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[GUIDE] Update Superuser From Market FIX!

I am running LeeDrOiD, but I know many people have this issue.
If you are trying to update Superuser from the market, and you get invalid signature and installation fails. This is my work around, which works for me.
My rom had superuser.apk and not Superuser.apk, which linux takes as two files whilst windows references everything in capitals.
Download Superuser Update Fixer.
Run the application, which will say that signature fails. Then run the fix, which will say okay all the way through and the signature still fails.
Download Root Explorer, and mount /system/ as rw.
Go to /system/apps/ and you will find Superuser.apk and superuser.apk, rename or delete superuser.apk and then rename Superuser.apk to superuser.apk.
Restart your phone.
Go to app drawer, and launch Superuser. Your whitelist and blacklist has been erased.
Run Superuser Update Fixer and you should see signature match is okay, now click update from market and enjoy.
- Antony

thanks for your work, can explain what exactly the app is doing?

Is there a free vers of root xplorer?
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snowwhite007 said:
Is there a free vers of root xplorer?
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I don't think there is. There may be another app that does this job though. You need something that can mount system rw.
It may be possible to do this step with ADB, however I just posted how I did it.

ES file explorer has this system rw option, it says that it only works with CM and some other rom but it works for me and I'm running leedroid. Only problem is you have to unmount and mount it again every now and then.

Yeah to make it work just select the non CM7 mod option, HIAPK i think it's called? either way just select that one, apart from what the guy above me said about the remounting every now and then, should be a good substitute for root explorer

I downloaded superuser from market and the fix but wen using es explorer i only see one superuser?
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All good now cheerz
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I only have the Superuser.apk, but still have problems on the update. I had lost root and just decided to reroot, but got the Ninja Icon app. I tried to update - sig failed. Tried the Update Fixer and on changing to 644 fail, check sigs fail. Then I tried this.
Any other ideas on how to get it?

Wat rom u using?
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Just updated SuperUser thanks to your guide, cheers mate

similar to the rootexplorer
[free alternative to Root Explorer]
PartTimeLegend said:
I don't think there is. There may be another app that does this job though. t.
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http://code.google.com/p/androotfile/
The ultimate file manager for root users, similar to the rootexplorer,It can access the whole of file system and support copy, cut, paste, delete and rename.The next version will add management and setting functions
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not me tested

it worked for me ( upgrade from version Superuser 3.07 to 3.2 ) thanks !
it worked for me ( upgrade from version Superuser 3.07 to 3.2 ) thanks !
i just had to delete , the file from the folder ( directory ) the "rename" did not work .
after delete & re-boot , the upgrade and installation worked fine !
thanks again for sharing !
if anyone needs the link for the root system browser [ Root Explorer ] let me know , i found a place with free download .

hi i want to know which is best for desire hd superuser or superSU

TF101 Problem, kinda lost OS root?

Hoping for some help because I've ran into some really odd issues with SuperUser/root on my TF101.
I used the guide in the Dev Forum and flashed to Prime 1.4, everything was great and working well. I made a Nandroid of my base to fall back on.
ChainsDD updated SuperUser on 6/10 or 6/11 and I accepted the update from the market. When I launched SU, I was prompted to update the Binary, I granted SU root access and it said it completed. However, since then, no app that requires root has requested SU according to the log and Kernel Manager is telling me I don't have root.
If I open Terminal Emulator, it is automatically at a # rather than a $
In Root Explorer, tapping the Mount R/W button changes to R/O and I was able to successfully create and delete a test folder in /system
I need to get SuperUser functioning again, any thoughts or ideas?

What's a TF104 model device?

Um. you do know that # in terminal emulator indicates that the app currently has root access?
Open superuser, its being recognized as permanent root because you allowed it to have root access.
And its TF101 not TF104.

Sorry, misread the model...
I know the # means root that's why the title is kinda lost root...
I'm not getting any of the notifications that SuperUser granted access, like I used to. Also, Kernel Manager isn't being granted Root access when I launch it
I think the SuperUser binary update failed, I got the binary from goo-inside.me and flashed it from CWM. Then I cleared the SuperUser app data and launched it. I was again prompted to update the binary version. It failed and prompted me to to flash a zip that it downloaded to my SD card. That zip is a 0kb file.

Try downloading superuser from the market.

david279 said:
Try downloading superuser from the market.
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Same results
Also, Superuser is now randomly Force Closing on launch.

