access) then you should be fine.
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Thanks raptir. I have one more question. Now that I have rooted the phone, can I block the su binary and enable it only when I need to provide another application with root access? If I do that, will the already approved applications too loose root access?
You could completely unroot the phone which would require you to go through the rooting process again. You could also use a "temp unroot" option like Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper allows, but it wouldn't add anything to security since all it does is move the su binary, not disable it completely. A malicious app could still be written to move the binary back to the proper location.
JoyceBabu said:
Thanks raptir. I have one more question. Now that I have rooted the phone, can I block the su binary and enable it only when I need to provide another application with root access? If I do that, will the already approved applications too loose root access?
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You can go into SuperSU or SuperUser app and remove "root" access to any apps you have granted "root" to.
baseballfanz said:
You can go into SuperSU or SuperUser app and remove "root" access to any apps you have granted "root" to.
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Actually, my question was not that. I wanted to retain root access for the apps that I have already given. But no new app should be able to get root access, so that a malicious app will not exploit any security vulnerability of SuperSU as raptir mentioned.
JoyceBabu said:
Actually, my question was not that. I wanted to retain root access for the apps that I have already given. But no new app should be able to get root access, so that a malicious app will not exploit any security vulnerability of SuperSU as raptir mentioned.
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Gotcha! Any new app will ask for root permission. You can deny them.
Yeah, I threw that part in about the potential for an app to circumvent the security just as a disclaimer. As far as I know it has never happened, and it may not even be possible.
So I successfully followed this guide for rooting my V20:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/h918-recowvery-unlock-v20-root-shell-t3490594
I now have SuperSU and TWRP on my phone. However, nothing actually works whenever I do anything root related. I can't uninstall any system apps with "System app remover", deleting anything in /system/app with "Root Browser" doesn't work, and even changing some buildprop settings with "BuildProp Editor" gives me an error that I don't have root. The SuperSU pop-up to grant access showed up for each of them, and I granted access for each of them, yet they still work as if I have no root. Although, checking my root with "Root Checker" or "Root Check" both say that I have root.
If it helps any, my software version is exactly "H91810d".
I'm not really a root wiz, so I'm not sure what to do now. Any help from here is greatly appreciated!
Fixed it
I have finally fixed it! Apparently I need to install BusyBox first to actually be able to do anything. I thought I already have it installed from the App Store; however, I apparently also need to install it by going to the BusyBox app, going to Installer, then installing it there to /su/xbin. For anyone with a similar problem, hopefully this will solve it. Cheers, and Merry Christmas!
Basically i let the app "disable all bloatware" and went along everyday life for a few months
Fast forward to now, i installed and want to use an app that requires root access. But it fails. i investiage and see that SuperSU is disabled in the Package app, i try to enable it but everytime i enable SUperSU( or any app) in Package disabler, it re-enables itself a few seconds later.
I have tried;
1) To click "Enable all Disabled" but it then freezes my phone.
2)Uninstall Package disabler app, but all things disabled are still disabled ever after the uninstall.
3)Using an older version(fails to get authentication)
4)Re-installing SuperSU via Playstore uninstall/install (now visible to click on but says it "root undetected"
After doing step 4, i can see that there is no tick to say it is disabled in package disabler anymore but i still cant grant anything root access like titanium
If Xposed (and any module associated to xposed)still works then i assume i am rooted and something else is at play here?
Any Ideas on whats going on or on how to fix?
So, uninstall PDP and use Titanium Backup.
Same thing but for root so you can actually uninstall anything you want as well as freeze it.
joe3681 said:
So, uninstall PDP and use Titanium Backup.
Same thing but for root so you can actually uninstall anything you want as well as freeze it.
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Even Titanium is saying root access failed.
Im guessing something in PDP is blocking the root access grant message, even after uninstalling pdp, i still get root access errors.
Except for Xposed as that and Snappreffs(module) still works.
weho2 said:
Even Titanium is saying root access failed.
Im guessing something in PDP is blocking the root access grant message, even after uninstalling pdp, i still get root access errors.
Except for Xposed as that and Snappreffs(module) still works.
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open supersu and change ("I forgot which 1") something about overlay and it should pop up asking for root access from apps again.
MrSteelX said:
open supersu and change ("I forgot which 1") something about overlay and it should pop up asking for root access from apps again.
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A window pops up only leaving me 1 option of "How to Root" and i cant do anything else.
Is it possible to lose root but still be able to have access/use to Xposed/Xposed modules?
Also if i uninstall PDP. Apps that are blocked by PDP, are still blocked