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Lineage * SuperSU * can't update binaries

This is my installation process [last post is OK]
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/help/wifi-problem-flashed-lineageos-t3576865
Below are screens from CATLOG [not full tho]
If I try to update binaries in TWRP it stops [nothing in TWRP logs about SU], restarts and stops during Lineage loading screen forever.
So I flash ROM again, and SuperSU from TWRP to fix it.
I was reading that after flashing SuperSU - during first restart it should ask me something like "DO you want to keep root" - it doesn't happen.
SuperSU has no apps listed with root access, but root is OK. TitaniumBackup works, but I'm afraid some of the apps doesn't work properly
Now I'm using
lineage-14.1-20170329-nightly-klte-signed.zip
addonsu-ARM-signed_14.1
SM-G900F
Is there a way to have it done?
I remember like trough a fod that once I was setting permissions in Terminal for some files before updating SU? AM I correct?
Thanks for reding

Hi,
With LineageOS, you must only use one root method otherwise problems will occur. The addonSU zip and SuperSU are not the same thing.
The provided root SU zip from Lineage should be enough to give root permissions for apps. If you want to use SuperSU instead of the SU provided by the Lineage team, you must not flash the addonSU zip.

Saber said:
Hi,
With LineageOS, you must only use one root method otherwise problems will occur. The addonSU zip and SuperSU are not the same thing.
The provided root SU zip from Lineage should be enough to give root permissions for apps. If you want to use SuperSU instead of the SU provided by the Lineage team, you must not flash the addonSU zip.
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I have tried to flash everything and indeed only addonsu-ARM-signed_14.1 is working from TWRP level. Although SuperSU from APK is working OK [latest SR4].
So root seems to be fine for browsing into root or TB! is not complaining about root, but I can not update SU binary - I have also updated Lineage to today's nightly - same thing.

I've used an S4 with lineage and flashing supersu doesn't work. ONE app in particular will not work because the su part of lineage (and old cyanogenmod) doesn't cooperate; it needs supersu for some reason. I was originally on Cyanogenmod from about a year ago, and tried flashing supersu and had this very problem, which is why I tried lineage, but lineage doesn't work and I cannot flash supersu either. I can install from the play store, but it won't update the binary; flashing in recovery fails (in both older cyanogenmod and lineage os) at the boot image patcher step.
supersu 2.79 said:
Finding boot image
Boot image: /dev/block/mmcblk0p20
Extracting ramdisk
Decompressing ramdisk
Failure, aborting
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The only reason I'm having to resort to this is because Samsung has a problem with their s7 screens failing and won't do a recall...so I'm having to use an older phone and trying to setup my rooted apps, all of which work with the standard Cyanogenmod root or lineage+su addon, except for one app.
EDIT:
Ah-ha, system mode may be the solution, but I'm still trying to get it to boot without getting stuck! I haven't tinkered with supersu in well over a year, and I didn't even know there were two methods for it now.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu/v2-64-2-66-supersu-mode-t3286120

Switch to Magisk from Super SU

Hey guys,
I apologize in advance if this is somewhere on the forum (I coukdn't find anything on it.)
So last evening I decided to do the fllowing: unlock, install twrp, root and install a custom rom. I'm comeing from a Note 3 so just getting familar with everything for Nexus.
I completed the unlock, twrp install and root (supersu) with the nexus root toolkit and made a backup as well (not through twrp), and flashed the latest pure nexus rom (stock kernal).
I would like to switch over to magisk so I can get the benefits of using it. How would I go about doing so ?
Thanks !

rich6619 said:
Hey guys,
I apologize in advance if this is somewhere on the forum (I coukdn't find anything on it.)
So last evening I decided to do the fllowing: unlock, install twrp, root and install a custom rom. I'm comeing from a Note 3 so just getting familar with everything for Nexus.
I completed the unlock, twrp install and root (supersu) with the nexus root toolkit and made a backup as well (not through twrp), and flashed the latest pure nexus rom (stock kernal).
I would like to switch over to magisk so I can get the benefits of using it. How would I go about doing so ?
Thanks !
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If you want magisk then dirty flash your rom to get rid of magisk. After that flash the magisk zip from recovery then reboot and go to play store to update app. Why do you want magisk btw? I used it but drooped it for supersu as it made the splash screen (boot logo that said Google) stay for a while making boot time take a long time.

