I was able to root using kingo....and get SafeStrap Recovery installed along with the SU update zip with no issue on the MJ Firmware...Cool! The problem I am having is that the phone will not maintain the Root access. I don't lose Recovery...just Root.
Any thoughts on what is causing this?
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I updated to 4.2.1 with the OTA zip file using TWRP and voodoo root keeper installed. It flashed just fine. Rebooted with update. My root access is funky though. SuperSU is still there and I can access root file threw root explorer but I can't mount it as writable and when I install a new app that needs root access it never asks for it. Does superSU need to be updated? There is no update available??? Thanks
just flash the supersu zip again in TWRP
http://download.chainfire.eu/282/SuperSU/CWM-SuperSU-v0.98.zip
My N4 was on 4.2.1 and I managed to root it using the video guide here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV355YEDzc8&list=FLym1yJ2TTTjBZbty0DrqsKQ&index=3). It worked fine and I was using Titanium Backup with root access.
Then my phone notified me of the 4.2.2 update so I installed it OTA. I thought I still had root because SuperSU was still there. However, when I load Titanium Backup it says:
"Sorry, I could not acquire root privileges. This application will *not* work! Please verify that your ROM is rooted, and try again. This attempt was made using the /system/xbin/su" command"
I then installed a Root Checker (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joeykrim.rootcheck&feature=nav_result) which indicates "This device does not have proper root access".
My questions are
How do I regain root access in a way that doesn't cause a full wipe of my data?
Will I have to do this every time I apply an official Nexus update?
What is the best way to apply an official Nexus update maintaining root without having data wiped?
TIA
I personally use the toolkit and option four. Every time I install an update, I lose root, but the toolkit easily restores it each time.
Sent from my Nexus 4
I too lost my root when i got 4.2.2 OTA. I used WugFresh's toolkit and rerooted with it. I also flashed the CWM custom recovery, which I've read prompts you to keep your root after rebooting with an OTA update.
Source:
heat361 said:
If you have cwm and you install any update that breaks root it will ask of you want to keep root when you choose to reboot the nexus 4.
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This must be about the 100th time someone posts this question.
Some of you clearly are too lazy to search or read
Read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2145848.
I've updated to PA 3.96 recently and noticed that SuperSU's temporary unroot is no longer working. I have apps that refuse to run when it detects root but I would like to be able to enable root when I need it. Temporary unroot worked fine up until 3.69 so I'm guessing it's the automatic root in 4.3 ROMS that is causing the problem.
Is there a way to make temporary unroot work on PA 3.96? Or is there an app that somehow prevents an app from detecting root access? It's not running su directly to check as blocking access from SuperSU does not prevent it from detecting root.
I've been rooted and running Sacs ROM for a while now, but somehow I've lost root access. When I try Supersu it tells me "There is not SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it..."
I have been trying different ROMS and restored from a nandroid backup using TWRP. What do I need to do to get back root access?
Can you not just reroot with CF Auto Root?
Yes, I can, but I wasn't sure if that was advisable or not given that I had root access before and somehow lost it. In any event, I re-rooted using CF auto root and all is well. What I don't understand is how I lost root access in the first place.
joelshort said:
Yes, I can, but I wasn't sure if that was advisable or not given that I had root access before and somehow lost it. In any event, I re-rooted using CF auto root and all is well. What I don't understand is how I lost root access in the first place.
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No telling why you lost it. Did you take an update?
I know I updated to NC6, lost root, but re-rooting was not an issue.
Hello,
After upgrade my nexus 7 from 4.4.4 to 5.1.1 with nexus toolkit all application needs root works perfect, but no root app (e.g. SuperSU or Superuser) appears in menu. I installed SuperSu from TWRP recovery but Application list in SuperSu is empty and all apps needs root works without showing message to allow or deny root access.
How can fix it?
After re-flashing system.img an new installation of SuperSU from TWRP, the problem solved!