No SU binary installed - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin

I just bought a refurbished S4 i-337 from AT&T (got in on the $179 no contract deal recently). The phone had 4.3. I downloaded 4.4.2 NB1 OTA, installed it via ODIN, and installed the NC1 update both downloaded from here on XDA. I'm trying to get root via Towelroot. I am trying to install SuperSU first before Towelroot because if I install Towelroot by itself, I don't get root. I downloaded the Superuser apk, and installed it. When I go to open SuperSU, I keep getting this stupid message that "there is no SU binary installed, and and SuperSU cannot install it."
I have searched and searched for an answer, but the only one I can find is to install the SuperSU zip via CWM, which does me no good since I'm on stock recovery. How do I fix this?

voigts said:
I just bought a refurbished S4 i-337 from AT&T (got in on the $179 no contract deal recently). The phone had 4.3. I downloaded 4.4.2 NB1 OTA, installed it via ODIN, and installed the NC1 update both downloaded from here on XDA. I'm trying to get root via Towelroot. I am trying to install SuperSU first before Towelroot because if I install Towelroot by itself, I don't get root. I downloaded the Superuser apk, and installed it. When I go to open SuperSU, I keep getting this stupid message that "there is no SU binary installed, and and SuperSU cannot install it."
I have searched and searched for an answer, but the only one I can find is to install the SuperSU zip via CWM, which does me no good since I'm on stock recovery. How do I fix this?
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You need to use towel root first. Then get supersu from the play store
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jd1639 said:
You need to use towel root first. Then get supersu from the play store
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I had tried this first on NB1 with no success. For some reason once I updated to NC1, Towelroot worked just fine. SuperSU hanged up on disabling Knox, but after rebooting, installing/reinstalling, and rebooting again, it finally decided to work.

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[Q] Unrooted phone fails to reroot but want to reset flash counter to return phone

So I rooted my phone and installed CM rom which was unstable for my model and it failed for some reason and stopped working so I installed the stock firmware through Odin. Superuser app was left but root was gone so I rooted it again to get the root, now superuser disappeared and the phone was still unrooted. I repeated the root process but nothing happens and I tried rooting with motochopper as well but nothing happens. I just need to find a way to reset the flash counter so that I can return the phone.
Try installing Koush's Superuser app from Play Store.
It's obvious that you have to download superuser or supersu from play store.
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neverbeenfrustrated said:
It's obvious that you have to download superuser or supersu from play store.
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Obvious? How does superuser help on an unrooted phone? I checked with root checker basic to see if I rooted my phone and it didn't. I passed on ODIN but it´s still not rooted..
Indulge us and install a superuser app, then check with root checker.

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

Can't Update SU Binary on Note 3???

