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[Q] SuperSU hidden/half enabled

I am running Nexus 7 with 4.2.1 build JOP40D.
After I got the 4.2.1 OTA update I noticed root was no longer working.
I went into Settings and Apps and disabled it and tried using SuperUser but discovered that it didn't work with 4.2.1
I used the Google Nexus_7_ToolKit_v4.0.0 and ran the root command choosing SuperSU which was the correct one for 4.2.1.
It did a cleanup of any other root stuff and successfully pushed root to the device.
It did not show up in the App Drawer, but does show up in Settings, Apps, All.
I tried again by sideloading via CWM recovery but there was no difference.
I then ran the toolkit to remove root, busybox, etc, then attempted to reinstall them both again.
I am still stuck with the same problem.
When running a root app such as Titanium Backup, it gets stuck at "asking for root rights" and not the 'you need to root your device' message.
Any help?
[edit]
When installing busybox it checks and says you should see the reply
system/xbin/busybox
but the reply I get is
system/bin/busybox
Is this a problem?

DazFromTaz said:
I am running Nexus 7 with 4.2.1 build JOP40D
After I got the 4.2.1 OTA update I noticed root was no longer working.
I went into Settings and Apps and disabled it and tried using SuperUser but discovered that it didn't work with 4.2.1
I used the Google Nexus_7_ToolKit_v4.0.0 and ran the root command choosing SuperSU which was the correct one for 4.2.1.
It did a cleanup of any other root stuff and successfully pushed root to the device.
It did not show up in the App Drawer, but does show up in Settings, Apps, All.
I tried again by sideloading via CWM recovery but there was no difference.
I then ran the toolkit to remove root, busybox, etc, then attempted to reinstall them both again.
I am still stuck with the same problem.
When running a root app such as Titanium Backup, it gets stuck at "asking for root rights" and not the 'you need to root your device' message.
Any help?
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1. you need to flash the su binaries in your recovery, latest su binaries http://download.chainfire.eu/298/SuperSU/CWM-SuperSU-v0.99.zip
2. or you need to install busybox if you already flashed the binaries. you can find free busybox installer apps in the play store. best one is by stericson.

That's what confuses me. I have flashed the su binaries via recovery and also installed busybox.
Downloaded the busybox from Play Store now though. It can't install with root though.
Remember, SuperSU is showing up in Settings, Apps, All, it just doesn't seem to be usable or showing up in app drawer.

DazFromTaz said:
That's what confuses me. I have flashed the su binaries via recovery and also installed busybox.
Downloaded the busybox from Play Store now though. It can't install with root though.
Remember, SuperSU is showing up in Settings, Apps, All, it just doesn't seem to be usable or showing up in app drawer.
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delete supersu from either /data/app/ or /system app/, wherever you have it installed. then reboot into recovery and wipe cache and dalvik. after, reboot and reinstall supersu app.
are you sure that you flashed the latest su binaries? if not sure, flash the one that i linked while youre in your recovery.

simms22 said:
delete supersu from either /data/app/ or /system app/, wherever you have it installed. then reboot into recovery and wipe cache and dalvik. after, reboot and reinstall supersu app.
are you sure that you flashed the latest su binaries? if not sure, flash the one that i linked while youre in your recovery.
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Thankyou again for your response.
I deleted superuser.apk using adb, then cleared the caches. I then rebooted recovery, sideloaded the latest superuser (from the link provided) and then booted into Android.
Same as before. Superuser is not in the app drawer, but can be seen in settings.

Remember when I said I disabled it in Settings, Apps?
Well it turns out that Google remembers this, even when the app is removed and reinstalled. It will not show that it is disabled when you check it in Settings though.
To fix, I disabled again, then enabled it. Boom fixed.
Feel rather sheepish now.
Although you pushed me to learn quite a bit more about adb so thanks for that!

DazFromTaz said:
Remember when I said I disabled it in Settings, Apps?
Well it turns out that Google remembers this, even when the app is removed and reinstalled. It will not show that it is disabled when you check it in Settings though.
To fix, I disabled again, then enabled it. Boom fixed.
Feel rather sheepish now.
Although you pushed me to learn quite a bit more about adb so thanks for that!
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no matter how it was "fixed", its still a :victory: congrats

WooooooW!!!!!! Banging my head with this one until I found this thread. Crazy but it worked, after I did all that the OP said he did.. Thanks..