Ok so if I did the following would I be in the clear:
Full Wipe
Flash rom
Gapps
Elementalx kernal (want to try this kernal)
Magisk 12.0
Reboot
Install magisk manager
I'd like to have magisk to hide root, for things like netflix.
Also would it make any sense to run unsu while flashing everything else ?

rich6619 said:
Ok so if I did the following would I be in the clear:
Full Wipe
Flash rom
Gapps
Elementalx kernal (want to try this kernal)
Magisk 12.0
Reboot
Install magisk manager
I'd like to have magisk to hide root, for things like netflix.
Also would it make any sense to run unsu while flashing everything else ?
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No need to flash unsu. If Netflix is the only reason you are using magisk then you could just use apkmirror. Also, I heard that the app detects unlocked bootloaders. You should be good to wipe the rom and flash all the stuff you said.

I'll look into apkmirror. Forgot to mentioned I'd like to used android pay as well. Can apkmirror help with that ?

rich6619 said:
I'll look into apkmirror. Forgot to mentioned I'd like to used android pay as well. Can apkmirror help with that ?
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If you want android pay then you need magisk and need to hide magisk from it aswell as using the hide root settings. You also need to pass the SafetyNet check if you want to use android pay.

Ok thanks. So I will do everything I mentioned in the list as well as set magisk to hide in magisk manager settings ?

rich6619 said:
Ok thanks. So I will do everything I mentioned in the list as well as set magisk to hide in magisk manager settings ?
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Yes, make sure to run a SafetyNet check.

Will do. Thanks for all the help !

rich6619 said:
Will do. Thanks for all the help !
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You're welcome, hopefully all goes well?.
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rich6619 said:
Will do. Thanks for all the help !
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Also, make sure to check out my thread for better idle drain by blocking wakelocks if you haven't already seen it. I've built a version for pure nexus.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/taking-wakeblock-requests-t3583397

I will for sure check it out. Thanks again !

DEVILOPS 007 said:
You're welcome, hopefully all goes well.
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Also, make sure to check out my thread for better idle drain by blocking wakelocks if you haven't already seen it. I've built a version for pure nexus.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/taking-wakeblock-requests-t3583397
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So just an update. Did the following :
flashed
Rom
Gapps
Magisk
ElementalX Kernal
Reboot
Installed Magisk Manager, enabled magisk hide and systemless host (for adaway) and rebooted. Safetynet passes in magisk manager. Went to play store, checked settings device certification and it's certified. Searched netflix, still not available. I'm guessing this has to do with the bootloader being unlocked ? Is there a way around this or will I have to just download the latest apk from apk mirror ?
Going to test the phone out for a few days to see what battery life is like with elementalx (I was averaging around 4.5 hrs ost with stock). If I don't get any better I will def test out your wakeblock.

I would like to hijack this thread a little bit as it is on the same topic as well with slight differences, sorry!
I got a stock 6P with unlocked bootloader and rooted with systemless SuperSU. Fiddled around with Magisk manager before, it will fail SafetyNet check.
How do I switch to phh superuser and using magisk? Will this pass SafetyNet check? The bootloader will still be unlocked....
My main intent is to be able to use Android Pay.