So I just got done rooting my Note 3 with towelroot and everything went fine. I checked to make sure it worked with "Root Checker" and it said I successfully had root access. So next step I took was to download a SuperUser app from the PlayStore, and no matter WHAT SuperUser app I use, NONE of them can update the SU Binary????? so I went and downloaded "Busybox Installer" and downloaded the latest Busybox version to my Note. Then went back to retry to update the Binary but still no progess!! I'm stuck and I really don't know what else to do! I'm not trying to install any ROM or Safestrap. Just want my phone rooted to mess around with some permissions and hacked apks. So can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong???? I've rebooted my Note COUNTLESS number of times and still SuperSU still says it fails to update the Binary! It successfully disable KNOX tho. So what can I do so that I can use my root to my full potential and update the SU Binary???
RECKLESS PAIN said:
So I just got done rooting my Note 3 with towelroot and everything went fine. I checked to make sure it worked with "Root Checker" and it said I successfully had root access. So next step I took was to download a SuperUser app from the PlayStore, and no matter WHAT SuperUser app I use, NONE of them can update the SU Binary????? so I went and downloaded "Busybox Installer" and downloaded the latest Busybox verizon to my Note. Then went back to retry to update the Binary but still no progess!! I'm stuck and I really don't know what else to do! I'm not trying to install any ROM or Safestrap. Just want my phone rooted to mess around with some permissions and no hacked apks. So can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong???? I've rebooted my Note COUNTLESS number of times and still SuperSU still says it fails to update the Binary! It successfully disable KNOX tho. So what can I do so that I can use my root to my full potential and update the SU Binary???
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I'm pretty sure I've read somewhere that its just a problem with towelroot.. And that same thing happened to me on my note 3. I'm pretty sure what I did was download safestrap (you can I install it after) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2517610 and flash this (chainfires supersu +binary) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2517610
If that doesn't work just either pm me or comment that it didn't and I'll see if I can find another way! And you can always uninstall safestrap once you flashed the package (don't forget to clear cache and dalvic)
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recovery locked ----boooo!
RECKLESS PAIN said:
So I just got done rooting my Note 3 with towelroot and everything went fine. I checked to make sure it worked with "Root Checker" and it said I successfully had root access. So next step I took was to download a SuperUser app from the PlayStore, and no matter WHAT SuperUser app I use, NONE of them can update the SU Binary????? so I went and downloaded "Busybox Installer" and downloaded the latest Busybox verizon to my Note. Then went back to retry to update the Binary but still no progess!! I'm stuck and I really don't know what else to do! I'm not trying to install any ROM or Safestrap. Just want my phone rooted to mess around with some permissions and no hacked apks. So can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong???? I've rebooted my Note COUNTLESS number of times and still SuperSU still says it fails to update the Binary! It successfully disable KNOX tho. So what can I do so that I can use my root to my full potential and update the SU Binary???
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clarify your Super user app from google play is 1.99r4 ....you should check THIS thread for latest SuperSu app (2.00)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
keep in mind Vzw recovery is locked, you cannot flash files on stock rom.
SS will relieve big headaches....so install it.
check upload... you get one free today
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Once rooted with towelroot, I uninstalled the towelroot app. After the next reboot, SuperSU was not complaining anymore for me.
Thanks for all the help! Got it up and running in no time!
RECKLESS PAIN said:
Thanks for all the help! Got it up and running in no time!
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What fixed your issue?
drewcam888 said:
What fixed your issue?
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I put Safe strap on and installed it, then updated the SU Binary through custom recovery via SafeStrap.
RECKLESS PAIN said:
I put Safe strap on and installed it, then updated the SU Binary through custom recovery via SafeStrap.
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I did the above but after opening supersu it still asks to update bibary and then fails
drewcam888 said:
I did the above but after opening supersu it still asks to update bibary and then fails
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Did you try flashing the files he put for the Superuser + binary in Safestrap? Also do you got the latest busy box installed????
RECKLESS PAIN said:
Did you try flashing the files he put for the Superuser + binary in Safestrap? Also do you got the latest busy box installed????
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Yes to both. Tried flashing multiple times
Any further suggestions from anyone?
drewcam888 said:
Any further suggestions from anyone?
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Download the flashable zip of supersu. Then instead of flashing, go to the Commons folder inside it and extract the apk. Install it and then run it from app drawer.
K03WL3R said:
Download the flashable zip of supersu. Then instead of flashing, go to the Commons folder inside it and extract the apk. Install it and then run it from app drawer.
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This just prompts SU binary update and fails.
I managed to download safestrap and have the su zip in my downloads, but dont knwo where to go from here.
I also don't use anything but stock ROM, won't I trip KNOX by flashing my stock?
First time rooting so I probably shouldn't play around with things alone. Thanks
jinh0o said:
This just prompts SU binary update and fails.
I managed to download safestrap and have the su zip in my downloads, but dont knwo where to go from here.
I also don't use anything but stock ROM, won't I trip KNOX by flashing my stock?
First time rooting so I probably shouldn't play around with things alone. Thanks
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No you won't trip knox flashing is safe in safestrap!
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No you won't trip knox flashing is safe in safestrap!
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Still not downloading the binary. Now I can't even uninstall it through drawer, did the flash make it a system app?
I think I should've uninstalled it before the flash.
jinh0o said:
Still not downloading the binary. Now I can't even uninstall it through drawer, did the flash make it a system app?
I think I should've uninstalled it before the flash.
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It might've, sorry but I'm not clear on what I did..(I think I just flashed a rom) Just go to system/app and see if it's there. Delete it and reflash.
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And here is the version of superSU from when towel root first came out. http://download.chainfire.eu/447/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.99r4.zip
Helpppppppp
I rooted my phone with ODIN - chainfire CF-Root
After 5 minutes my root is broken !
Now ! i can't update supersu ! installtion failed !
i can't uninstall supersu or full unroot to ROOT my device again !!!
* update it from recovery ,not worked !
** delet it from recovery and root browser ! NOT WORKED
*** re-install not worked too.
Build Number : XXUGBOJ1 - Android 5
can anyone help me !?
Note 3 N9005 3G & LTE
alishirazy said:
I rooted my phone with ODIN - chainfire CF-Root
After 5 minutes my root is broken !
Now ! i can't update supersu ! installtion failed !
i can't uninstall supersu or full unroot to ROOT my device again !!!
* update it from recovery ,not worked !
** delet it from recovery and root browser ! NOT WORKED
*** re-install not worked too.
Build Number : XXUGBOJ1 - Android 5
can anyone help me !?
Note 3 N9005 3G & LTE
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The N9005 is not a Verizon phone, this forum is about the Verizon Note 3, SM-900V
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[5.0] [GalaxyS5] [Root] Rooted properly?