CWM Installation Fails - Ouya (!) Screen

I am unable to post in the development forum yet, so I am posting here. For the past several weeks I have been having trouble installing CWM Recovery. I've tried using the Mod Collection tool and manual installation and still received the Ouya (!) screen. With the new Ouya update, I needed CWM to work to preserve root. If you are also having issues installing and booting to CWM, the below worked for me.
Steps I used to gain Root, setup Play Store and install CWM:
Sideload and run One Click Root
Sideload Jrummys Busybox Installer & Install Busybox
Sideload and Install Xposed Framework
Sideload ModCollection4Ouya 3.6
Open Xposed Framework and check ModCollection4Ouya 3.6 as a module
Open ModCollection4Ouya 3.6 and performed the following:
Install Play Store and Select "On" for Play Store option
Install CWM Recovery
Reboot into CWM but receive error Ouya (!)
Below corrected my CWM Install Issue and allowed me to update to the newest firmware:
Open Play Store & Install Busybox Installer (Stephen Stericson version)
Open Busybox installer - smart install automatically installed busybox
Open Mod Collection 4.0 and reinstalled CWM
Reboot to CWM
CWM Recovery worked
Open ModCollection4Ouya 3.6 and select option to Preserve SU
Reboot then install upgrade
Good Luck and hope you experience the same results! It seems the Jrummy Busybox version didn't work for me. After installing the other version, CWM installed successfully.

Thanks for posting this, I will have time to try it to tomorrow, hopefully it fixes this issue for me as well!!

boo13oo said:
I am unable to post in the development forum yet, so I am posting here. For the past several weeks I have been having trouble installing CWM Recovery. I've tried using the Mod Collection tool and manual installation and still received the Ouya (!) screen. With the new Ouya update, I needed CWM to work to preserve root. If you are also having issues installing and booting to CWM, the below worked for me.
Steps I used to gain Root, setup Play Store and install CWM:
Sideload and run One Click Root
Sideload Jrummys Busybox Installer & Install Busybox
Sideload and Install Xposed Framework
Sideload Mod Collection 4.0
Open Xposed Framework and check Mod Collection 4.0 as a module
Open Mod Collection 4.0 and performed the following:
Install Play Store and Select "On" for Play Store option
Install CWM Recovery
Reboot into CWM but receive error Ouya (!)
Below corrected my CWM Install Issue and allowed me to update to the newest firmware:
Open Play Store & Install Busybox Installer (Stephen Stericson version)
Open Busybox installer - smart install automatically installed busybox
Open Mod Collection 4.0 and reinstalled CWM
Reboot to CWM
CWM Recovery worked
Open Mod Collection 4.0 and select option to Preserve SU
Reboot then install upgrade
Good Luck and hope you experience the same results! It seems the Jrummy Busybox version didn't work for me. After installing the other version, CWM installed successfully.
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Where can I download Mod Collection 4.0 or did you mean Mod_Collection4Ouya.3.6.apk?

Thanks I will try this.
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@Toxic_Dragon - you are correct. I meant ModCollection4Ouya version 3.6. I've updated the original post. Thanks!

boo13oo said:
I am unable to post in the development forum yet, so I am posting here. For the past several weeks I have been having trouble installing CWM Recovery. I've tried using the Mod Collection tool and manual installation and still received the Ouya (!) screen. With the new Ouya update, I needed CWM to work to preserve root. If you are also having issues installing and booting to CWM, the below worked for me.
Steps I used to gain Root, setup Play Store and install CWM:
Sideload and run One Click Root
Sideload Jrummys Busybox Installer & Install Busybox
Sideload and Install Xposed Framework
Sideload ModCollection4Ouya 3.6
Open Xposed Framework and check ModCollection4Ouya 3.6 as a module
Open ModCollection4Ouya 3.6 and performed the following:
Install Play Store and Select "On" for Play Store option
Install CWM Recovery
Reboot into CWM but receive error Ouya (!)
Below corrected my CWM Install Issue and allowed me to update to the newest firmware:
Open Play Store & Install Busybox Installer (Stephen Stericson version)
Open Busybox installer - smart install automatically installed busybox
Open Mod Collection 4.0 and reinstalled CWM
Reboot to CWM
CWM Recovery worked
Open ModCollection4Ouya 3.6 and select option to Preserve SU
Reboot then install upgrade
Good Luck and hope you experience the same results! It seems the Jrummy Busybox version didn't work for me. After installing the other version, CWM installed successfully.
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It didn't work for me.
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I had issues with ADB and fastboot until i changed the drivers for the ouya manually for every step in the device manager.

THANK YOU!!! You are the freaking man!!!! I have wasted hours trying to figure out how to fix CWM and I couldn't get anything. Finally stumbled upon this post, and I am kicking myself for not finding it sooner. Thanks a ton! :laugh:

CheeseMcGee said:
THANK YOU!!! You are the freaking man!!!! I have wasted hours trying to figure out how to fix CWM and I couldn't get anything. Finally stumbled upon this post, and I am kicking myself for not finding it sooner. Thanks a ton! :laugh:
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What exactly did you do as I can't get this to work.
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robinscp said:
What exactly did you do as I can't get this to work.
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I had used a different method to root and install CWM, but in order to fix the problem, I literally followed every step in order starting with sideload One Click Root. It was redundant and un-necessary, but it produced the results in the end by following step by step.

I think I lost root?

