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I have trouble with root and SuperSU on 4.4.2

I'm having trouble with SuperSU on 4.4.2 on Nexus 4.
So at 4.3 I unrooted first, then OTA'ed to 4.4 and now 4.4.2.
Yesterday I used cf-auto to root my phone, but there was no SuperSU. Then I downloaded one from Google Play. But it keeps saying "unfortunately SuperSU has stopped" when there is a need to use SuperSU, i.g. when there is a root explorer app running. I doubt whether the root was successful so I downloaded a root checker, but it kept saying "please wait". So I even don't know whether my phone is rooted.
Please help.

Do you have a custom recovery? Download the zip in the op and flash in recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
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fernandezhjr said:
Do you have a custom recovery? Download the zip in the op and flash in recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
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no i have the original recovery.

I tried Reinstallation in SuperSU and used root checker, which said my device has root access. But after I installed SuperSU again, it keeps crashing again. (keeps saying SUperUS has stopped.)

If you haven't gotten this squared away, I would recommend using Wug's toolkit to return to stock unrooted and then using the toolkit to reroot.
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Just encountered this kind of problem on Purity. Flashed latest build (4.4.2), and then I didn't have root acces anymore. Then I tried rooting with Wug's toolkit (CWM as recovery and SuperSU as root), and unfortunately superSU didn't appear at all in the apps. I tried installing it from the recovery, no luck.
Then I tried it with SuperUser. it worked. I didn't ask any questions

how to root and still have stock recovery using adb

for rooting i usually uses the wugfresh nexus toolkit and it will root the nexus by using a temporary twrp recovery but how do i do the same using adb?
im using linux now so thats why i used adb to flash 4.4 but i couldnt find a way to flash twrp temporarily(the recovery will only last for one time and returns to stock afterwards) . i could flash twrp and install superuser and then flash the stock recovery but im just trying to figure out how the toolkit does it by using two steps (flashing twrp temporarily and installing super su).

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for rooting i usually uses the wugfresh nexus toolkit and it will root the nexus by using a temporary twrp recovery but how do i do the same using adb?
im using linux now so thats why i used adb to flash 4.4 but i couldnt find a way to flash twrp temporarily(the recovery will only last for one time and returns to stock afterwards) . i could flash twrp and install superuser and then flash the stock recovery but im just trying to figure out how the toolkit does it by using two steps (flashing twrp temporarily and installing super su).
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The command should be fastboot -c "lge.kcal=0|0|0|x" boot nameofcustomrecovery.img , with this command you can boot in twrp temporarily

Or simply flash the stock recovery when done.
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Try framaroot maybe? There are reports it works on KitKat..

Nexus 4 stuck need root and recovery

Hi, recently I updated my rooted nexus 4 to 4.4.4 jellybean, which then unrooted it. I still have SuperSU installed, but once I try to run any root apps, it says I am not rooted. Looking around, I need to reroot the device, but my custom recovery TWRP has been uninstalled. I tried to install twrp with GooManager but it wouldn't download. The best option seems to be to reroot the device, but I cannot make a nan droid backup as no recovery installed. I have one but its fairly old, and I will lose a lot of data. What I need is a way to install custom recovery but I'm not rooted :/

You know this is the nexus 10 forum right?
What you need to do is flash a recovery via fastboot and then reroot.
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[Q] Root w/o access to a computer? Bootloader already unlocked

Is it possible to re-root my Nexus 10 without access to a computer? It updated to 4.4.4, and I lost root. I won't have access to a computer for a few days, but I would like my root access back. My bootloader is already unlocked, if that matters.

Do you have CWM or TWRP recovery flashed?
Download in Nexus the last SuperSU or SuperUser zip for install from recovery and flash it or download a ROM pre-rooted and install it.

Unfortunately it seems like the update process wiped out my CWM - that's the first thing I tried.

you can try towelroot.
https://towelroot.com/
it's an apk to install on your device. When it's rooted you have to install supersu from playstore and update su binary.
It work well on Nexus 4, haven't tested on N10.
After you can install an app from playstore to unlock the bootloader (bootunlocker for nexus) and Rashr from playstore too to flash a recovery.
Edit : found unlock app.

Towelroot didn't work on my Nexus 10.
It just says "Phone not supported".
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You could install cwm recovery from the app in the Play Store, then download SuperSU and flash it.
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That won't work because the recovery flasher needs root.
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Rooting manually

I'm on 4.4.4 Original
I unlocked the bootloader and installed TWRP 2.8.0.1 from their website.
Both via fastboot.
Now I need the latest SuperSu file to install this via TWRP.
I have this WUG Tool, too. But it wants to install a boot.img and twrp again.
I just want the latest supersu file.
Or do I have to let him install a boot.img over the original one?

When using the WUG Tool it should download the latest file dependencies for your device(boot.img/supersu/etc).
When using the "Unlock" option it will reboot into bootloader and then fastboot, flash custom boot.img and continue the process.
Have no fear as it will flash/install the latest twrp and supersu..
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