Hello everybody,
recently I updated my Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F) to Android Lollipop 5.0, After that I downloaded CF Auto Root and it looked like it rooted perfectly, it rebooted in the screen with the red android pirate thingy and after that it rebooted my device with SuperSU installed on it. Then I started downloading some root apps to see if it worked. Root Checker said my device was rooted and then I downloaded GameCIH, it asked for root access and I granted the root access but when it was done loading it says: System Deny to Root. I searched the internet and found out that GameCIH doesn't work on Honeycomb or above, so i tried downloading SB Game Killer or Game Guardian, but both asked for root access but crashed after a couple of seconds so i tried re-rooting but when i opened SuperSU it sayed: There is no SU Binary installed, and SU can't install one. This is a problem! If you just switched to Android 5.0, then you need to re-root your device manually.
Can anyone help me with this problem, because I dont know what to do?
You use the latest ODIN to flash CF-ROOT ?
3.10.6 is latest iirc
iforczz said:
Hello everybody,
recently I updated my Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F) to Android Lollipop 5.0, After that I downloaded CF Auto Root and it looked like it rooted perfectly, it rebooted in the screen with the red android pirate thingy and after that it rebooted my device with SuperSU installed on it. Then I started downloading some root apps to see if it worked. Root Checker said my device was rooted and then I downloaded GameCIH, it asked for root access and I granted the root access but when it was done loading it says: System Deny to Root. I searched the internet and found out that GameCIH doesn't work on Honeycomb or above, so i tried downloading SB Game Killer or Game Guardian, but both asked for root access but crashed after a couple of seconds so i tried re-rooting but when i opened SuperSU it sayed: There is no SU Binary installed, and SU can't install one. This is a problem! If you just switched to Android 5.0, then you need to re-root your device manually.
Can anyone help me with this problem, because I dont know what to do?
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Ise Odin 3.0.7
*Detection* said:
You use the latest ODIN to flash CF-ROOT ?
3.10.6 is latest iirc
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Hello Detection,
Yes i used ODIN v3.07
That's not the latest version
Have you got busybox installed. Some apps need busybox. Install it from playstore and install busybox.
*Detection* said:
That's not the latest version
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Yes it is not the latest version but it is recomended to use Odin3.07
Google it

Cant access root without kingroot. Need superSu

What is this Whenever I uninstall kingroot I lose my root access.. I rooted my phone from CF Autoroot, means I should have SuperSu installed but whenever I tried to update binary it used to show disable knox and I did it, I completly uninstalled Knox and now whenever I try to update su binary it says installation failed. Reboot and try again.. I tried sever times but same issue Even I googled and followed dufferent method but su-binary didnt updated and I am forced to stay in kingroot :/
I lije king root
Have you tried flashing supersu.zip in recovery?
Yes, sir I tried from TWRP
It says: There is no SU binary installed, and super SU cannot install it. There is a problem. .
GDReaper said:
Have you tried flashing supersu.zip in recovery?
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Help sir
Athakuri700 said:
Help sir
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I think the problem is kingroot. It may prevent other superuser apps from installing properly.
If you want supersu, start from 0 (reflash stock) and root it with cf-auto-root first.
Isnt there any alternative way????
KingRoot is only useful if other methods of rooting are either unavailable or not working anymore. If you have a GT-I9505, you can do some trick to root your phone with Towelroot by downgrading kernel using the KitKat one and reflash using the stock Lollipop one right away after rooting.
My suggestion to reflash stock first (like @GDReaper said), and try Towelroot or CF Auto-Root method.
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I think another way to root would be to flash TWRP and install supersu from TWRP.
I didn't like KingRoot, and found it very invasive. After it is installed, it continues to slam remote servers for no apparent reason.
KingoRoot seemed 1000 times better and their SuperUser app seems fine. However, the only way I could get SuperSU installed, was to freeze KingoUser/SuperUser and then install SuperSU, then install to system. Reboot and done. I just had to keep Kingo's SuperUser frozen to avoid any problems.
Hopefully this helps.
audit13 said:
I think another way to root would be to flash TWRP and install supersu from TWRP.
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Audit As I earlier said.. It says: There is no SU binary installed, and super SU cannot install it. There is a problem. I flashed through TWRP
krasCGQ said:
KingRoot is only useful if other methods of rooting are either unavailable or not working anymore. If you have a GT-I9505, you can do some trick to root your phone with Towelroot by downgrading kernel using the KitKat one and reflash using the stock Lollipop one right away after rooting.
My suggestion to reflash stock first (like @GDReaper said), and try Towelroot or CF Auto-Root method.
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Brother.. I am in Kitkat only. And I used CF Autoroot to root my device
Did you try removing all traces of previous supersu installations before flashing via TWRP? Which version of supersu was flashed through recovery? The phone has the latest releast of TWRP?
@Athakuri700,
Your phone model?
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Its s4 gt-I9505 kitkat 4.4.2 baseband XXUGNH6.. yes the TWRP is of latest one as I flashed from TWRP Manager app..
Not sure if it makes difference but try reflashing twrp using odin, then flash supersu.

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