I have had dirty unicorn for a while, and it has been fine, but I was trying to back up with titanium and it said I didn't have root. Is there something I can do? I thought to update SU in the play store, and now my phone says that the SU binary is out of date, and when I open SU, it says "The Superuse binary (su) must be updated. please choose method of install, and I press recovery install since only other is cancel, and then it says "THere was an error installing. Please send log of the error to the dev. Should I be installing super SU from recovery?

I think the latest TB has issues. I lost root but had up-to-date su's. And root for all else. I wiped caches and fixed permissions and it worked. Otherwise get previous TB and don't allow it to update. You could also un-reinstall app. Believe there is a link to previous one at end of one of the rom threads, maybe Jamison's?
NO--Here for previous TB
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2537495&page=99
Sorry, I am in too many threads--

rugmankc said:
I think the latest TB has issues. I lost root but had up-to-date su's. And root for all else. I wiped caches and fixed permissions and it worked. Otherwise get previous TB and don't allow it to update. You could also un-reinstall app. Believe there is a link to previous one at end of one of the rom threads, maybe Jamison's?
NO--Here for previous TB
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2537495&page=99
Sorry, I am in too many threads--
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Do you mean fix permsions and wipe cache in recovery?
Edit* I tried to do this, but it didn't fix the root problem. I still don't have root and I did install that older TB too

joeym11 said:
Do you mean fix permsions and wipe cache in recovery?
Edit* I tried to do this, but it didn't fix the root problem. I still don't have root and I did install that older TB too
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Yes, that is what I meant. Do you have root with other apps like root explorer. there are root checker apps and you can use terminal emulater and type su.
If tb is only app not working as root. un and reinstall it. I remember one time I had to rebuy it.
Also, do you have a working nandroid of your rom where tb was seeing root--if not I would do one, if possible, before trying other things.
This is a flashable SuperSU zip thru recovery--
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/yhrq0tia8512rj9/sVQpu6e2VL/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.69.zip

Help with Root

I tried to root the device, everything worked fine until i tried to open the SU app, it said that binary was not installed. I flashed TWRP custom recovery, then flashed the SU zip, it worked well, then I faced the problem above, help please!

Nvm it was because I installed older version of SU

iTemperR said:
Nvm it was because I installed older version of SU
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Download the attached zip, put a copy on your phone, boot into your custom recovery and install the zip file, reboot and open SuperSU

Lost root after flashing 4.1.6, Please help.

Hi, Can someone please help, I must have done something wrong. Flashed official 4.1.6 update through twrp successfully, but lost root, tried to flash super su again (ver 2.86), but got stuck in boot, logo froze.
Flashed 4.1.6 again, phone works but no root still.
Is that a wrong super su version or did I do something else wrong?
Help will be really appreciated.
Regards

After flashing a full update you'll always have to reflash your root solution. I guess you mean SuperSU v2.82...
Use the official 2.82, found here (there's a link to the flashable zip). There's also a link to a version to try if you're experiencing bootloops.
You could also try the release candidate, found here.

Magisk all the way

1. Wipe data
2. Flash ROM
3. Flash root package, either SuperSU or Magisk
4. Reboot
I see no reason why wouldn't this work for you

Didgeridoohan said:
After flashing a full update you'll always have to reflash your root solution. I guess you mean SuperSU v2.82...
Use the official 2.82, found here (there's a link to the flashable zip). There's also a link to a version to try if you're experiencing bootloops.
You could also try the release candidate, found here.
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Hi,
Many thanks.
Before proceeding, should the super su app also be removed from phone?
Regards

dua999 said:
Hi,
Many thanks.
Before proceeding, should the super su app also be removed from phone?
Regards
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When you flash the rom it will already be uninstalled

sakumaxp said:
When you flash the rom it will already be uninstalled
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I think, I was not able to explain, Rom is already there, but I just flashed 4.1.6 update, and root was gone.
Just wanna avoid all those data backup, restore, register all new banking apps etc, it time consuming and painful.
I am pretty sure, root can be restored, when I have an unlocked bootloader, twrp recovery working properly.
SuperSU is still there in apps but can't open as says, root not available. However, can uninstall this if that is required.
Cheers

dua999 said:
I think, I was not able to explain, Rom is already there, but I just flashed 4.1.6 update, and root was gone.
Just wanna avoid all those data backup, restore, register all new banking apps etc, it time consuming and painful.
I am pretty sure, root can be restored, when I have an unlocked bootloader, twrp recovery working properly.
SuperSU is still there in apps but can't open as says, root not available. However, can uninstall this if that is required.
Cheers
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You can try to uninstall it through supersu app but make sure to keep you boot img. Then your phone will be fully unrooted, go into twrp and reflash supersu/magisk

sakumaxp said:
You can try to uninstall it through supersu app but make sure to keep you boot img. Then your phone will be fully unrooted, go into twrp and reflash supersu/magisk
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Thanks all for help, all sorted