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[Q] Need some help with Superuser Permissions

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.

Verify a couple of steps & axe a nudda kwes-chun

So I have downloaded directly to my phone bootstrap and Z4root. They are on my SD card.
I've enabled USB Debugging.
I can now run the z4root apk without loading the Android SDK and connectiing my phone to the PC, right? I came to this conclusion from reading the noobs Guide Sticky that said this:
"...If you don't want to have to mess with this method of installing, you could also download "Astro File Manager" from the android market. You would then need to save z4root.apk to your sdcard of your Droid X. Then open the Astro program and browse to your SDcard and file the z4root.1.3.0.apk...."
I ask because I read some threads about having downloaded the z4root to their PC first, then copying it to the SD & having had better luck that way.....or did I mis-read these threads?
And the kwes-chun:
The noob guide says "if you wanna remove the bootstrap...." but it doesn't 'splain why I'd wanna. What is the benefit of removing the bootstrap? And just to be clear, the bootstrap download on pg1 of the "noobs Guide" is for "removing" the bootstrap, right?
Thanky one & all.

All you have to do is install the app and run it. If it doesn't do anything let it go for 15-20 minutes then pull the battery and try again.
For the question about the bootstrap, some people may want to return completely to stock and they will no longer be rooted. I personally wouldn't ever want to do that but some people may want to do this

ah HA...so running the bootstrap apk UN-DOES the rooting the z4root does....thereby returning to Stock?

no, z4root is an app that can root and unroot you, there are options you can select. what you have described is that people download the apk onto their computer since download capability is faster, then transfer it to the sd card of their phone where they install te app and run it allowing them to root. z4root is completely stand-alone and can be downloaded and run without a computer if you so choose.
Koush's dxbootstrapper is an app that allows your phone to hijack the boot process to be able to install custom roms, and access the bootstrap recovery. it is needed if you want to customize your phone. the noobs guide tells you haw to uninstall it if you so choose so that it doesnt show up if you return your phone so you dont get in sum trouble wit vzw for example.

Awesome. I thank you very much; I understand
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And. ..........it is done. I'm rooted.
I feel ...so...liberated.
Actually I feel the same. But im happy.
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[Q] Quickest way to check if phone is still rooted?

I rooted yesterday, flashed a GB rom, and going to use the ShootMe app it's saying I'm not rooted and won't connect. Does flashing unroot the phone?

Unless you flash a stock update then flashing will not unroot your phone. All custom ROMs are rooted unless otherwise noted.
The easiest way to see if your still rooted is by opening up terminal and typing "su" without the quotes. It should change to a pound sign - if it say access denied then something went awry.
Code:
$su [ENTER]
#
That's how it should look.

Says Terminal Emulater was grandted superuser permissions but shootme still says it's not rooted. Signs that during the restore of the app something went wrong?

Check superuser to see if the app is being granted permission
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^ that worked. Thanks. I have another small issue and dont want to make another thread so hopefully someone can help with this as well... How do I take apps that are installed on the sd card and move them back to the phone itself?

settings>applications>manage applications
go to the app you wanna move, tap on it and then tap on move to phone

Superuser present but I'm not rooted.

So I upgraded to 3.1 when the update was pushed over the air knowing I'd lose root. I haven't used my tab in a while because I use it mainly for school and I've been off for the summer. Fall semester is coming up and I want to re-root and I see there's now a method for it. Problem is, I still have superuser from before but it's not rooted. When I run the new apk and hit root, it stalls on extracting forever. When I hit unroot nothing happens at all. I've factory reset it but superuser is still present obviously, but I still can't root with the new apk. Any ideas?

have you downloaded Iconia Root from the market? Worked first time for me

I don't see any app called that in the market. I'm pretty sure that's the same program I'm using anyway. The icon is called Iconia Root. It's version 1.3.

Lonewuhf said:
I don't see any app called that in the market. I'm pretty sure that's the same program I'm using anyway. The icon is called Iconia Root. It's version 1.3.
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Hmmmmmm.
Do you have Clockworkmod running? Can you use adb to delete the existing superuser apk and then try root again with Iconia root.
I am pretty worthless with using adb myself, but I would imagine using it to delete a file should be doable.

[Q] Messed up install of Android Market

I tried installing Android Market using the copy to device and load with Root Explorer method and was only partially successful. I get forced close messages when running the market app. At one point I had the Market app working but it would not complete any downloads. Now I just get the message "process.com.android.vending has stopped unexpectingly."
I am not sure what state the Kindle Fire is now in. When I try to reinstall Google Feedback, it will not let me. Previously, I ran SuperOneClick and rooted the device with no problems. Now when I re-run the root command, it gets to step 7 (Wait for Device) and hangs. What apps and data do I have to eliminate to get back where I can try to install Android Market again?
P.S. I also get a forced close message on the eBay app but it will then run it okay.

You have the latest version of the KF v6.2.1 that has broken root capabilities.
You lost root and super one click no longer works.
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Looks like you fell into the 6.2.1 trap. You'll have to wait until someone finds a way to root 6.2.1 but I don't know if there will be such a thing.

http://rootzwiki.com/topic/13027-universal-all-firmware-one-click-root-including-261/
worked like a charm
instal an apk on the fire, extract a zip to adb on your computer, copy paste a few lines and you're good to go