This thread is right up my alley. I just got a Nexus 6 ( XT1103 ) unlocked bootloader, rooted using a Windows toolkit (don't remember the name) and have twrp installed. I read about Magisk after trying to use Android pay without any luck. I would like to use Android pay and believe Magisk would let me be able to do so with still having use of root apps.
Is it possible to go from root to Magisk without loosing my data?

how to keep magisk from uninstalling during a reboot!!!!!!???!!!!!!
im new at thisxda stuff but i am 90 percent sure i figured out how to keep magisk from uninstalling after a reboot... YOU MAY NEED TO UNINSTALL MAGISK AND ALL MODULES BEFORE DOING THIS basically you have to also install an older version of supersu and it has to be an aroma installer and install as SYSTEM if also make a backup of the boot.img just incase you get bricked if you install the supersu app it will say su binary occupied but install should stay install supersu aroma (2.78v2) from https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3879523&d=1474248173 before and possibly after magisk install...only tested with magisk 16.2 beta channel and regular install not patched boot on Axon 7 with RR 8.1 weekly 6.0.0 20180225 (us variant) but should work on others probably...let me know how this goes for you
TRY AT OWN RISK I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVICE BOOTLOOPS OR BRICKS
If anyone has a better way to get magisk to hold after a few restarts please let me know

Magisk on Stock (rooted) Nougat?

Since going back to stock from the RR ROM, I've been using SuperSU 2.79 and really missing Magisk. Is it possible to use Magisk on the stock ROM, or is that only an option on LOS-based ROMs?

Flapjack said:
Since going back to stock from the RR ROM, I've been using SuperSU 2.79 and really missing Magisk. Is it possible to use Magisk on the stock ROM, or is that only an option on LOS-based ROMs?
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Yes, it is obviously an option. Simply download Magisk 14.0 zip, then go to SuperSU --> Full Unroot, then the phone will restart; after it does go to TWRP and flash Magisk

Choose an username... said:
Yes, it is obviously an option. Simply download Magisk 14.0 zip, then go to SuperSU --> Full Unroot, then the phone will restart; after it does go to TWRP and flash Magisk
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I haven't been able to uninstall supersu. Even after updating it to 2.82, it still says "uninstallation failed". Attempting to flash Magisk 14.0 fails also, as it detects an existing root method.

So install just boot.img from twrp and flash magisk.

Flapjack said:
I haven't been able to uninstall supersu. Even after updating it to 2.82, it still says "uninstallation failed". Attempting to flash Magisk 14.0 fails also, as it detects an existing root method.
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Either do what WesTD says or find a SuperSU uninstaller zip (i think there's one around), or wipe system and reflash the ROM

Flapjack said:
I haven't been able to uninstall supersu. Even after updating it to 2.82, it still says "uninstallation failed". Attempting to flash Magisk 14.0 fails also, as it detects an existing root method.
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I once did a full unroot of SU from a secondary ROM on my G3 and it wound up unrooting the phone itself. Bricked and out of service for some months (flashed so many ROMs it lost its LG identity so drivers never worked. Had to bring it back the hard way). Anyway...
What WesTD said is the easy way. Also the first time SU is flashed it saves the original boot image in the /data directory I believe with a gz extension (compressed). Gunzip it and you'll have your image you can flash.
Check the web for osm0sis' unSU script. It safely removes all of SU. For systemless you'll have to restore your boot image or dirty flash the ROM.
Ah, here we go...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2239421
[TOOLS][ZIPS][SCRIPTS] osm0sis' Odds and Ends [Multiple Devices/Platforms]
LG G3 D851, PAC-MAN LP ROM, MultiROM, Tapatalk 4.9.5

marcdw said:
I once did a full unroot of SU from a secondary ROM on my G3 and it wound up unrooting the phone itself. Bricked and out of service for some months (flashed so many ROMs it lost its LG identity so drivers never worked. Had to bring it back the hard way). Anyway...
What WesTD said is the easy way. Also the first time SU is flashed it saves the original boot image in the /data directory I believe with a gz extension (compressed). Gunzip it and you'll have your image you can flash.
Check the web for osm0sis' unSU script. It safely removes all of SU. For systemless you'll have to restore your boot image or dirty flash the ROM.
Ah, here we go...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2239421
[TOOLS][ZIPS][SCRIPTS] osm0sis' Odds and Ends [Multiple Devices/Platforms]
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Good stuff. Thank you!

