Database Info

Rooted HTC Aria, but root permissions not working

I rooted my Aria using Unrevoked3 and it seemed to go well. It completed, after a couple failed tries, and everything was installed. So, I installed a couple apps that I wanted (Wireless Tether - Open Garden, Root Uninstall, Droid Wall) and opened them up. I opened Wireless Tether and gave it Superuser permissions and tapped to start...and it says it can't. So, I go to Root Uninstall and choose to get rid of one of the AT&T apps that was preinstalled. I select it and it says that it was granted root access. I tap uninstall and it says it can't do it. What's wrong? Is there some way I can re-root without redoing Unrevoked3? I've already done it twice.

[Q] Showcase- cant root after installing CM7

would have just asked in :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1142872&page=67
but i don't have enough posts, and don't want to spam a bunch of useless "cool" posts to get my count up.
Anyways,I did every thing in that topic and have CM7 running fine on my Cell South Showcase. But, i don't seem to have root access superuser is there but seems to do nothing. i tried checking via the terminal with just a "su" command and got nothing. Tried Superoneclick (my go to rooter for awhile) and it just hangs at "looking for device" . and, Z4 seems to not work with 2.3.4 phones.
So is there any fix to this, or have i just hit some crazy bug?
I have seen some people allude to changing the kernel, but the last time i tried to upgrade/change the kernel on this phone i had to save it via odin

Don't you HAVE to be rooted in order to run cm7?

i know, it breaks all logic
i just know i cant grant superuser to anything, busybox installer says it isnt rooted, and Titanium cant do anything

thenumber5 said:
i know, it breaks all logic
i just know i cant grant superuser to anything, busybox installer says it isnt rooted, and Titanium cant do anything
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Clear data on superuser app and/or uninstall/reinstall it.

Ah,I see.. yes, try above. If no. Maybe wipe and reflash?

ok cleared the data, did nothing
can you ever uninstall/reinstall superuser?

thenumber5 said:
ok cleared the data, did nothing
can you ever uninstall/reinstall superuser?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yup just an app

Also:
i have already flashed via Odin back to stock once and did the whole CM7 flash again from a fully clean rom

ok, Flashed Superuser 3.0 beta 3
no go, says my SU binary is out of date, and the app crashes when it tries to update it
checked my bin and xbin, both have a "SU" file in them
in terminal when i CD in to both folders and try to run "SU" i get an error that looks like it is trying to relocate a library and failing to do so
Can i just download the new SU binary my self and manual drop it in to the folders?

well that didnt work, cant modify anything in the system folder so i cant delete that old "SU" and replace it with the one from the superuser 3.0 apk

LOL
well i got it to let me replace the SU in /bin but not in /xbin
so now i got some half confused phone, i can grate Superuser "superuser" but when it tries to update or do any thing the log says "gaining root access....fail"
i still dont know how i have have a CM7 phone that by it very nature is rooted that thinks it is not rooted

ok for anyone who cares, i just gave up flashed via odin back to stock and tried the MIUI port, worked great once i fangled MMS in to working again

I had a similar problem, at which point I grabbed stericson's busybox app from the market which allowed me to flash a working busybox which after a reboot or two and running the installer again fixed me up..there is an app called root checker that can give info on su, superuser.apk, and busybox installs
I am almost positive that when I used jrummys busybox installer our killed root access on my phone. I had superuser.apk but without busybox it was rather useless as no apps could get root. the fix was flashing busybox 1.19.0 and leaving it in xbin and letting the app do its thing once I had rebooted.. then I rebooted again and everything was fine! after bring rooted for so long I don't think I could function without it!
for others out there, my experience has been this: stay weary of the jrummy busybox installer...its never given me anything but problems...and honestly unless busybox is borked, or ya have a damn good reason to upgrade or downgrade my suggestion is to leave it! the potential problems that can arise (for me every time, using jrummy's version..3 times) can be a pain!
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA Premium App

i had the same issue but dont recall if it was CM7 that did it or not but i think it was.
i had to completely blow out the phone and start from scratch.
if i recall, CM7 uses a different version of SuperUser and it just want bonkers on me but completely blowing everything out reformatting and everything seemed to work.

If you're on CM7 already, you should be rooted. If not, try SuperOneClick (Google).

[Q] Installing Busybox problem!!!

Alright I checked all the threads I thought that would pertain to my problem but no such luck so here goes,
-Rooted Samsung Droid Charge running GummyCharged 1.91
-I was following this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991276 and got to the part where I install busybox on my phone. Busybox was installing fine when at 4% I realized it was downloading off of 3G while I was in my basement so I turned on the phones wifi, busybox then stopped downloading completely and just froze. So I went into the task manager and force closed it, cleared the data, and cache (probably stupid of me) and tried to isntall it again. This time and everytime all Busybox says is "Error: Root Access" "Your phone must be rooted to install busybox". Busybox has SU permissions.
I dont know what to do. I just want to follow the directions on that list to install those scripts.
How can I uninstall busybox or undo what Ive done and reinstall it from scratch?

Pssssst. Hey! Hey you! Yeah, you! Check this thread.

[Q] Superuser help -- Samsung Vibrant

I'm at my wits end because after 6 hours of trying to make sure my Samsung Vibrant is rooted and that I can use Superuser Elite (which I've had for a while) I get conflicting information from the "Root Check Pro" which states I have root access and busybox installed. However, when I click on busybox it tells me I don't have root access to install it. Furthermore, my list of apps in Superuser is blank and there is no option to add apps to it.
I went to adroidsu.com for help with Superuser but it actually was no help as there were no instructions on how to use it, install it or troubleshoot it.
I'm running Froyo 2.2 (T-Mobile). My end desire is simply to update my ROM to 2.3 Gingerbread.
I have the premium version of ROM Manager installed but nothing happens when I click on "Reboot into Recovery". Same thing for "Backup Current ROM". It will prompt me if I want to reboot. When I click "Yes" nothing happens.
I attempted to use both the update.zip method (putting it on the internal SD card) and going into recovery mode at bootup to root the phone and also tried the latest version of SuperOneClick. Both 'SEEMED' to work but now I'm having my doubts.
I have no idea where to go next to resolve this. Help!

[Q] Superuser not prompting

Im not sure why, but Im not getting prompted for apps that require superuser permissions. I have to go into the superuser app, close it, and then sometimes it works. I used sparkyroot while at .17, then backed up root with voodoo, then installed .26. Anyone else having issues with superuser?

Nope I rooted and it pops up fine. Maybe Clear Data on Superuser?

I had the issue right after I first rooted. a reboot fixed it.

Are you trying to get it to prompt each and every time a particular app requests root so you know what's going on?
If so, open superuser, find the app using root and delete it. What worked for me is to next reboot device. The next time this app requests root, make sure you don't allow it to remember your choice. It should then prompt each and every time thereafter.

No, I was trying to get the prompt to come up on new apps so I could access root functions. I used an app that installs busybox and that fixed it.