Talked with ChainsDD, it's a problem with how he compiled Super User for honeycomb. Fix will be released tomorrow.
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Fixed binary has been posted to goo-inside.me
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SU not found

hi, 2months ago I root the device with cm-10.2.1-maguro all working as expected, till I liked to use voice recorder after recording stopped the app close, realize that has to do with root.
I couldnt find how to enable the app through superuser, so start to check for alternatives so I landed here
Code:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.supersu
no hope also with that, uninstalled. The problem :
through adb + eclipse I can browse the device folders when using adb root - OK
on device superuser still @ settings - OK
when on android terminal - and run the command su writes su not found!
then I red @ superSU GplayURL
Superuser access management runs through a so called "su binary". There can be only one of these at a time.
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how I can restore the original cm-10.2.1-maguro su binary?

whokn0ws said:
hi, 2months ago I root the device with cm-10.2.1-maguro all working as expected, till I liked to use voice recorder after recording stopped the app close, realize that has to do with root.
I couldnt find how to enable the app through superuser, so start to check for alternatives so I landed here
Code:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.supersu
no hope also with that, uninstalled. The problem :
through adb + eclipse I can browse the device folders when using adb root - OK
on device superuser still @ settings - OK
when on android terminal - and run the command su writes su not found!
then I red @ superSU GplayURL
how I can restore the original cm-10.2.1-maguro su binary?
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Have you tried installing a rooted ROM?
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nada, just download the cm desktop + cm android and made the root, nothing else.. please, advise how I can fix it..

whokn0ws said:
nada, just download the cm desktop + cm android and made the root, nothing else.. please, advise how I can fix it..
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What recovery do you have installed?
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http://www.cyanogenmod.org/
from desktop navigate to http://get.cm (download app)
from mobile navigate to http://get.cm (download app)
mobile get rooted in ~15min
thanks

so I dont know anything else..

I used to have this issue (but I didn't realise I had lost root because of an app), so I just downloaded and reflashed SU and all was good.
Download and flash from recovery: http://download.chainfire.eu/282/SuperSU/

hmm tried I got :
- Mounting
- Removing old
- Extracting files
- Restoring files
- Settings Permissions
set_perm : some canges failed
E: Error in data/media/0/CWM-SuperSU-v0.98.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted
-- when tried sideload ^the same with :
E: Error in /tmp/update.zip
!?
@nicknc writes :
ClockworMod Recovery v6.0.4.7
[searching..searching..searching..]
the solution is to download the latest SuperSU zip aka
http://download.chainfire.eu/446/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.99r3.zip
there isnot error7, installed rebooted su is there!.
the final Q, is how to enable an application to have root access (when SuperSU not prompt me) ?
Marvlesz thanks!

whokn0ws said:
the final Q, is how to enable an application to have root access (when SuperSU not prompt me) ?
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When an app requests SU, you should be prompted. If you've set a default choice, you should be able to change that from the SU app. You should also be able to change previous choices from there as well.

basically the problem is :
1-voice recorder recording but no output
2-on built-in browser in any page has 'browse' to choose a file - the open dialog never opens! (aka facebook.com upload photo or imgur.com)
how I will resolve these? googlesearch=0%

Help me please :'(

HI, my phone is lenovo A6000+. In march im install busybox no root by BurrowsApp. And i want update my phone into Lolipop 5.0.2 so i'm deleting the application BusyBox , after i have upgrading system and i try to download terminal emulator again. And type busybox suddenly the busybox is stay installed. I Dont know how to deleted it without root acess. And today i try to install and unninstall busybox with the apk but isn't working. So please help me fast to deleted it without ROOT acces . Thanks
#sorry for my bad englis :')

Clockedator620 said:
HI, my phone is lenovo A6000+. In march im install busybox no root by BurrowsApp. And i want update my phone into Lolipop 5.0.2 so i'm deleting the application BusyBox , after i have upgrading system and i try to download terminal emulator again. And type busybox suddenly the busybox is stay installed. I Dont know how to deleted it without root acess. And today i try to install and unninstall busybox with the apk but isn't working. So please help me fast to deleted it without ROOT acces . Thanks
#sorry for my bad englis :')
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Download root checker from play store. If it shows your phone to be rooted, then updating will brick your device. If it shows "no root access" then you can update to Lollipop.
And, a word of advice, dont update to Lollipop. Kitkat works much much better than Lollipop on A6000+.
Also, you can try custom ROMs if you are familiar with flashing ROMs and stuff..
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sasukay said:
Download root checker from play store. If it shows your phone to be rooted, then updating will brick your device. If it shows "no root access" then you can update to Lollipop.
And, a word of advice, dont update to Lollipop. Kitkat works much much better than Lollipop on A6000+.
Also, you can try custom ROMs if you are familiar with flashing ROMs and stuff..
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My phone has been flash to lolipop 5.0.2 without root but my problem is the busybox (No Root) has stay installed into PATH=$PATH:/data/data/burrows.apps.busybox/app_busybox/ . If you know how to deleted it without root acess please fast . Thanks
#Sorry for my bad english