I used Magisk for awhile on B19, but I've had too many issues with it, so I prefer Phh's Superuser. It's not nearly as well known, but it's fast, reliable, and works on the latest versions of Android (Oreo too). Basically it's the little guy that most don't know about or consider, they think Magisk and SuperSU are the only legit rooting games in town. I won't even give KingRoot/KingoRoot more than a mention, because they have ads and install crap, not to mention I've bricked a handful of low end phones by using these 2.
As far as ditching SuperSU (like if it's built into a rom, or you just want to switch, I use this order:
1. Flash osm0sis's unSU zip.
2. Extract your boot.img from whatever ROM zip you use, flash in TWRP
3. Flash Phh or Magisk zip and reboot
Reflashing system partition shouldn't be necessary, it's just the nuclear option of last resort that noone wants to do.

AnonVendetta said:
I used Magisk for awhile on B19, but I've had too many issues with it, so I prefer Phh's Superuser. It's not nearly as well known, but it's fast, reliable, and works on the latest versions of Android (Oreo too). Basically it's the little guy that most don't know about or consider, they think Magisk and SuperSU are the only legit rooting games in town. I won't even give KingRoot/KingoRoot more than a mention, because they have ads and install crap, not to mention I've bricked a handful of low end phones by using these 2.
As far as ditching SuperSU (like if it's built into a rom, or you just want to switch, I use this order:
1. Flash osm0sis's unSU zip.
2. Extract your boot.img from whatever ROM zip you use, flash in TWRP
3. Flash Phh or Magisk zip and reboot
Reflashing system partition shouldn't be necessary, it's just the nuclear option of last resort that noone wants to do.
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Could you say which problems you had with Magisk?
If you had f2fs then of course. But usually Magisk works as it should and has the module system which is very useful too.

Rooting OREO (41.3.A.2.24)

I was waiting for a root enabler for oreo (41.3.A.2.24), and I could find https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-x-performance/how-to/guide-stock-kernel-root-twrp-drm-fix-41-t3711837.
But this link is for version 41.3.A.0.401 and it does not work for everybody including me.
Since androplus still didn't bring out a new version of his kernel I tried the method from the above link.
But I'm using newer versions than in the description, I use TWRP 3.2.0, Magisk manager 5.2.2 and Magisk 15.2.
I can install the new version, twrp, the new boor image and Magisk 15.2.
I can boot and Magisk runs but the Safetynet control failes and Magisk does not enable root.
On the installation of the boot image, twrp and magisk I got some messages (marked in red)
unable to mount storage
failed to mount
Before I tried with magisk manager 5.5.1 and magisk 15.1 but then I got stuck at boot time at the sony logo.
Does anybody have a way to root Oreo (the latest version), enable DRM and enable root?

Ok I started all over again and I noticed I didn't follow the procedure first time.
So I excluded the FOTA kernel but whatever else I check no full wipe is done, I can always see the previous installed apps, it does not matter if I check Cust-reset, master-reset or reset-wipe-reason, the system is not wiped.
So that's my first problem, how to wipe the previous install.
Flashing the rom seems to be OK, same thing for flashing boot_oreo.img and twrp-3.1.1-0-dora.img.
I'm not sure about twrp 3.2.0.0 because this version is off-line now, so I tried with TWRP 3.1.1.0 and 3.2.1.0 but they all gave me the same result.
Problems start when I have to flash drmfix.zip, safety-net cleaner or magisk 15.2. The procedure tells me the flash is ok but have a look at thet attached images, I get errors while flashing. One picture for drmfix, one for safety-net-cleaner and one for magisk 15.2
After flashing all of this I can boot successfully but when I try to get root in ES File Explorer pro, it does not work. When I go into Magisk and try the afety-net check I get ctsProfile false and basicIntegrity False.
So the rom does work but I do not get root.
I tried all of this with the Italian rom 41.3.A.2.24.R1E ? I can start all over again with the UK version 41.3.A.2.24.R2E but I do not know if this makes any sense.
So can anybody tell me what to do to get it all going?

deboopi2 said:
I was waiting for a root enabler for oreo (41.3.A.2.24), and...
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1 - Do use always Adrian DC latest fully working TWRP build for dora.
2 - You don't need a 3rd party kernel to achieve that, instead, you can easily create your own one, based always on stock kernel!

Thats the SELinux's problem.
Flash this first then flash magisk
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xp...ment/mod-sony-stock-patcher-xperia-x-t3528148

Oneplus 5 TWRP and Root Issues

Oneplus 5, Official ROM, H2OS, Android 7.1
1. First time, I followed https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/how-to/oneplus-5-unlock-bootloader-flash-twrp-t3624877 and successfully install TWRP and root using Supersu. I can goes into TWRP recovery without any problem. I notice that the supersu I installed in a systemless one, some apps can't get root access, like AD Away, Titanium Backup. But most apps can work with it. I used the one of the two root method in that tutorial as follows:
For Users who want to remain Encrypted:
1. Boot into TWRP Recovery and allow system modifications.
2. Swipe right and enable modifications.
3. Select your preferred Language, Tap “Never show this screen on boot again,” and Swipe allow modification.
4. Navigate to Install and select Magisk Or SuperSU to root OnePlus 5.
5. Swipe to confirm the flash
6. Reboot System
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2. After several months I want to upgrade the original H2OS to new version, so I unroot in Supersu first, when it ask me if I want to recover Boot Image, I say "Yes", and say "NO" when ask me if I want to recover Recovery Image. Then I upgrade to the new H2OS v13 (Android 7.1) using the Full package through TWRP, after that I reinstall TWRP 3.2.1, it was successful. But it doesn't ask me to allow it to make modification. I tried to install Supersu 2.82 and 2.82 SR5 using the same method as in tutorial, at the end of "Booting Image patcher" it shows
.........
-Calling user ramdisk patch script
---Failure, aborting
-Unmounting /system and /vender
-Done
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Then I reboot to recovery, it return to official REC, not TWRP, and system says there is no root.

netsonic said:
Oneplus 5, Official ROM, H2OS, Android 7.1
1. First time, I followed https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/how-to/oneplus-5-unlock-bootloader-flash-twrp-t3624877 and successfully install TWRP and root using Supersu. I can goes into TWRP recovery without any problem. I notice that the supersu I installed in a systemless one, some apps can't get root access, like AD Away, Titanium Backup. But most apps can work with it. I used the one of the two root method in that tutorial as follows:
2. After several months I want to upgrade the original H2OS to new version, so I unroot in Supersu first, when it ask me if I want to recover Boot Image, I say "Yes", and say "NO" when ask me if I want to recover Recovery Image. Then I upgrade to the new H2OS v13 (Android 7.1) using the Full package through TWRP, after that I reinstall TWRP 3.2.1, it was successful. But it doesn't ask me to allow it to make modification. I tried to install Supersu 2.82 and 2.82 SR5 using the same method as in tutorial, at the end of "Booting Image patcher" it shows
Then I reboot to recovery, it return to official REC, not TWRP, and system says there is no root.
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Just use the latest universal codeworks recovery and flash it via fastboot.
For root i suggest use of Magisk over Su, the latest 15.3 works fine for me.

What is the codeworks recovery? Is it "twrp-3.2.1-0-cheeseburger.img" on https://twrp.me/oneplus/oneplus5.html?

netsonic said:
What is the codeworks recovery? Is it "twrp-3.2.1-0-cheeseburger.img" on https://twrp.me/oneplus/oneplus5.html?
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No, it's the -universal- one from here https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...overy-twrp-3-2-1-0-oreo-oxygenos-5-0-t3725723

I can flash universal TWRP and Magisk 15.3. But Magisk show "SafetyNet API Error"? How to fix it?