Clockedator620 said:
My phone has been flash to lolipop 5.0.2 without root but my problem is the busybox (No Root) has stay installed into PATH=$PATH:/data/data/burrows.apps.busybox/app_busybox/ . If you know how to deleted it without root acess please fast . Thanks
#Sorry for my bad english
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No app without root access can install busybox because without root access they dont have permission to write in /system directory. So, the "install busybox without root" app has to store busybox files in /data/ directory, and must be guiding other apps to that folder when some apps ask for busybox.
And without root permissions you cant modify the contents of /data/.
So, you need to install that "install busybox blah blah" again and then try installing busybox again. Then, clear data of the "install busybox ..." app and I think busybox would get removed, hopefully.
And yah, if this doesn't work you can factory reset your phone. That would surely do the job.

sasukay said:
No app without root access can install busybox because without root access they dont have permission to write in /system directory. So, the "install busybox without root" app has to store busybox files in /data/ directory, and must be guiding other apps to that folder when some apps ask for busybox.
And without root permissions you cant modify the contents of /data/.
So, you need to install that "install busybox blah blah" again and then try installing busybox again. Then, clear data of the "install busybox ..." app and I think busybox would get removed, hopefully.
And yah, if this doesn't work you can factory reset your phone. That would surely do the job.
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So, if im reset factory will deleted BusyBox file at data/data ?
#sorryformybadenglish
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Clockedator620 said:
So, if im reset factory will deleted BusyBox file at data/data ?
#sorryformybadenglish
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Yeah factory resets wipes the /data/ directory. All of your installed apps will be removed too, so you should better make backup first.

HTC Desire 626 (At&t) Root Confirmed!

I have rooted successfully Desire 626 (At&t) that's on Android Version 5.1, Steps on how to root below:
First Enabled "Unknown sources," Settings->Security->Tick the Check Box and Click yes.
Return to App Drawer, open File Manger and install "KingRoot-4. 1 .0.249.apk" when finish installing open the app
"Ignore any error message" and start root (Internet Connection required) once successfully rooted verify with "Root Checker" app
Now to replace "Kinguser" with "Supersu" install a "Terminal Emulator" app, Extract the file "KS.zip" and place the extracted folder on the root (main) of your Phone Storage, now open terminal emulator app and type the code below:
su
"allow root permission when asked"
sh /sdcard/mrw/root.sh
" after typing the above code ignore any errors til the process is complete, Supersu will open if successful
When asked to update binary select "normal" and reboot if asked.
Done.
N.B. I have package the files needed to do the root here : https://goo.gl/A7BIsD
N.B. Your Bootloader must be Unlocked !

Link to packaged files needed to do the root is broken. Could you please re-post?

Michaela888 said:
Link to packaged files needed to do the root is broken. Could you please re-post?
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Sorry bout that....link has been Updated.

Thank you for the quick reply. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I downloaded the zip file, installed KingRoot and opened the app, but the root keeps failing. I've tried multiple times and KingRoot fails at around 60% every time. I updated KingRoot and that failed, too. Based on your screenshots, it seems like we have the exact same phone with AT&T. Would really love to root if you have any suggestions. ("Unknown sources" is enabled and Bootloader is unlocked ) Thank you!

Michaela888 said:
Thank you for the quick reply. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I downloaded the zip file, installed KingRoot and opened the app, but the root keeps failing. I've tried multiple times and KingRoot fails at around 60% every time. I updated KingRoot and that failed, too. Based on your screenshots, it seems like we have the exact same phone with AT&T. Would really love to root if you have any suggestions. ("Unknown sources" is enabled and Bootloader is unlocked ) Thank you!
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use the kingroot app provided...if your bootloader is unlocked then it should work.
uninstall kingroot and restart your phone.. connect to WiFi or Data, reinstall kingroot open and try root again..if it fails try again at least 3 more times.

Worked perfect for me

Adrian Dennis said:
I have rooted successfully Desire 626 (At&t) that's on Android Version 5.1, Steps on how to root below:
First Enabled "Unknown sources," Settings->Security->Tick the Check Box and Click yes.
Return to App Drawer, open File Manger and install "KingRoot-4. 1 .0.249.apk" when finish installing open the app
"Ignore any error message" and start root (Internet Connection required) once successfully rooted verify with "Root Checker" app
Now to replace "Kinguser" with "Supersu" install a "Terminal Emulator" app, Extract the file "KS.zip" and place the extracted folder on the root (main) of your Phone Storage, now open terminal emulator app and type the code below:
su
"allow root permission when asked"
sh /sdcard/mrw/root.sh
" after typing the above code ignore any errors til the process is complete, Supersu will open if successful
When asked to update binary select "normal" and reboot if asked.
Done.
N.B. I have package the files needed to do the root here : https://goo.gl/A7BIsD
N.B. Your Bootloader must be Unlocked !
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hey, i was helping a friend out and see kingroot dose work, but we want to get SU on his phone can you upload that KS.zip as the link dont work
thanks